a gel pen painting also done while away. I don't know where this Klimptesque design came from but it was fun to do!
Sunday, July 31, 2005
#39 - Lush Checkerboard
origami paper collage with gel pen drawing. still infused with lush inspiration...
#38 - Profusion
A sketchbook gel pen drawing collaged to a card and overdrawn with more gel pen. Inspired (though falling short by a long shot)by tropical lushness while on vacation.
- traded to Amanda, Wisconsin, USA
- traded to Amanda, Wisconsin, USA
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
#37 - Psychedelic Tree
A scanned gelpen drawing overlaid with a photo transparency topped off with gelpen drawing on the borders - traded, in an atcards.com group themed ("trees!") swap
#36 - Purple Way
This one is a gelpen (and a little felt tip marker) drawing. Fun to get back to drawing after all this collage.
Sunday, July 10, 2005
#35 - Summer
A fuzzy digital close-up of a purple iris printed out on a transparency and overlayed with a smaller version of the same photo on paper with other collaged elements.
#34 - Marilyn Forever
Another one inspired by Southern California...and done just for the fun of it.
#33 - So. Cal
And now for something completely different!
My "artistic" interpretation of a Spring Break trip to Southern California.
My "artistic" interpretation of a Spring Break trip to Southern California.
#32 - A Pocket Book of Verse 9 - Bookmarked
I think this will be the last of the "Patterns" poem atcs... at least for now. There probably will be more in the Pocket Book of Verse Series, however. I find working with the words even more fun that magazine clippings, though those have their own sensibility.
- traded to iHanna, Sweden
- traded to iHanna, Sweden
Friday, July 08, 2005
#31 - A Pocket Book of Verse 8 - Birches 2
You can see the birch bark better in this one - traded, in an atcards.com group themed ("trees!") swap
#30 - A Pocket Book of Verse 7 - Birches 1
The poem is "Birches" by Robert Frost; there are a few real birch bark bits in the collage - traded, in an atcard.com group themed ("trees!") swap
#29 - A Pocket Book of Verse 6 - he would stumble
The words are from "Patterns" by Amy Lowell. The woman comes from a French magazine print from 1879. It is signed, "E. Preval."
#28 - A Pocket Book of Verse 5 - Softness of a Woman
Words are from the poem "Patterns" by Amy Lowell written sometime between 1874 - 1925. The lovely woman was done by E. Preval for the Journal des Demoiselles, 1879.
- not available for trade
- not available for trade
#27 - A Pocket Book of Verse 4 - And I weep
Another one based on "Patterns."
Have we ever used the word "plashing?"
I'm hanging onto this one for now. - *not available for trade*
Have we ever used the word "plashing?"
I'm hanging onto this one for now. - *not available for trade*
#26 - A Pocket Book of Verse 3 - IF
from "If" by Rudyard Kipling - one we had to memorize as children. The gold is vintage paper I found in my dad's studio.
#25 - A Pocket Book of Verse 2 - pattern
From my favorite poem when I was a young girl, "Patterns" by Amy Lowell
#24 - Pocket Book of Verse 1 - book cover
This is a photo collage of the cover of a book I've had since I was a little girl. I wrote my favorite names all over the outside of the book. It's falling apart and the pages are disintegrating so this is my way of commemorating and "keeping it."
#23 - Bear Dream
This is the first of a new technique I'm playing with. I print off my photos onto transparencies as well as card stock and use both for collages.
#21 - Old Stack
one of my photos, printed on card stock - collaged with rice paper and photosnippets and overdrawn/painted with matte medium , pens and pencils
- traded to huana, Germany
- traded to huana, Germany
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
#20 - By Foot
this one is a collage made from rice paper, origami paper, fabric, a Spanish postage stamp and magazine cut-outs.
- Traded to huana, Germany
- Traded to huana, Germany
#19 - Yellow Warnings
And now for something completely different! A photo of my pill bottles and all their warning labels. I started to call this "what? no grapefruit???" but instead it's just Yellow Warnings.
- Traded to huana, Germany
- Traded to huana, Germany
#18 - Pastel Flutters
Another flurry of cardmaking two days ago resulted in these. I can't seem to get a theme or series going but right now, I'm just going with whatever seems the next right thing.
There are five new ones.
This one is a stack of different papers, each one getting smaller. There's card stock, origami paper, rice paper then card stock... all drawn with gelpens, markers and pencils.
There are five new ones.
This one is a stack of different papers, each one getting smaller. There's card stock, origami paper, rice paper then card stock... all drawn with gelpens, markers and pencils.
Sunday, July 03, 2005
#15 - Cotton Thread
Oh! More jeans! I took a photograph of scissors, thread, jeans, measuring tape. That's the base of the card. Then it's collaged or sewn with real jean and other fabric, an old thread label and two kinds of thread.
- Traded to Fiona, New Zealand
- Traded to Fiona, New Zealand
#14 - Twig
This one's fun! It's Japanese origami paper folded over a little twig. The twig was too long for the paper so the rest of it got wrapped in gold wedding dress fabric with both bound up and sewed on with gold thread. The formalized feel to this is also a departure for me.
#13 - Half Passion
The third and my least favorite but I still want to hang on to all of them for now. Maybe they represent some calming down of things for me. Peace. I don't often 'do' something so uncrowded, uncolorful, uncomplicated. - not available
#12 - A Love So
The second of the magazine and rice paper love triology. Once scanned, the color of these came out more peachy than they really art. I also painted them a bit
- not available
- not available
#11 - Our Idea
Okay... these were fun. The next three were made mainly from a piece of text that I cut out of a magazine years ago. It's about a love song needing to be more than a little 2 1/2 minute "ditty" but I think it struck my eye more for the lovely font and the words that were used. Plus, I liked the sort of slashy border. I used it to make three art cards.
With the text, I collaged old, old, OLD rice paper that was my dads. He died over 25 years ago and no telling how long he'd held onto it. It's yellowed and not much use for anything and therefore, perfect for small collages. Still beautiful! The tiny swatch of fabric is from my wedding dress (4 years ago).
I'm attached to this one so it's - not available.
With the text, I collaged old, old, OLD rice paper that was my dads. He died over 25 years ago and no telling how long he'd held onto it. It's yellowed and not much use for anything and therefore, perfect for small collages. Still beautiful! The tiny swatch of fabric is from my wedding dress (4 years ago).
I'm attached to this one so it's - not available.
#10 - we have a feeling
This begins my second set of ATC's. I finally got the webzine published and I rewarded myself yesterday with most-of-a-day of playing with my camera, scanner, scissors, glue, paint, pencils, magazines, thread, ink, gelpens, old rice paper, origami paper and, in one case, twigs. What fun!
This first one is a photograph of a small, old, glass-fronted display case that sits by a window in my bedroom. I keep little books, knick-knacks, found items and photos in it. I printed the photo on card stock and then collaged it with magazine words, other photos and painted it. My sister has dibs on it and I don't think she even realizes that her daughter's photo is in it. Can you see it? It's at the lower left side (on the lower shelf of the display case.)
- not available
This first one is a photograph of a small, old, glass-fronted display case that sits by a window in my bedroom. I keep little books, knick-knacks, found items and photos in it. I printed the photo on card stock and then collaged it with magazine words, other photos and painted it. My sister has dibs on it and I don't think she even realizes that her daughter's photo is in it. Can you see it? It's at the lower left side (on the lower shelf of the display case.)
- not available
#7 - War is not
Photo collage from photos I took of things on my desk and work table and then painted. The War is Not Healthy for Children and Other Living Things is a charm from the 60's. I think they were made by a group called Mother's for Peace... or maybe it was Another Mother for Peace. But I may be wrong about that. Anyone remember these?
#6 - Frayed
A worn-out pair of jeans... a photo and the real thing sewn and over-printed with newsprint.
#5 - sharp
A photo of my note spindle and the scanner cord behind it. Before I knew it, the cord became a snake! Collaged and painted.
- Traded to Anne-Floor, Netherlands
- Traded to Anne-Floor, Netherlands
#4 - BREATHE
This is another one that looks like a collage but isn't. It's a photo of some things piled up on my table. I added the little statue at the last minute and it worked, I think. Then I painted it.
- Traded to rehuxley, California, USA
- Traded to rehuxley, California, USA
#3 - chinangles
This is a painted photograph of a stack of photographs lying on my work table. This was my first trade!
- Traded to Anne-Floor, Netherlands
- Traded to Anne-Floor, Netherlands
ATC #2 - "We have all..."
.... several days later and still finishing up the zine, I made some more. With this first set, I took photos around my studio/office... things were a bit piled up so the photos looked like collages but weren't. This one has a little bit of collage on the bottom and sides but mostly, it's just a painted photo.
My first ATC- June 23, 2005
I *discovered* Artist Trading Cards on Flickr.com. This was during the last week before the second issue of The Practically Creative Quarterly - my webzine was to be published. I couldn't afford to take time off to do art - even TINY art! - but I also couldn't ignore the urge. I tore up a couple of 'failed' photos glued them together, added some gelpen doodles and posted it on flickr.com to the Artists Trading Cards pool. It took the edge off my Need To Do This, but it was there all the while I was finishing the zine....
So then I.....
So then I.....
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