Some more soulcollaging cards
Jun. 5th, 2008 08:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pegkerrHere are some older cards:
The Sybaritic Bather - Committee
I am the One who immerses herself in water for self-renewal. I luxuriate in scent, softness and cleanliness, and I emerge refreshed and ready, scattering drops as I walk. Water is my element, with flowers floating on the surface.
This card honors my long-time practice of taking baths whenever I need to get away from it all. I take a lot of baths, especially when I'm trying to keep depression at bay.
The Romantic - Committee
I am the One who enjoys my partnership with the Beloved Other. I reach out to join hands, to share a moment, to kiss and touch. I honor the rituals and symbols of the lover.
This card is distinct from The Lover card, which I haven't made yet. This is all about valentines and silly rituals, the frilliness and femininity of being a woman in love. The Lover card, I think, will be more primal, more about the sexuality.
The Active Woman - Committee
I am the One who is powerful, who revels in my own body. I constantly strive to improve my stamina, flexibility, speed, and strength. I fight a rearguard action against age. I am movement and balance and grace and proportion. I sweat and grunt and strain and reach and keep going. I enjoy the fun of exercise and I am proud of how I work to shape and honor my body.
I started working out in my early thirties, when my metabolism started changing and I couldn't eat whatever I wanted anymore without adding extra weight. It took me a few years to really get in the habit of being active. Now, especially since I've started karate, I consider myself an athlete, and (despite occasional frustrations) I'm really proud of how my body and how much better I look than many women my age. I feel that my healthy habits will help a lot as I age. Exercise has also added a lot to my life that is fun.
I do plan to make a separate card for karate.
These cards were the first three that I made, and what strikes me the most looking at them now is how really simple they are. It's interesting to contrast them with a later, more complex card like this one, which layers the elements more elaborately. The Active Woman card in particular looks really simple to me: just cut out squares of little images and line them up edge to edge like tiles. If I were doing this card now, I would definitely intertwine the figures more.
The Sybaritic Bather - Committee
I am the One who immerses herself in water for self-renewal. I luxuriate in scent, softness and cleanliness, and I emerge refreshed and ready, scattering drops as I walk. Water is my element, with flowers floating on the surface.
This card honors my long-time practice of taking baths whenever I need to get away from it all. I take a lot of baths, especially when I'm trying to keep depression at bay.
The Romantic - Committee
I am the One who enjoys my partnership with the Beloved Other. I reach out to join hands, to share a moment, to kiss and touch. I honor the rituals and symbols of the lover.
This card is distinct from The Lover card, which I haven't made yet. This is all about valentines and silly rituals, the frilliness and femininity of being a woman in love. The Lover card, I think, will be more primal, more about the sexuality.
The Active Woman - Committee
I am the One who is powerful, who revels in my own body. I constantly strive to improve my stamina, flexibility, speed, and strength. I fight a rearguard action against age. I am movement and balance and grace and proportion. I sweat and grunt and strain and reach and keep going. I enjoy the fun of exercise and I am proud of how I work to shape and honor my body.
I started working out in my early thirties, when my metabolism started changing and I couldn't eat whatever I wanted anymore without adding extra weight. It took me a few years to really get in the habit of being active. Now, especially since I've started karate, I consider myself an athlete, and (despite occasional frustrations) I'm really proud of how my body and how much better I look than many women my age. I feel that my healthy habits will help a lot as I age. Exercise has also added a lot to my life that is fun.
I do plan to make a separate card for karate.
These cards were the first three that I made, and what strikes me the most looking at them now is how really simple they are. It's interesting to contrast them with a later, more complex card like this one, which layers the elements more elaborately. The Active Woman card in particular looks really simple to me: just cut out squares of little images and line them up edge to edge like tiles. If I were doing this card now, I would definitely intertwine the figures more.