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In this collage from on of my journals there's a little hint of last week's cityscape, an image from La Sonámbula, and a still from an old movie.

This weeks collage from my journals features an imaginary city created from an illustration and various artist papers.

I really dig these awesome anatomical chairs by Sam Edkins. Combining vintage furniture and illustrations to create a whimsical, practical art piece in the spirit of memento mori.

This week's collage from one of my sketchbooks has shadow puppets and a poem from redacted CD liner notes.

David Altmejd uses "plexiglas, quartz, polystyrene, expandable foam, epoxy clay, epoxy gel, resin, synthetic hair, clothing, leather shoes, thread, mirror, plaster, acrylic paint, latex paint, metal wire, glass eyes, sequin, ceramic, synthetic flowers, synthetic branches, glue, gold, feathers, steel, coconuts, aqua resin, burlap, lighting system including fluorescent lights, Sharpie ink, wood, coffee grounds, polyurethane foam" as materials and that's just for one of his large scale sculptural pieces, The Flux and the Puddle.

My collage for this week is on black paper with text from the Tibetan Book of the Dead and imagery from "Mitchell's Death" by Linda Montano.

Jen Lewis' series Beauty in Blood features beautiful, lush, colorful photos that are full of life and movement. Seemingly abstract, the fact that they are menstrual blood makes them even more beautiful if that is even possible. As a cisgendered woman, menstrual blood -- the physical representation of the cycle of life; a symbolic transition from childhood; one of the first times we were taught to have shame -- period blood is still often a taboo subject.

This week's collage from one of my sketchbooks is the companion piece to the page from last week, and next spread in the book.

Alfonso Elola uses anatomical imagery in his illustrations. His use of soft, colors in the Anatomical Phases combined with the female faces and flowers offers a perfect counterpoint to the exposed skeletal and muscular structures. The skeletons are much more the focus of his Capuchin Objects -- another series that I am really drawn to.

This week's collage from one of my books has bits from a roll of film, a poster, some wrapping paper, and a magazine image. The orange envelope and red waxed paper frames from other parts of the sketchbook add to the warm feel.