I am lucky to exchange mail art with my 2 friends, Julie Welsh and Jo Urbani -check out their blogs! They have both also written about our exchange for September 2014: Fold notes. Take one magazine page, paint it for more strength and then decorate it as you like . . .
Read MoreI have owned the Setacolor light sensitive fabric paints for some time, but had never got them out and tried them. Then, fortunately I was inspired by Gunnel Svensson and the sun printing she did recently. When I saw her pieces, I said "I'm going to do that!" . . .
Read MoreI am seriously behind in documenting my Mail Art exchange with my friends Julie Welsh (Jewels) and Jo Urbani so I made a pact with myself to catch up -this is one of 2 posts . . .
Read MoreMy husband has found great satisfaction since moving to Florida by taking the woodworking skills he learned from my dad and then applying them to making something he knows well and loves: kayak paddles…
Read MoreIt is always nice to exchange art with friends, but especially lovely when exchanging with someone you have gotten to know over time and whose art you admire so much!
Read MoreIt is lovely to be back to working in my own journal, this one just for me. I do love the Sketchbook Project and have signed up for the 2013 project, I have even received my blank journal. But I guess I was ready to do some journaling for myself because that is exactly what I have done . . .
Read MoreI am taking Stamp Carving 101 with Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. This is an online course where you work at your own pace. I love it!
Read MoreFor this small ATC I wanted to use one of Frieda's favorite colours, yellow. I reached for a piece of "fabric paper" that I created two years ago..
Read MoreI have done a number of different things daily -at least some little creative thing, but I did miss my art journal. So, this is what happened over the past few days…
Read MoreWell, I did it! I finally signed up online for the Sketchbook Project 2012. My materials came in the mail…
Read MoreYes, this card was going on a journey, to the Baltic Sea!
Read MoreI finished this spread in my journal yesterday after Joy left, but it was too late and I was too tired to post it. After a good night sleep, a scan and some resizing of photos, here's how I finished my watercolor crayon background spread…
Read MoreSilver and Black was the last color combination of 2010 for 'colour groupies' ~ a small group of artist friends. Working with color combos, we make ATCs on a monthly basis and exchange them.
Read MoreAbove is the front of a handmade envelope and the card that goes with it, on a bird/nature/art theme. This was made for my friend Carol Van Gerve…
Read MoreA card and envelope I made for my friend Carol… The image for the front of the card is printed on vellum with my printer at home, and attached to the card with mini brads.
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