Ep08
No Rules, Endless Possibilities: Collage Artist Lela Goldstein
Sometimes the first step in your midlife creative journey is to look back at the things you loved as a kid. For Lela Goldstein, it was building on her love of paper, images, colors and patterns that led her to explore the world of collage. As she approached retirement, she discovered collage as an ideal creative outlet: with “just scissors and paper and glue and something to put your images on,” collage offers endless creative possibilities with minimal investment. Starting just before the pandemic, Lela’s work has continued to grow and explore as she has joined online groups that encourage, share and critique others’ collage work. Most recently, she took part in the Kolaj Institute’s 2023 seminar in New Orleans and her collage was chosen for the cover of the book, Magic in the Modern World, by Ric Kasini Kadour. She has recently moved to a new community and has joined an arts group, showing that arts practice can help connect you to a new community. Collage has a lot to offer the beginner
-Doesn't require extensive technical skills or expensive tools
-Offers endless creative possibilities with no strict rules
-Source materials can come from old magazines, greeting cards, receipts, stamps, children's books, and game pieces found at book fairs, antique malls, flea markets, and thrift stores
-Collage books and videos are available for beginners. Search collage techniques on YouTube or follow collage artists on Instagram
-Check out Collage Lab, an online community run by artist Kelly Schaub, which makes it easy to interact with other collage artists.
