This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Colleen McCulla explores the power that daily intentional action has on transformation. She traces the impact that small actions each day have on her journey toward health that led her to shed 175 lbs. As an artist, she illustrates how this practice currently impacts her life by showing some of the 700 collages she has created every day since 2012.

Colleen is an artist and performer living in Dayton. Born and raised in the Miami Valley, she has a BFA from The Cleveland Institute of Art. Since October of 2012 she has been creating and posting one collage every day on her Instagram, @colleenmcculla. She is a proud crew member at Trader Joe’s in Kettering.

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