I had a little fun this week with the template photo. LMAC has resumed its collage contest after a brief winter break. Entries for the contest are pouring in as community members respond to the amazing template image:
Template Image, by 
While I don't compete in the contest, I generally am inspired to create a collage. This week is no different. To me, the vine stalks in the picture look like grotesque people, or gargoyles
Gargoyle on Wasserspeier Kathedral, Köln, Germany
Pixabay
Gargoyles on Notre Dame Cathedral, Strasbourg, France
Yair Haklai, on Wikimedia Commons. CC Attribution-Share alike 4.0 International license
Apparently, gargoyles could be simply ornamental. They were supposed to ward off evil spirits. More commonly, it seems (according to Wikipedia) gargoyles had an important function. They would serve as drains, and the spouts at the end of the carving would lead rain water away from a building.
It looks like the gargoyle featured in my first picture here, from Wasserspeier, was ornamental, because I don't see a spout. But the gargoyles from Notre Dame do seem to have spouts.
My Collages
I thought of any number of scenes in which I could use these gargoyle-type shapes. On this page you'll find three samples of the ideas I came up with. To make these collages, I used a combination of public domain sources and the wonderful LIL Gallery.
Fun Collage #1: Ballroom Dancing
From Public Domain Sources
Ballroom pixabay
Bowtie Shiba on Pixabay
Ball gown Pixabay
Ball gown2 Pixabay
Ball gown3 Pixabay
Ball gown4Pixabay
From LIL, the LMAC Image Gallery
Fun Collage #2: Grazing Horse, With Duck
Fun Collage #3: Talking Stalks
Talking Stalk #1: Do you know where that puppy came from?
Talking Stalk #2: No. It was here this morning when I woke up. Never seen it before.
Talking Stalk #1: Looks like that duck is trying to help it.
Talking Stalk #2: I hope they clear out soon.
Talking Stalk #1: Yeah. We don't need ducks around here. Hate it when they land on my head.
Talking Stalk #2: Ditto
@muelliSilly, right? But great fun. When I make a collage, I let my imagination free and just enjoy myself. I hope someone is as entertained in looking at these (not likely) as I was in making them.
LMAC and LIL
LIL is not only a valuable image resource for the Hive community, but is also a way for community members to participate in LMAC. Anyone on Hive can contribute to the library and everyone can borrow from it. Learn about the procedure here.
Every week we offer prizes to fifteen finalists in the contest, but it's not only the prizes people create for. Just as I spent hours giving free vent to my imagination for this blog, others in the community have developed the habit of 'speaking' through collage.
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Thank you for reading. Peace and health to all.
@yaziris