someone else's palette

(alternate title: it all started with a piece of scrapbook paper)

Even though I much prefer to use my own painted papers in my collages, sometimes I just can't resist a pretty pattern.

Walking through Michael's, looking for more polymer medium, I was stopped in my tracks by this paper.

I don't use purple very often, but this practically jumped into my shopping basket all on it's own.

Here are the two collages that sprung from that inspiring source.

and then there's this:

This represents just a portion of the art supplies that have been loaded into my car, because in about 5 hours I'm heading here:

To make art in this lovely beach-side rental house for four straight days with 7 artsy friends.

I cannot think of any better cure for what ails me than the three kinds of therapy that come from the ocean, art and kindred spirits.