You Were Loved

 

My husband, Tim, succumbed to his long term illness on Monday, July 9, 2024.  Tim was an amazing man who was so considerate and loving to others.  I will miss him very much.  Rest in peace Tim.

I will be taking a leave from my blog until I feel like I can again share my art.  Right now I am not creating and am trying to make sense of the loss I feel.  I will return but not for a while.

Using Ephemera That I Have Postcards - 10

Just plain works for me.

Using Ephemera That I Have Postcards - 09

What a fun challenger to cream from arms length.  That is what happened here again.

Using Ephemera That I Have Postcards - 08

 

Going through boxes and boxes and cleaning out is cathartic.  I found a background that I never did anything with….the woman in this case.  I added a few things and voila there is a postcard.

Using the Ephemera That I Have Postcards - 07

 I am so glad to get this piece out there.  I did the background well over a year ago and it, too, has been hanging out on my desk waiting for the right images to add.

Using the Ephemera That I Have Postcards - 06

 The woman figure on the right has been appearing in many of my art pieces recently.  I wish I knew why she is so sad.

Using the Ephemera That I Have Postcards - 05

 The papers used in this piece are mostly suminagashi papers I made a few years back.  The white and red paper in the center is tissue from a gift most likely given to me on Valentine’s Day.

Using the Ephemera That I Have Postcards - 04

 

I think I will use this one for my black and white plus one color to send off to one of the Collage Society members.  Last summer I took photos of flowers in a pea patch garden in Everett, Washington.  I manipulated the colors in PhotoShop.  I need to do ore of that soon.

Using the Ephemera That I Have Postcards - 03

 

I particularly like this postcards depth.  There is a story here.  What do you think it is?  Narrative art is just the best in my opinion.

Using the Ephemera That I Have Postcards - 02

 Some of my backgrounds have been sitting around for a very long time.  Time to clear them out with additional layers.  I a a bit bothered with the geisha’s clothing.

Using the Ephemera That I Have Postcards - 01

 My latest postcard series totally uses ephemera on my work table within arms reach.  The background varnished piece with black comes from a Japanese umbrella.  

All My Tiny Journals…Well, Most of Them

I brought all my tiny journals to the ocean to ponder over while I make more.  All of them are here with the exception of the one that is in New Jersey for a show later this summer.  It was the black and white one which was difficult to give up but I did.  I will never see it again in person as it is suppose to go to some permanent exhibit once the show is over.

ATCs Second Quarter 2024 - International Group

 

The theme for this quarter’s ATCs was to create one that expanded to a larger size than the usual 2.5 x 3.5 inches.  I hinged two cards together and then created a clothes line effect to the collage.

Just Another Postcard - June 2024 -02

 

The summer activity for the NW Collage Society is to create a postcard using black and white and a pop of another color.  I did a laser transfer using my gelli plate and then decided to add some pansy ephemera that just happened to be on my work table.

Just Another Postcard - June 2024 - 01

 

Sometimes when times are busy like this past week I just need to make some art that is frivolous.  I ran across some ephemera that I had not seen for a long time while searching through some boxes.  All systems stopped and I started to create.

ATCs -Theme BINGO

The theme for the 2024 second quarter is BINGO.  We were wide open on how to use that theme.

 

June 2024 - Mini-Journal Video

 

June 2024 Mini-Journal - Spread 07

 Spread 06 peeks through onto spread 07.  The video is tomorrow.

June 2024 Mini-Journal - Spread 06

 

This spread opens up to give more real estate.

June 2024 Mini-Journal - Spread 05

 

This might be my favorite spread in the journal.  There are so many vintage items and they all seem to work together.