celebrate a life well lived

Meet Karla Kretzschmer and her darling daughter Kristina.  Even though she lives right in Farmington Hills, Michigan – I met Karla at my recent art adventure in Alpena.

At any rate, after chatting with Karla (who happens to be a catching fireflies fan) during lunch, I found out that she creates these wonderful celebration collages.

A Celebration Collage^™ helps people produce unique mixed-media art keepsakes to capture the essence of special events, milestones, memories, people, or places. This is a participative process– input and special objects are sought from friends, family, teammates, co-workers, more. Favorite sayings and colors, photos, tiny toys, figures, newspaper clippings, birth/adoption documents, and achievement certificates are just a few examples of the type of materials that can be included. The Celebration Collage expert will transform this input into a glorious, truly personalized gift for display at home or at work. A Celebrations Collage can also serve as a loving, life-affirming memorial.

Another great feature of these pretties is the clever back pocket.  This is where people who know the person being celebrated can write down special memories or stories on tags.  And all the tags nicely fit behind the one-of-a-kind canvas.

What a wonderful way to remember or simply celebrate a life!