ingredients:
candlewax
incense dust
dried rose petals
sage from the garden
yarn
ribbon
pearls
lace
seashells
birthday candle
bright eyes birthday note from best friend
two postcards
teabag fortunes
the daydream
poetry + journal excerpts
poetry excerpt on dogtag
oyster
up-cycled jewelry parts
pile of glass stars
key
rhinestones + gemstones
watercolor paintings
scattered lavender

mixed media collage using only materials i already had in the house to fully immerse in the “everything means everything to me” part of myself. i wanted to romanticize my yearning and hesitance to let anything go. i hold onto any object that represents a certain day, a certain person, a certain place. i grasp onto symbols with needy hands. i memorialize everything and i regret nothing.