The Postcard Has Arrived!!

There's one thing you can always be certain of, and that's the uncertainty of what my paintings will finally look like and when they will be complete. As many know, most of my works are filled with  hidden items within a mosaic of designs that have special meaning to me. This new piece, The Postcard, is no exception.

What was once this---

 A 12" x 16"  mixed media canvas filled with components of postcards, money, vintage papers, music, rubber stamp images, writings from Signed by Ange, papers from LaWendula  and segments from an original 1964 Worlds Fair Souvenir  Guidebook....

Is Now This!

A mixed media work composed of acrylic paints,  additional new and vintage  stamps, writings, music, postcards, a photo of mine, money,  an original special four leaf clover from Michelle Ward,  Hebrew writing from a Torah and a mother/child picture from my mother's birth certificate.  

  

A few elements remain from the previous version, but if you were to peel off the top layers, you'd be sure to find a painting under a painting here.

Here's to finding color, music and joy in all you see! 

  

Collaging Within Our Imagination

When making a mixed media collage, we use our mind to create an expression of our imagination. There are millions of circuits running wild and at the same time, they are critically focused to get just the right combination of design, textures, colors, flow and most importantly, what we translate from our thought process to our final work.

It's some what like driving through a dark tunnel  full speed ahead with lights shining bright and free flowing thoughts--- 

And as the journey continues....it often becomes blurred.

But within the blur, comes so much joy and fun. It's an exhilarating exploration and total immersion into another place and space without time.

Below are snapshots from the latest piece I'm in the middle of creating.  It's a mosaic of vintage papers, stamp work, acrylics, postage stamps, writings and letters. 

The brown and white script writing section below is from a paper trade with the talented artist Ange whose  website  can be found at:

Signed by Ange.

The next exciting phase to come is--

What my completed artwork will look like.

Stay tuned!

The Post Man Rings Again-Only this time- It's Ange!

LaWendula is sponsoring an April Paper Swap titled Script, Scribbles and Handwriting. I was so lucky to be paired with Angela Negro from France. You can see her wonderful blog here and her website here. Angela is a calligrapher and as a result, I've been blessed with the most amazing handwriting works by her. In addition, she included so many unique vintage writing journal pages, papers with different languages, blue prints, special ephemera, and a picture of Grace Kelly to make me smile from ear to ear. Thank you so much Ange - what an over the top package of such beautiful papers and writings by you. And of course, thank you for those chocolate mints- the perfect completion to this wonderful swap that I'm so grateful for!

In her artwork- Ange wrote:

" Trust in yourself and everything will fall into place!'

"Stillness is our most intense mode of action-

It is in our moments of deep quiet that is born every idea - emotion."

Listen to your thoughts- hear what they are saying- they are your light when you are in darkness.