This week I was set back by a nasty cold, but still managed to get a few pieces put together.
Let’s start with a painting: This one is only 6” square. It started as an abstract but turned into an abstract landscape.
Next, I have a few new pages in the kraft journal:
Then I made a few impromptu holiday cards with my gelli plate.
Thanks so much for joining me today - have a wonderful week!
This week’s theme at Sunday Postcard Art is Wish. Here’s my card.
This week’s theme at Sunday Postcard Art is Wish. Here’s my card.
This week, I’m thrilled to be hosting my last Sunday Postcard Art for 2019. Thank you Mandy, for asking me to host again! My theme this week is a favourite of mine - Song Lyrics.
The card I made for the challenge sample is based on lyrics to “Put Your Records On” by Corrine Bailey Rae, a British singer who I had the pleasure to see in person in the UK as she was one of the opening acts for Stevie Wonder - wow, what a concert! The lyric the images are based on is the opening line to the song “Three little birds sat on my window, and they told me I don’t need to worry”.
Since I love being inspired by song lyrics, I thought I’d share a few past favourite cards in addition to the inspiration card, so if your interested, I hope you enjoy:
Somebody that I Used to Know by Gotye
People are Strange - by the Doors
No Ordinary Love - by Sade
Superstition - by Stevie Wonder
Thanks so much for joining me today, and if you’re playing along with Sunday Postcard Art, I hope you enjoyed my theme.
Another week has flown by - here’s what I’ve been up to art-wise.
Let’s start with paintings this week.
These three paintings will be in a local show and sale at this cool gallery: Ministry of Casual Living I have not shown my work there before and I don’t think I’ve even been to their “new” location which has probably been there for ages. Looking forward to it. Each painting is 8” square on wood and will be displayed unframed with black painted edges.
Of course some more pages were completed in the kraft journal:
And one more page in the Tiny Sketchbook...
And last but not least, took an idea from last week’s kraft journal pages and translated it onto some recycled box panel. I think I might do some of these on 8” square panels so stay tuned for that.
Thanks so much for joining me today. See you next week.
This week, the theme for Sunday Postcard Art is Charlie Chaplin. I didn’t have anything remotely like this theme so I decided to use a DIY approach.
I drew and cut out a mask from light box board to get the general shape. I used a gelli print as a background, and adhered it to another piece of recycled box. Using the mask, I applied black paint around the silhouette. After the paint was dried I added simple features and other details. It was a fun exercise and although it’s not perfect I think people will know who it’s supposed to be.
Thanks so much for joining me today! Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for my Week in Review post.
This week I worked mostly in the kraft journal and the tiny sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project. I have one postcard as well. I’ve also been working on a new painting that might be ready to look at next week.
Let’s start with the kraft journal - amazed how many pages were done this week.
Here is a postcard I’ve mailed into Mail Mania 6 - an upcoming art show to be held in my home town in Canada. Check it out and send something in - you have until August next year.
And here are two new spreads in the tiny sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project. It’s almost done and I am glad. I don’t mind working small but...
Thanks so much for joining me today - I hope you’ve enjoyed your visit. See you next weekend.
this week’s theme for Sunday Postcard Art is Games we Play - a favourite theme of mine.
Here is my card - how many game references do you see? Answer below.
Bingo (card background), Dominoes (six circles), cards (Queen of Heats and club and spade, and jacks. Did you get them all?
Thanks so much for joining me today - please join me later today for my weekly Week in Review post.
I can hardly believe it’s been a week since my last week in review post. When I look back on the week I’m almost always surprised at how much art I’ve made - let’s see if that holds true this week...
We’ll start with the kraft journal - only one spread completed this week.
I also managed to complete a couple of spreads in the tiny sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project.
I had a great afternoon on Saturday, making gelli prints over at another local artist’s studio with a group of ladies I haven’t hung out with before - such fun!
And then I made 10 postcards for the DIY postcard swap hosted by IHanna.
I did these by gelli printing right onto my favourite substrate (old bingo cards) and then embellishing them with various pens.
Last but not least I made a fun Halloween piece:
Thanks so much for joining me this week. See you next time.
This week’s theme for Sunday Postcard Art is Sew What. I decided for some strange reason that I should make a fabric postcard this week. Hmmm when was the last time I even sewed on a button? Probably quite a while ago. At any rate, I present my rather odd little postcard. All hand sewn (as I’m sure you can tell!).
Here’s the front:
And here’s the back...
Thanks so much for joining me today. I hope you will join me tomorrow for my week in review post where I’ll be back to my usual cut and paste, scribbles and prints.
