CREATE YOUR OWN
SELF-PORTRAIT COLLAGE

Below Is My Lesson On How I Turn A Photo Of Myself Into A Character In My Collage Artwork

If YOU Were To Do A Self-Portrait Collage....

In What Visual Story Would You

Put Your Head ?

" I'm Using My Collages In My StoryTellers Lessons And Marketing --- And Having Fun Doing It ! They Might Seem Simple And Unrefined

To Some -- But I Am Creating Fun Signature Artwork; It's Me.

WANT A CONVENIENT INEXPENSIVE

CREATIVE OPPORTUNITY TO BE STRONGLY YOU ?

I'm awkward and slow at drawing or painting, but I love to design and place things -- like on a film set, when you direct and get to compose all the elements (i.e. actors, set, props, lighting etc.) for the 'sweet spot' shot that tells a whole story in one frame. Collage allows me to not only create with my strengths, but also to develop them further in a casual, fun, and convenient way.

I love the artist Frida Kahlo’s self portraits . Her Self Portraits often portray the very real physical pain she experienced throughout her live, as well as -- and more important to me -- her strength in persisting and being wildly creative. I've had enough with life difficulties, and I want to feel more than being blessed just that I survive. In my Collage Self Portraits I get to put my 'Head' into fun and adventurous worlds !"

- Trayce, One Black Woman StoryTelling

DO A

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Download 'Create Your Own Collage Self-Portrait Lesson' pdf

(which include active links)

EXPLORING COLLAGE AS A DIFFERENT KIND

OF VISUAL STORYTELLING

StoryTelling is not just words or situations and outcomes. It is also following your intuition, creative expression, learning how to puzzle together pieces into a coherent whole, and communicating emotions to others. Making a picture Collage allows you to exercise these qualities in a fun, freeing way.

You construct a Collage by piecing together diverse materials and images to create a story in one frame. (You can do it by cutting and pasting onto a surface or as a digital collage on a computer.) You don't have to use words or be good at drawing. The story you create can be abstract and still speak to you and to a viewer in an emotional, thought-provoking way.

If you're working on a creative project (like a written story or script or choreographing a dance) and get stuck -- step away and make a Collage expressing the elements you are having trouble untangling. It can be therapeutic and fun ! Incorporate your own photo into a Collage to create your own personal mythology ! Or make a fun Collage Portrait of someone you love as a gift. Don't worry and judge, just do.

If after you've tried to do a Collage on your own and you enjoyed it, check out one of these YouTube videos for more ideas and instruction: