Darlington County
Mixed Media/Collage
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Carolyn is currently the president of Black Creek Arts Council of Darlington County.
I am a mixed media artist and creator of couture cards. A
collector of many things. Antique buttons, demitasse, fairies, small boxes,
just ridiculous! As well as collecting I have always saved things. Broken
jewelry, wall paper scraps, post cards, wrapping paper, things torn out of
magazines, the list goes on. I have a degree in art and have been a painter on
and off for years until I took a collage workshop and bingo, I found my fix.
Mixed media is a perfect fit for me as I can recycle all of my saved objects
and express myself at the same time. What's not to love!
In my artwork you will always
find a butterfly floating around somewhere. The butterfly is a powerful symbol
representing transformation. In the caterpillar stage we may get stuck with
ideas we do not like or behaviors we want to change. In the cocoon stage things
are not always changing as we want them to and we can feel a bit stuck or lost
at this stage. Then comes the final transformation to a beautiful butterfly. We
are free to fly and roam as we see fit; to flit about seeing things in our
world in a whole new perspective. The butterfly for me teaches us that patience
brings reward and to keep working and developing ourselves we will be like the
butterfly, fluttering through life filled with joy. I hope you enjoy my art!
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