Intuitive Collage

I have been playing around with something called intutitive collage. There are lots of ways to do this, but I have enjoyed the process I have settled on of late! Because composition books are seriously on sale right now, I've bought myself several for $.99 lately! Iuse them for all sort of things. One I use for my daily 10 minutes of free writing. I just date the page, set a timer for ten minutes and make myself start writing and not stop until the timer goes off. I am doing this in this cheap little notelbook which I think makes me feel freer to write whatever comes to mind. Knowing that I will likely just toss the whole book when I finish it. I then go on to my "real" journal (another 99 cent composition book which I have made beatuiful by pasting a picture on the cover!!) It is where I write my poems.

But, back to intuitive collage. In yet another book dedicated only to this purpose, I open a page. I allow myself to use only one magazine (gleaned from laundromats, used bookstores, etc.) I page trhough the magazine quickly (no more than 5 minutes for the whole process). I tear out either one image or 3 or 4. I choose images that for whatever reason "speak" to me -- images that have some "juice". Then I page through again searching for one word or short phrase which I tear out. The word or phrase may or may not have anything to do with the image/s I've chosen. I look at them, free associate from them. Then I glue them down into the book -- either one image and one phrase or all the images. sometimes I use the phrase, sometimes I don't.

I date the page, glue things down and then treat it as a tarot card or "divination" for the day ahead. What does this collage have to say to me about my day?

I find the process very fun and doable (5 minutes max for the whole thing!). And, I do also enjoy looking back over the book as it gets made. A record of my inner life. Here is an example or two form my current "glue book". Happy gluing to you!