Thanks to all who attended the “Dancing with the Shadow” SoulCollage® workshop yesterday! It was deep and rich and the cards you created were extraordinary. I’m continuing to hear reports that people have been receiving profound insights from their cards since class. Yay! The more you work and converse with your cards, the more they […]
Watercolor Collages
October 19, 2012 by ·
These are some of my watercolor collages, a style I originally developed using pieces of a watercolor painting that didn’t quite work out, but had some interesting parts. I cut them up and used these parts to create colorful collages on black paper. They turned out so well that I made more. When working in […]
SoulCollage® Dancing with the Shadow
October 13, 2012 by ·
Workshop: Saturday, October 20, 2012 The Shadow aspects of the human psyche can be described as vital, passionate, and often creative energies that fall out of balance. When we shine the light of our awareness on these parts of ourselves by acknowledging and making SoulCollage® cards for them, they begin to find a place of […]
Make Gorgeous Decorative Papers for Collage
October 5, 2012 by ·
How to Make Gorgeous Decorative Papers for Collage from Beth Marcil on Vimeo. These are scenes from my most recent visual journaling workshop. In this first of three classes, participants paired up to paint on a large piece of paper using only hands (with gloves) & homemade stamps. The intention is twofold: 1) to let […]
Fun with Accordion Folds
September 27, 2012 by ·
Making accordion fold books is easy and tons of fun for kids and adults alike. This particular 3″ x 3″ mini-book highlights watercolor techniques rather than writing on the interior, but writing could certainly be added as well. It also has pockets for small treasures, and tiny pamphlet stitch books in a couple of the […]
The Soul Fort
September 16, 2012 by ·
The inspiration for this page is a wonderful fort that my cousin and I discovered on some land owned by my family. Yes, the girls who built it were trespassing, but the fort itself is so wonderful that I had to take a photo of it. Seeing it took me back to my childhood, and […]
Video Interview
July 27, 2012 by ·
This short interview describes what inspires me to create, the value of art-making as a transformative tool in my life, and why and how I share this process with others. I am just launching my YouTube channel. If you are a YouTube user, please connect with me there!
How to Organize Images for Collage
July 24, 2012 by ·
Why I store my collage images in Ziploc bags… Over the years I have collected an enormous trove of images that I use in my personal art and journals as well as in my workshops and private sessions. Being able to find what I need when the inspiration strikes is the biggest challenge, so I’ve […]
Queen of Hearts
July 11, 2012 by ·
I was asked to illustrate a playing card, the Queen of Hearts, to represent Hawaii for a deck called the U.S.A. Project. The company, Art in Hand Cards, chose a varied group of artists to represent the entire nation in a single deck of playing cards. I just received the printed deck, and it’s fabulous! […]
Finding Images for Collage – Part 1
July 10, 2012 by ·
I use a lot of collage in my work, primarily in mixed media pieces, visual journal pages, and in my SoulCollage® cards. Before you start collecting, let me give you fair warning… it’s addictive. Once you develop an eye for spotting great collage imagery, you’ll be knee deep in pictures, patterned papers, and other things […]
