For the latest issue, HCE asked for submissions interpreting the theme Transition:
- Is change a good thing?
- Have you undergone, or are you undergoing, an external transition?
- Have you undergone, or are you undergoing, an internal transition?
When I hear the word 'transition' I think of gender, seasons (leaves and rebirth), superheroes, and time (aging and the inevitable cycles of life)...
I also think of lunar transitions.
"The progression of one lunar cycle to the next creates a natural and continuing spiral of personal growth and evolutionary opportunity."**
Every month the moon transitions from new to full (as we see it from our vantage point on Earth). I cut the cycle from a single piece of card, with a handful of stars to punctuate it:
To add perspective I also papercut a tiny, floral Earth:
I scanned both pieces and added some Photoshop magic... Below is the finished piece that I submitted to Here Comes Everyone:
Lunar Transitions (2016) Copyright Oh Cut It Out
What does the word 'transition' mean to you?
Until next week...
-Karen
*http://herecomeseveryone.me/about/
**lunarplanner.com
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Comes Everyone (HCE) is a quarterly literary magazine of poetry,
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Here
Comes Everyone (HCE) is a quarterly literary magazine of poetry,
fiction, articles and artwork based around topical and interesting
issues (Colours, Dinosaurs, Prophecy, NHS etc.) - See more at:
http://herecomeseveryone.me/about/#sthash.CIgttsbh.dpuf
