Hello & Happy Spring! I created the collage below as part of an International Art Challenge. “Wheel” was our assigned word prompt. “Wheel of Life” was my solution, with the center focusing on the life cycle of a butterfly.

While creating this piece, I realized that this illustrated life cycle can also act as a metaphor for the creative process.

From business start-ups to brand launches, to career changes to home improvement projects… Do you have a project? Where are you in the process?

EGG – LARVA – PUPA – ADULT – [ and REPEAT].
In the Adult stage.. the cycle continues. The mature project breeds new dreams and ideas for new projects. Your “Thing” can evolve, or even change, but the creative process keeps going.

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