The perfect Mother's Day experience

I have high hopes for a perfect Mother’s Day experience this weekend. I expect to be pampered on Sunday, as is my annual reward for having birthed two enormous babies. And — AND! — Saturday will be World Collage Day!

Image credit: Kolajmagazine.com

Since 2018, Kolaj Magazine has invited people to celebrate the art form on the second Saturday in May. (You can download this year’s poster for free.) There are tons of live collage events to participate in on five of the seven continents, at least three events just in my state. And since most are online, you really can choose an international collage experience.

No worries if you’re just now learning about World Collage Day: celebrate in your own time by ordering a special-edition packet that includes the magazine plus other collage goodness. Of course, I may have a bit of a head start here; how about you? Please tag me on social media so I can see and share your collages!

Mothering in place

So where are you going for Mother’s Day brunch? [dies of bittersweet, mildly hysterical laughter]

This year, I’m redirecting my brunch money toward helping another artist, photographer Steven Miller. On the other side of this window, he made a photo of me as part of his Pandemic Portraits series, in which he shoots contact-free photos from an appropriate distance — communicating via cell phone. I know I’m not contributing make-or-break money to his bank account. But at least Steven is letting me help him, which is more than I can say for my eleven year-old when I try to help him with school work. Believe it or not, my teenager humors me more often.

He allowed me a little mother-son bonding time over deviled eggs the other day. Of course, he’s kinda stuck with me during quarantine. But I appreciate the chance to be a little more motherly and protective than usual during this uncertain time. When I’m not in the studio, of course.