Monthly Archives: May 2012

Still Workin’ Out? SOLD!

This is one of my favorite little collages.  Mostly because it was done at my friend Diana’s house in California.  She was painting, and I was collaging.  We were catching up on the few years we hadn’t seen each other.

The other day I decided to donate it, matted and framed, to an Alzheimer’s organization for an upcoming auction for their Art Program.  But, before it even made it out the door of our local Art Club, our President wrote a check to the organization for the full price of the collage, and took it home!  She said it was to inspire her to spend more time exercising her abs.

What you need to know is that this woman is gorgeous, fit and capable.  She has done wonders for our art club, bringing us into the 21st century. We LOVE her.  And I am delighted for her to have the collage.

HEADACHE

Ever tried to find a cure for a headache? The other day I had a doozy. Nothing I did helped, so I decided to collage about it to take my mind off my misery.  In looking for photos for this collage, I learned a  lot about how much suffering there is from headaches.

I wonder, though, if headaches might indicate that something in our lives needs attention. Is it our diet, getting better exercise, paying more attention to our relationships, relaxing, taking care of our own needs, self-expression, and on and on.

What’s in this collage are many things:

  1. The frustration and “headache” of finding a suitable remedy, and even finding an accurate diagnosis;
  2. Drugs vs. drugs – what to choose – Fast Company magazine had this amazing flow chart, see below, about the choices available for headache medicines. The example is more of an art piece than exact data, but the impact is startling.
  3. Drugs vs. Nature – what to choose:
    • Healing Processes: Acupuncture, acupressure, chiropractic, massage, self-therapy, Yoga, spiritual healing
    • Nutraceuticals;
    • Foods or elimination of suspect foods;
    • Elimination of suspect environmental toxins: mold, VOC’s, perfumes, laundry soap and fabric softener with perfumes, oil-based paints and cleaners, dust, poorly ventilated spaces and so forth;
  4. Emotional causes: Stress, trauma, grief and loss (perceived and actual), inability to manage life’s circumstances;

“Fast Company” articlewpid-fastcompany_fullinfographic-2012-05-1-20-09.jpg

It made me want to develop a checklist. But, then, that gave me a headache!