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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.

This mesmerizing thirty seconds of a 3D skeleton assembling itself by Phillippe Carron is stunning. The music, the sound effects, the lighting and the 3D modeling come together to create a believable space where I believe the bones are snapping together -- becoming something new (and sinister).

Noah Scalin's Anatomy of War is literally a visceral representation of war. Showing the most obvious symbol of war -- a gun -- with soft, fleshy organs. Hardware that is capable of destroying it's own insides.

This spread from one of my journals is clearly a companion to last week's collage – the two pieces share the figure and the make up window.

I have an affinity for artists who bring traditionally "female" materials into modern practice. Caitlin McCormack is one of those artists. Glue soaked string is crocheted into imaginary creatures' skeletons.

This collage from one of my books has a map combined with multiple magazine images. I especially like the eye shadow serving as window or building.