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Jenn's avatar

“a stratum of conglomerated fragments” is really incredible! I did a double take. And I also love “some definition of finished “. All of them are gorgeous, but those stood out for me. Thanks for posting beautiful and soulful art.

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you! “Stratum” is what gave me the idea to do the collage poems on book pages. That’s my favorite part of the creative process, when one idea sparks another.

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Jenn's avatar

That is pretty exciting; an expansion of an idea, a breakthrough.

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Duane Toops's avatar

Yes! Exactly! It's what keeps me coming back again and again and again!

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Jenn's avatar

Me too ☺️

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Manuela Thames's avatar

So beautiful! The colors of the first collage are stunning, and that an artist is “a liturgist In the curation of consecrated remembering” is something I will write down in my notebook and pin above my desk! Just beautiful!

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Duane Toops's avatar

That you would save those words that way, wow, I just can’t even tell you how high of a compliment that is to me! Thank you so much!

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James Hart's avatar

Yeah, good reminders there. It's a weird thing, to take things from Imagination and make them exist in our own reality. On the one hand, they're never as good as where they came from. On the other, the act of making them real preserves them. That always struck me as interesting.

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Duane Toops's avatar

It’s such an interesting balance of contradictions and overlaps. It always astounds me in the best ways!

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LeeAnn Pickrell's avatar

I loved reading this today; I needed to read it.

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you LeeAnn! I’m so happy you found it helpful!

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Ann Collins's avatar

a gathered collection of experiences, thoughts, and impressions. Feelings and narratives. Stories and sacred histories.

The lens you look through—that’s what is fascinating. No one has your unique point of view. It takes courage to share it.

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Duane Toops's avatar

Yes! Every gathered amassment is something wholly unrepeatable.

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Richard's avatar

'curation of consecrated remembering.' Love that! (and fabulous collages - always a delight).

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Duane Toops's avatar

Thank you Richard! I really appreciate it.

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