“I Am Here.” Photo-Collage. Creative Prompt.
I AM HERE … being present and in the moment and reflecting and connecting to lived experiences that replenish….
What do you need to remind yourself today? (Can you connect with self through captured moments and the camera lens?)
This ongoing art project can provide prompts to look for interesting compositions and visual story settings where our feet become an image of presence within that compositional frame or provide a narrative element of an emerging story or journey.
Photo Collage Creative Prompt: “I am Here.”
Invitation.
Create a grounding personal photo collage inspired by the ‘I Am Here’ prompts.
Creating photo collages can encourage you to pause and remember as you gather and combine images, and provide a mini storyboard for a reflective journey of self that weaves moments into a state of grounding and presence …
Additional Invitations:
TITLE your photo collage upon completion, viewing and reflection.
WRITE a reflection statement that can be added to the back of your collage about the narrative or moments captured
Create a SERIES of photo collages for different NEEDED grounding moments
Add WORDS
… incorporate words and comforting statements from family and friends - reminders of care combined with ‘I Am Here’ photos
… a collage of ‘I Am Here’ feet photos in special or important places and spaces
… create a collage of needed words and prompts.. a Word Wall
Do you have any additional collage invitations to share? - reach out if you do here
Materials. Resources.
A camera to capture images for digital collages.
Photo collages can be created with CANVA or PIC COLLAGE. Do you have any apps or programs to share?
Photo collage images can be printed out or pictures sourced for a more tactile sensory process.
Use materials like paper, scissors, glue, photos or magazines to create tactile collage art - if you enjoy that process more.
If you print your photo collage (or create from the materials mentioned above), laminating or placing in a protective and sealing clear bag allows you to carry with you for immediate access.
Some Related Posts:
✿ PROMPTS-GROUNDING 〰 I Am Here. + I am Here… With You! - Connecting in Pandemic Times.
✿ REFLECTION POSTS ‘I Am Here’ 〰 I Am Here. In My Favourite Season. + Golden Sunflowers. Golden Moments.
RE-CONNECT
✿ This photo collage invites me to re-connect with a playful and joyful experience in nature with friends and family ( good for the soul) … re-connecting…
REVISIT
✿ This photo collage allows me to revisit my love of nature, interest in mindful harvesting, eco-art passion and favourite season whenever I need to be reminded and resourced … revisiting …
REMIND
✿ This photo collage reminds me that even as difficult as the extended hospital journey was with my dear mom, there were moments of beauty and gratitude that we experienced as we noticed the gifted tulips vibrant on the window sill with the soft snow-falling backdrop, and how even in such a clinical setting, I was able to have mindful moments and eco-art, creating with the fallen petals on the window sill… reminding…
REMEMBER
✿ This photo collage just brings a smile to my face as I remember these afternoon moments with fondness and humour. First and foremost, seeing the residents at my LTC home light up as they engaged with the animals and being a witness to that pure joy of experience when we connect with our ‘furry-four-legged friends’. Then on a personal level just being around those lovely creatures, simply put, was ‘good for the soul’. And thirdly, being teased for the rest of the day by staff that I had coordinated my outfit to match the animals… ‘I had received the memo’- became an ongoing joke- lol! … remembering …
Again, there is a tangible legacy piece with this ‘I Am Here’ prompt as these validating photo collages can be saved for viewing and sharing, revisited later to connect ourselves with past experiences, and cue memories and important visual reminders of nourishing moments that can inform and support our present in a time of need… to ‘resource’ our ‘resiliency’
