About Anne Marie Bennett

Hi there! I'm Anne Marie Bennett and I'm delighted that you've decided to explore our SoulCollage® Playground, otherwise known as KaleidoSoul!

My passion for collage began in childhood when I spent many carefree hours pasting cut-out pictures and words into handmade booklets for family and friends. This passion moved with me through adolescence and into adulthood.

My passion for soul work also began when I was a child and continues to this day. My spiritual journey has taken me from the Catholic Church to the Episcopal Church (and a few more Pentecostal varieties in between!), to 12 Step groups, to individual and group retreats at Emery House (Newbury, MA- run by the Society of St. John the Evangelist, and Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health , to small meditation and yoga groups.

When I discovered SoulCollage® I felt like I was in heaven! For me, it is the perfect weaving of spirit, art, and self-expression.

I took my first workshop with Creativity Coach and SoulCollage Facilitator Noelle Remington in Portland Oregon while attending the Art and Soul Retreat in February of 2005. I trained directly with Seena Frost , the creator of SoulCollage, in September of that same year, and have led many workshops before and since.

My life journey has taken me down several career paths, including: second grade teacher, program creator for a gifted/talented program, educational consultant/district trainer for Jostens Learning Corporation, and Box Office Assistant Manager at the North Shore Music Theatre. During my time with Jostens, I led motivational workshops for teachers/administrators, and spoke at various regional conferences on creativity, humor and self-esteem.

I feel closest to Spirit when I am near the ocean, and when I am writing, creating art, teaching, and sharing the gift of SoulCollage™ with others through small groups and workshops.

Other passions that I celebrate: empty notebooks, self-expression, travel, bookstores, chocolate, cats, theatre, dance, photography, long walks, Native American culture, dragonflies, swans, creative movement, and rainbows.

About KaleidoSoul

From the time I made my very first card, I have experienced and witnessed its powerful healing in my own life and in the lives of others.

This website is called KaleidoSoul because of something I read in Seena Frost's book SoulCollage: An Intuitive Collage Process
for Individuals and Groups:

It will be as if you took a kaleidoscope full of all the bits and pieces of your life and held it up to the light and there, even as you look, falling into place are the unique patterns and the amazing beauties of your Story.

May this website encourage and enable you to bring all the pieces of your soul together, and may you love what you see when you hold it to the Light.

All of the SoulCollage™ cards you see on this website are from my own deck. You will know it's a SoulCollage™ card because when you place your mouse over it, you will see a brief "I am the one who" statement that tells you a bit more about the card.

The Mission of KaleidoSoul

• To provide a fun, colorful, exciting place for SoulCollage artists to gather, play, explore, learn, grow, and support one another.
• To provide a supportive space, information, and online e-courses for those who are new to SoulCollage and who don't live near a SoulCollage facilitator.

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  We donate a portion of the proceeds from SoulCollage® workshops and this website to The Healing Garden, an alternative treatment center for women with breast cancer.

  We pause here to express our gratitude to the many photographers, artists and graphic artists whose images lead us to new insights and discoveries on our SoulCollage® journey to wholeness. Thank you!