iHanna’s DIY postcard swap spring 2013
Acrylic and pencil on paper/cardboard
I have made myself discreet for the past months, but I am still here! The beginning of the year was a bit rough and I needed a pause. Now what better than a swap to get back in the saddle!
Thanks to iHanna who takes the time to organize these at least twice a year. This is my third participation (first here and second here).
This time I used the back of old paper pads and glued on cold pressed paper. Cheerful colors, black shaped animals and plants were featured in this series.
Steps in making the postcards
Cattails in the snowstorm – January’s wallpaper
It’s a bit late, but here is January’s wallpaper! This a detail of the wallpaper.
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There was a beautiful snowstorm just after Christmas. Snowshoeing while all that snow was coming down was so much fun! The image above is one of the many photos I took during our hike. The poor cattails got their plush messed up with all that wind!
It has been a while since I posted, here are some of the things I have been working on in the last weeks:
A new series of Big Heads, this is no 7.
Painted pebbles
And a new creature is on the way.
What have you been up to?
Happy New Year!
Big Head no. 6
Acrylic, micron pen and collage on cardboard
This is Big Head number 6! Yes there were more.
I made two extra cards for iHanna’s 2012 DIY postcard swap, because I am insecure. Well, I haven’t finished the seventh one. :-)
You can have a look here at the beautiful postcards made by participants of the swap. I already received two of my five cards; I will take pictures and share them with you on the next post!
I really had a lot of fun working on this exchange and I am looking forward to participate in more swaps. Do you have some to recommend?
We’ve had a couple of inches of snow during the past week, but unfortunately, it all melted during the weekend. It started to rain (grrrrrr), which means the snowshoes and skates will have to wait.
Until then, I look at this, and peace comes back in my heart…
Postcard Swap: done!
Here are my five cards for the postcard swap organized par iHanna.
Creating these was a lot of fun. I really let loose and tried new things, thanks to Carla Sonheim’s book! The techniques in Imaginary animals were very inspiring. I also had a good laugh when it was time to glue on the faces, which are slightly too big for the bodies! I wanted something a bit quirky to balance all that femininity. I am not very good at working with themes, which was Empowerment for this swap. The closest I could get was to draw women, and try to introduce a bit of exuberance, fun and boldness. The finishing touches were quotes are the back of the cards. They’re about light, dreams and the changes we want to see.
I hope they will survive their trip to the USA and United Kingdom!
Working on the Postcard Swap
Acrylic, collage and micron pen on marouflaged paper
I have been working on the postcard swap this weekend. It’s not done yet, but I am quite happy with the results so far. I still have a week to complete these five cards!
I glued Chinese praying papers and old wrapping papers to a thick cardboard. This gave me a nice texture to start with.
And as you can see, the cats have no respect for my working space. :-)
I left for five minutes and when I came back, Belu was sleeping on my cards. Lucky I had not begun painting on them!
Hello Andrea!
Acrylic and pastel on canvas
Hello Andrea Hawkes from snowy Western Canada, I owe you a print! :-)
I will contact you to get your address and find out if you would prefer the bear, octopus or flower.
Thanks to everyone who left a comment, your suggestions will help me decide what drawings to choose for the next prints!
Today is the last day to sign up for the Autumn 2012 DIY Postcard Swap. I did yesterday!
This is something I tried in 2011 and it was really fun. This time, you have to create five postcards on the theme empowerment.
If you would like to enter the swap, hurry up to iHanna’s website.
Even if you don’t want to participate, her inspirational blog is worth the look.
Have a good weekend!
Print giveaway
Montage A
There is a print giveaway this week!
The images above are giclée prints on archive Hahnemühle paper. I had three of each printed last year for an event and I might print more soon. They are signed and numbered. The winner will have the choice between number 2, 3 and 6 (the bear, the octopus or the flower). They measure 8″ x 10″, except for the first one at 9″ x 20″.
To enter the giveaway: leave a comment to this post, telling me which creature(s) you would like to see printed/reprinted from montage A and/or B. I will choose the winner randomly on Friday night and announce the winner on Saturday. You have until then to participate! Oh, and don’t be fooled by the color of the paper in the photos below. They’re all on white paper, but some were photographed at night under a yellow lighting!
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Il y a tirage cette semaine!
Ce sont des impressions giclée sur papier d’archives Hahnemühle, format 8″ x 10″. J’en ai fait faire trois copies de chaque l’an dernier pour un événement. Le gagnant aura le choix entre les numéros 2, 3 et 6 dans le montage plus haut (ours, pieuvre ou fleur). Chaque impression est signée et numérotée.
Pour participer : laissez un commentaire dans ce billet m’indiquant quelle(s) créature(s) vous aimeriez retrouver en impression (à partir des montages A et/ou B). Le gagnant sera choisi au hasard vendredi soir et sera annoncé dans le billet de samedi. Vous avez jusqu’à ce moment pour participer! En passant, ne vous fiez pas aux couleurs de fond des images plus bas : tous les dessins ont été réalisés sur papier blanc, mais quelques uns d’entre eux ont été photographiés le soir!
Montage B
Blue, two
Acrylic on pebbles *** Acrylique sur galets
In the new batch of pebbles can be found these nice “split” rocks. A natural white line separates the pebble in two or more parts. It made me think of the horizon line, or a cut view of the ground, above and below. I will work with this in mind for this series.
Friday, already! Have a good weekend!
Whale or submarine?
My dad gave me his old geometry kit when I was studying plastic arts in college. It was used a lot during my DCS and I kept it preciously afterwards. I don’t know why, but after all these years, I felt like working with it again. I took it out of the supplies box and tried this: on top of a “semi” inkblot form, I traced curves with the guides using a pencil charcoal and smudged it a bit to soften the contours.
It came out as a strange mix of a whale and a submarine. :-)
Snail
Pastel on stone
Trying to start the week nice and slow, just like my friend here. :-)
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