Page 4: They have eyes, lips, and ears.

Artist: Yet to be discovered.

 

Page description and purpose: I have my heart set on this page being a collage. Do you remember the game where you draw a face or person bit by bit on one piece of paper as a group, each person covering what they’ve drawn before they pass it on? The final reveal is a bizarre amalgamation of everyone's inner world come to life. When I was little, I loved making collages of faces using cutouts from magazines—a mishmash of features from others to create one unique being. I’m on the lookout for a collage artist whose flair fits the page and who is happy to create different features from different species, to be mixed and matched, or to create their own features of imaginary beings. This page inspires the reader to do the same. Page four will be a collage masterclass in deconstructing "othering" because it makes diversity the essential ingredient for creating a unique and complete being. The act of mixing and matching features celebrates that identity is not a rigid, singular thing. It demonstrates that our wholeness comes from integration and transformation and that we are active participants in this practice of inclusive creation.