Characteristic Collages

The first collage I ever made was for my mom's 70th birthday. My sister had just died and my brother had died four years before that, so I had a deep desire to create something so special and meaningful for my sweet momma who had suffered so much. I generated a list of 70 adjectives/character qualities/words to describe her, with a 1-inch x 1-inch mini vignette assigned to each word, then assembled them into one big collage…and characteristic collages were born.

If there is an important person in your life with a significant birthday or event coming up, I’d love to help you celebrate them by creating a custom characteristic collage.