I an beginning to get very nice messages from my fellow participants in the postcard swap; I had asked that my recipients let me know when they received my cards. I always wonder if they make their way and I am glad to get nice e-mails from my fellow swappers.
I should have posted this earlier but I simply forgot, so I thought I would rectify that today! Hmmmm, I'm just finding out it isn't so easy as I thought on mu iPad. I need to work on this a bit and figure stuff out. I guess I'll have to drag out my laptop to finish this post.
I thought I had taken lots of photographs of the postcards that I made and it would appear I was very much mistaken.
Bummer!
In this snap, I am just needle felting the roving to the organza. The addition of glass bead embellishments will be the next step.
I love to listen to music when I am creating my art and I came across this woman sometime ago from another artists blog. So here I am.....I am sharing the beautiful voice of this woman too. I don't use this video, I just went to iTunes and purchased several of her songs to appealed to me. Again, perfect music for making art; well, for me that is.
My next favourite song is Nadir (Synchronicity) and then Forrest Veil.
I must admit up front that visually posting these photo's of my art here, I find these postcards a bit too "hot", too visually over-the-top. However, in real life my eyes didn't see it that way at all. So, I will of course all be in the eye of the beholder. I hope everyone who receives them thinks so too.
The organza is a bit difficult to photograph because of the the nature of the fibre; the glare effects that it creates with the lens of the camera.
I don't know how the flower motif was created really, it just sort of "happened"! I really liked it.
I photographed this one sitting on it's envelope.
Here are the envelopes all in a nice neat pile! All ready for mailing! I hope to be able to get to the post office today to do just that. I hope all of my participants will forgive me but between work (today is my one day off for this week) and the stormy weather, I haven't been able to get there.
This is my constant lament though so bear with me for the next challenge! At least I hope that Shannon is willing to host another challenge. I love to participate but I am somewhat of a procrastinator and then of course I never chose something that is easy peasy either.
These are time consuming because I have to make everything from scratch, right down to the hand made "artist tape"that is the finishing touch. I don't have a cookie cutter process and probably never will because I would get bored doing that.
I am really glad to be able to re-cycle my drop sheets from other projects. I had figured that I would have to put them in the burn pile since I had hung on to them way too long. So, I hope everyone does appreciate the colour if not the oddity of the craft!!
A few months ago, I joined the 3rd International Postcard challenged hosted by a Canadian woman from British Columbia. She does a fabulous job of hosting the challenge! In fact, I am beginning to receive my postcards in the mail! So thrilling! I have had to send mine out late once again but with working and snow storms...I wasn't able to get them mailed out on time. However, I am a firm believer that late is better than never. One of my cards will be going all the way to Australia!
I made this years postcards completely using some hand needle-felting on organza. I hope the recipients will enjoy the tactile nature of the cards.
I thought that I should post about Valentines Day tomorrow! After I finished the postcards for the International Postcard challenge I began working on something for Valentine's Day. Just something simple again but with the theme of "two hearts beating as one".
I thought that I would show the "needle" that is used to force the wool roving into the organza fibres. I also decided that I would use some beads as an embellishment. Not too much, just a few well placed ones. I could actually re-do this photo so you can see the beads but I just don't have the time. I think the glare can be overcome enough that the beads are visible.
I need to continue working on my camera skills and I have added this on to my "50 things" to do list. It is a challenge that I joined via the Art House Co-op, and the Sketchbook Challenge. Currently, I am at number 33 on my list of things that I want to do in the coming year. I have to submit my "50 Things" by February 22, 2013.
This means that one of the items on my list are getting things done early or ON TIME!!
It seems that the new year has come and gone and it has all been a blur.
I think I had best post a picture from January 17th since the water is still open on Lake Simcoe. I should have posted this then, I have no excuse but I didn't.
I grabbed this snap early in the morning after working a night shift and the sun isn't quite ready to show itself to those of us who live on the west side of the lake. I just peeking around the point. I was so cold and tired, I couldn't wait. My bed was calling and I listened.
I am hoping to begin the finishing touches and then writing my message and signing my postcards in preparation of mailing them off. I will be a bit late once again but I am sure the recipients will be satisfied with the notion of better late than never.
The firs time I took part in the International Postcard swap, I was very disappointed when I only received 8 postcards. However, one participant sent me a postcard back as a thank you. What a lovely surprise! The second time I joined I received all ten cards and once again I was late sending mine out in the mail.
So, to that end, I had best get back to work on getting them ready for mailing!
