a couple of years ago i was challenged to make a collage that introduced and illustrated a newly invented word so that others could understand it. i invented the word "paism" - the extreme kick you get only from a really beautiful paisley pattern. i made two collages on this word but unfortunately, both of them are lost. so while i was on my latest g c break, i spent some of the very little playtime i gave myself making a new "paism" collage. and here it is!


additional info: the woman is a model picture stolen from an indopak fashion site. i extracted her from background, fake painted her and tweaked her in various ways. the font is "bobbi the hippie". the paisleys were all made using my "bohemian blob paisley" technique.

Very nice AnMal... I thought that was you in the center until I read the bottom part.

molly: thank you ! wow, that was flattering - i wish i was anywhere near that pretty! i like your new avatar, btw.

You're much prettier! Lovely work on the whole design.

erisian: ... and you are a hopeless old flatterer! thanks, dear - you know how much your comments mean.

Funny I thought it was you too! Still a lovely image!
I wish I could think up an interesting word.

mokonafan: thank you! hehe, it's funny both you and molly should think that was me . hmmm... interesting words are really hard to think of! i often end up just saying "lovely" too

Purrty -- and thanks for the word!

I will try to use it in a sentence with "GIMPasm"

matera: thank you - ooooh, GIMPaism sounds wonderful!!!