RAEvN's Nest: Bird Collage Gallery

“Kim Rae Nugent presents mixed-media collages using birds as her point of departure. Collaged bits of the human figure, including eyes replace those of the birds, float under images of ravens and owls. Expressions emerge from fierce to fatigue. The abstract background in each – a series of shapes or radiating colors – contrasts with the central and dominant image, giving viewers a place to rest from and to contemplate the creature’s intensity.
Nugent captures varying stages of this human/bird merging. Some appear caught in the middle of shape shifting. Others have completed the act. The idea of human eyes being windows to the soul gets plenty of credence as they dominate beak, feather, wing, and claw. Does the artist relate so strongly to nature that she inhabits it in her work – a loving union? Perhaps the human eyes force us with their familiarity to take under our wind the feathered kingdom…”

Mary Ellen Riddle
The Coast
September 16, 2005

Tarot Card

You are Strength

Courage, strength, fortitude. Power not arrested in the act of judgement, but passing on to further action, sometimes obstinacy.

This is a card of courage and energy. It represents both the Lion's hot, roaring energy, and the Maiden's steadfast will. The innocent Maiden is unafraid, undaunted, and indomitable. In some cards she opens the lion's mouth, in others she shuts it. Either way, she proves that inner strength is more powerful than raw physical strength. That forces can be controlled and used to score a victory is very close to the message of the Chariot, which might be why, in some decks, it is Justice that is card 8 instead of Strength. With strength you can control not only the situation, but yourself. It is a card about anger and impulse management, about creative answers, leadership and maintaining one's personal honor. It can also stand for a steadfast friend.

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