All this week, I’ve had an image in my mind of another Asian/Autumn-themed collage. There’s a lady in a kimono in it with arms outstretched, kimono and hair blowing in the wind, and autmumn leaves swirling above her head. I kept asking myself, “But why is she there - what’s lead to that point?” I couldn.’t come to satifying conclusion in my head.

Then I headed over to Whip Up to check out the latest articles and lo and behold there was the Week 3 Whiplash Competition theme: No Fear. Bingo! The verse from 1 John 4:18 immediately came to mind: “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.” And so it all fell into place - love’s release from fear. It’s funny how and when inspiration hits!

So here is my newest fabric collage and my entry into Whiplash Week 3, titled “Love’s Release“:

Materials used were cotton, silk, felt, and sequins. I finally got to make use of some stretchy 1970’s fabric (top right corner) that I won off eBay. The lady’s kimono is a very delicate cotton - a panel taken from an actual used-kimono. In the bottom right corner are three red circles (I don’t know why but most of my collages have 3 circles in them somewhere!) and in the middle circle I’ve drawn the Japanese (Kanji) character for love.