Dreamscapes weekly prompts - July #1

New month! Tomorrow. Shhh. =P

Enjoy!

If this inspires you to make something, show me, I want to see! 

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 I haven't done any digital collages since April. 

When I think back to last year, I see that it was just the same. I did Februllage, failed miserably at keeping up, burned out, did nothing in March, did one artwork in April, and then did nothing else until the summer. 

And this year is going much the same. 

I wonder if it was Februllage burning me out, or if this is just my natural rhythm. Hard to say, cause I never really payed attention before. 

I've always struggled with consistency, with direction. 

If I put myself in a box, I feel cozy at first, but after a little while I start to feel trapped and I grow increasingly more irritated (my brand of anxiety) until I forcefully break free from it. But when I'm free, I lose direction and focus. So I need the box. But I don't want the box. I hate the box!

It's like cats and doors, really. It's not that they want to go to the other side - well, they do, but - they just don't want the door closed. 

I need the possibilities. I might not do anything with them, but I need them there - tangible - just in case. An illusion of choice, maybe. But they're my emotional comfort possibilities. They keep me going.

 

Uh... where was I going with this...? 

So, Raisca, when are you getting back to your digital work and your Inner Worlds?

SOON ^(tm)

No, really. But I have to admit, I've been having a little too much fun making stickers lately. Guys, stickers! I love them!  

I need to take decent pictures of them. And put them up on Ko-fi, as packs. And also Redbubble, as single stickers.  

Dreamscapes weekly prompts - June #4

 Here's week 4 of June! 

New scenery next week! I've made these months ago, so even I don't remember what July will look like, ahah. 

Anyway, enjoy your week!

 

 

If this inspires you to make something, show me, I want to see! 

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About the Mushrooms

I've talked about the beacons, but you might have noticed they're not the only constant in my images. The mushrooms are usually present as well. 

They are used frequently in many things, by many people. An easy choice to represent nature with a side of magic and whimsy. I use them with the same purpose, yes.

But, for me, they also represent perseverance. They keep popping up! 
You know that tumblr meme? You cannot kill me in a way that matters. Yeah, that's where I got the notion of mushrooms = perseverance. 

So they're about keeping it whimsical, magical, playful - keeping the inner child present and allowing it to dream.

They're about resisting, persisting, persevering against the heavy and dark aspects of life. 
And they go hand in hand with the beacons.

 

 

Dreamscapes weekly prompts - June #3

Here's week 3 of June.

Enjoy! Create!

If this inspires you to make something, show me, I want to see! 

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Dreamscapes weekly prompts - June #2

Here's week 2 of June!

Enjoy!

 

 If this inspires you to make something, show me, I want to see! 

You can tag me on Cara, Instagram, Threads, tumblr or Bluesky. 

You can also join my Discord and share there!

About my Beacons

You might have noticed them in my images. The big rocks - standing stones - with light in them. My beacons. 

What's up with that? 

Well, much like lighthouses, they're there to guide you through the dream worlds, so you don't get lost in them. 

Stable and unmoving. 

They're reassurance, a tether to reality. 

By extension, they also represent me, the one guiding your journey through the Inner Worlds. 

So they became somewhat of a signature. 

 

It started with this picture I took a couple of years now. Just a tiny thing on the ground that caught my eye and imagination. 

I immediately imagined a light shining in there, and then realized I had seen that before... in one of my favorite games...

 

Yup! There they are. 

Still, the idea stuck with me and I couldn't let it go. And so, I started making my beacons. I made a bunch (And I keep making more)!

 

So, TLDR, the beacons are guides, and the guides are me. There you have it!

 

Next time I'll tell you about the mushrooms! ;)