Collages

I've just started taking a collage class, which greatly satisfies my innate love of complementary textures, colors, images; one setting off another in interesting or gorgeous ways—like the various stones and carvings in this photo.

I also love combinations of spices, of herbs (olive leaves in burlap, which is again a texture thing but also a matter of smells), of evergreen and petaled flowers, of beads with silk or rough-woven cloth, of wooden frames with oil paintings, of spicy curries with cool raita, and so on.



image:  Christie B. Cochrell, Textures, Duomo, Verona