Nature-Led Collages: Kerfe’s contribution

Hello Nature-Led Friends!

Am I a day late? Yes, probably. I want to thank Kerfe for participating and sharing her nature-led collage with us! She has been posting her art and thoughts for quite a long time now and I encourage you to visit her site at: https://kblog.blog/

Kerfe’s Collages

Abstractions of a beach scene, where the land and sea meet.

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Extrapolations into I-ching Hexagrams

Kerfe says that she likes to visit the beach every year and enjoys placing things into I-Ching Hexagrams.

Hexagram #37 – Family

Hexagram #55 – Abundances

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I love these! Kerfe’s contribution has inspired new lines of thinking in my own current musings and reaffirmed my belief that people share an innate connection to other people. I’ve currently been obsessing with the shape of hexagons as a framework to find solutions for systemic social issues. Hexagrams are different, but they’re still an ancient way of conveying social information in a symbolic form beyond the omnipresence of circles and squares in our modern lives.

Art is the oldest form of communication. When we drew with sticks in the dirt to convey messages beyond pointing and making whatever noises constituted as early language at the time. We learned to tell stories through pictures with pigments of mud, charcoal, and blood in places where it couldn’t be easily washed away. Sharing art, is a way of sharing a part of ourselves. It’s also a way in which we explore and process ideas within ourselves.

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Why make art?

While this Challenge deadline has passed, that doesn’t mean you can’t still do it for the sake of doing it. Maybe you don’t think of yourself as an “artist”, that’s okay. If you feel like you need permission than you have my permission to go outside and play with sticks, dirt, shells or whatever. It won’t solve all your problems, but it can give you an ad-free break from social media. 🙂

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What’s Next?

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