A Painted Garden

mindfulness

  • You will bloom, so bloom!

    It feels like I haven’t worked on paper collage in a long time. I’ve been having fun with my journal. I’m taking time to explore ideas, layouts and color schemes. I spent at least a few hours working on ideas.… Continue reading

  • An Artist Signs Her Work

    My name is Mireya Pizarro. I am the artist. I am the writer. I have gone back and forth with how to sign my art. At first I didn’t even sign my work because am I an artist? The verdict… Continue reading

  • There’s a Gem In Every Project

    Ana & George was my first book project. For a short time, it was published but I stopped selling it because it was too much of a work in progress. The story began with a destined-to-be queen bee. Bellisia wanted… Continue reading

  • Let’s Yellow Collage Flower

    What project did I wrip the leaves from? The texture in these leaves is just too beautiful to throw away. Let’s is a mood. It’s exactly what I was feeling. I started this project by cutting a flower shape and… Continue reading

  • Keep Going

    I’m not sure what I was going to create, hence all the scribbles in the background. I covered up the scribbles. The words, keep going emerged. And the shade of blue has a hint of purple. Faith and imagination go… Continue reading

  • Alma Libre-Paper Collage Art

    Alma Libre means free soul in Spanish. Quiero Ser is one of my favorite songs. In English, it means I want to be. The song is about being a free soul, a soul that falls in love. Amaya’s words make… Continue reading