No Rules, Endless Possibilities: Collage Artist Lela Goldstein

Your Creative Midlife · Aug 14, 2025 · 29m

Sometimes the first step in your midlife creative journey is to look back at the things you loved as a kid. For Lela Goldstein, it was building on her love of paper, images, colors and patterns that led her to explore the world of collage. As she approached retirement, she discovered collage as an ideal creative outlet: with “just scissors and paper and glue and something to put your images on,” collage offers endless creative possibilities with minimal investment. Starting just before the pandemic, Lela’s work has continued to grow and explore as she has joined on line groups that encourage…