TRANSFORMING
Kelsey O'Mullane
Western Australia
http://www.artzytartz.com/kelsey.htm

The gentleman is a mathematician. Having absorbed countless theories and mathematical equations over a long period of years, his brain was full to breaking point and he could absorb no longer.  The ink splat above his head is the beginning of the transformation, followed by the cracking of his outer self to release the man within.

METAMORPHOSIS
Barb Thomas
New South Wales, Australia
http://www.artzytartz.com/barbt.htm

This image just evolved. When I put wings on the baby sitting in the cabbage patch, it made me think of cabbage moths, which led me to seek out a caterpillar . . . which led to "Metamorphosis"!

(Publisher's note: Barb has an ATC project article in the first issue of Astarte’s Mega-zine.)

TRANSFORMATION
Carolyn Biletziclis
Victoria, Australia
http://www.ancientechoesaustralia.com.au

The Green Man is an ancient foliate carving which can be found in many of the European and British churches and cathedrals. He was worshipped by the ancients and is still revered by some people today. He can be represented in many ways and seasons. Here he is transformed from his long winter sleep to his Sprint/Summer incarnation.

The mask of The Green Man is made from paper mache covered with handmade papers, found objects and cloth. It can be worn, thus it can transform the wearer.

FLY AWAY
Julian Buttenshaw
New South Wales, Australia
http://www.paperqueens.com/julian-
buttenshaw.htm

This beeswax collage represents the transforming power of love and passion and how it changes us and gives courage.

BELIEVE
Coralee Barker
Victoria, Australia
cb.absin(at)bigpond(dot)net(dot)au

The butterfly is a symbol of transformation and I associate it with the inherent beauty of dreams . . . and the need to keep having them during the process of transformation.

I used Photoshop to layer many images and then printed and cut these out and layered again to create the collage. The large butterfly was added with a transfer technique.

(Publisher's note: Coralee is the cover artist for our first issue of Astarte’s Mega-Zine, and created the butterfly clipart pages provided with it. The monarch butterfly images in this collage come from that clipart.)