"Joy" Assemblage

One type of assemblage I do is what I would call a reminder icon. I seem to have short term memory when it comes to remembering the good things, the positive slant. I find being surrounded by my icons on topics expressing spirituality, living out of self, freedom, entrapment being only a state of mind, and so forth, help my attempts to live an honest life.

What I am calling my Joy assemblage contains all of the elements I strive for on a daily basis. Pictured are a lot of the pieces I have collected from various sources, over different periods of time. For instance, the redbird is from a set of birds I got at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds flee market some ten years ago! Now it is the time to bring the pieces together to give me my "art voice."