Broken But Beautiful

Anyone else going through cupboards and drawers? I’ve been finding some old pieces that just didn’t work and reimagining them. As I have been slicing papers and canvases into strips, cutting them into new shapes I have so enjoyed the colors and detail in a new way. Oscar Wilde’s famous quote “Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.” has really been rattling around in my mind.

These new compositions have been hitting me on a deeper level. Pieces I’ve created in different seasons of life, sparked by different emotions, experiences and stages of life are now getting a new lease of life. Pieces ready for the recycling are being made new.

Even little scraps are not being wasted; this heart is like a mosaic of left-overs and cast offs. In this season of reflecting and making plans, may you be inspired to embrace your past mistakes and various ‘scraps’ and reinvent and re-envisage the year ahead.

May you know nothing is wasted and there is much beauty in brokenness.