Today, September 22nd, is the first day of Fall. This Summer has gone by very quickly. Before going completely into Fall mode, I wanted to create a collage to celebrate the season just passed.
I took all the photos in this collage. The image in the top left hand corner is a piece that I created myself and called “Summer Garden” over twelve years ago. The materials that were used include ceramic tiles, stained glass, pebbles, stones, jewelry, and paint. I was just beginning to want to express myself “artistically.” It is in my home and I enjoy looking at it very much. I never knew when I created it that I would one day use it in a collage.
“The Garden in Art” image is the cover of a lovely book on this subject. I thought it would be an excellent addition to this collage because of my “Summer Garden” mosaic which was an artistic endeavour. It is a lovely book for gardeners and artists. The garden images are from my garden at home.
Life is like a garden in that there are many garden paths. We just never know what paths we will take on the journey or where they will lead us to. There are also different flowers in the garden and we have to decide whether we will sit and enjoy the flowers or pull the weeds out instead. One year, we may decide to plant more annuals, and another more perrenials. Like life, everything in the garden is constantly changing.
The gift of this little camera changed my life and my world. Little did I know that this gift would open up a whole new world for me and bring about these positive, enjoyable, artistic pursuits. Oftentimes, a gift is more than just what we paid for it and the thoughtfulness behind it. This is my experience, as a Late Bloomer.
When I take my photographs and make my collages, I like to think that I am engaging myself in an artistic, enjoyable pursuit. “It pleases me to take amateur photographs of my garden, and it pleases my garden to make my photographs look professional.” ~Robert Brault
Hope you enjoy “Summer Garden.”