Sorry for the delay in announcing the winner of the September Collage Challenge. Sometimes life just gets in the way!
By random drawing, the winner is Susan of Artful Spaces. Congrats, Susan, and a huge thanks to all that entered. It's always wonderful to see so many different styles of art. Each one is fabulous yet again.
It's time again for our monthly collage challenge! This month, I'm going a little more modern with the images - if you count the 1920s and 1930s as modern.
The challenge is easy - create a piece of art using at least part of each of the three images provided here:
To capture the jpg version above, just click on the image to open and then click again to get the largest size. Then, right click and save to your computer.
Or, you can download the easy-print PDF here: Download Collage Challenge Sept 2012
How to enter?
That's it!
The deadline for the Challenge is next Sunday, September 9th. On the 10th I'll draw a name at random to win the entire Science Stories images collection, which is no longer available for sale. Here's a glimpse of just some of the images:
Here's the Linky to attach your entry:
I can't wait to see what you create!
When was the last time you backed up pictures from your computer? Did you find things on there you had forgotten?
I backed-up today and thought I would repost some of my favorite vintage gluebook pages from last year...
Looking back through the pictures reminded me of the papers I was working with back then and the places I found the papers, and even who I was with when I made some of the pages. It's always fun to look over the actual gluebooks, but seeing all of the pictures lined up was a treat too.
Changing Hands Bookstore always has great book-art pictures on their Facebook page. Here's the latest...
This picture is from Austria's Bregenz Festival. Isn't it fabulous?
*apologies to Portlania.
Even the Olympics finds odd uses for paper...
How fun!
My son drew the random winner of the August Collage Challenge...it's Daisy from Distinctly Daisy. She's received the French Dictionary Images collection.
One of the images is in our free images folder, so I'm posting it here too, in case you want a bit of the collection for your own. (Click to open then click again for the full size before saving)
Congrats to Daisy and thanks to all of you for playing along!
There are just a few hours left in the August Collage Challenge. If you haven't posted your entry yet, you have until midnight CST. If you don't have a location on the web, just email your image to me and I'll post it for you. I don't want anyone to miss out. (although visiting everybody is part of the fun)
My de-stashing continues. If you like trade cards, you might like some of the ephemera packages being listed...
Stop by my Etsy shop to see what's available.
It's back - our monthly collage challenge! Finally! In case you don't remember, the challenge is easy - create a piece of art using at least part of each of the three images provided here:
To capture the jpg version above, just click on the image to open and then click again to get the largest size. Then, right click and save to your computer.
Or, you can download the easy-print PDF here: Download Aug 2012 challenge
How to enter?
That's it!
The deadline for the Challenge is next Wednesday, August 8th. On the 9th I'll draw a name at random to win the entire Antique French Dictionary image collection. It's an $18.00 value.
Here's a glimpse of some of the images:
Here's the Linky to attach your entry:
I can't wait to see what you create!
I completely forgot to tell you this story when it happened...
I went to the Nelson Atkins museum last year with Beth and one of the Karlas. We went to see the Monet Waterlilies triptych. We had lunch there, in Rozelle Court...
...and we visited some of the other exhibits.
As we wandered through the Egyptian section, we came through a darkened hall and there was a lighted case...
And Beth and I turned to each other and, in unison, said "Charlottes".
Here's a close up:
Don't they look just like Egyptian Frozen Charlottes? Well, not exactly, and I imagine that's kind of an insult to the art scholars among us. Plus, I think the guard thought we were crazy. (even though he was happy to let us take these pictures with our phones - no flash)
Anyway, they sure reminded me of Frozen Charlotte dolls.
I bet you've seen them all over altered-art-land, and loads of you have used them in assemblages and books. If you don't know about Frozen Charlottes, HERE is a a bit of info about the little dolls and the story.
Even Restoration Hardware is on the bandwagon. Even though they don't call them Charlottes.
Anyway, I thought you'd get a kick out my Art Gallery/ Charlotte sighting.
If you'd like some of your own, Etsy's full of them. You can also get them from my friend, Karla Nathan. She imports them from Germany, in all sorts of sizes. You can see them HERE.
Remember me? I used to post all the time about art and gluebooks and vintage paper and cool images and online classes... Do you remember? I can't blame you if you've forgotten all about me.
Many of you were so sweet to send messages inquiring about my long absense. I think I answered back to each of you, but if I didn't respond, please, please forgive me. I've been ill, but I'm feeling much better now, and actually interested in art again.
I don't plan on writing any new classes just yet. I'm just happy to be glueing a bit and hoping to get some new things in the free images folder.
Wading through some of the excess paper and supplies in my craft room has been an eye-opener. Just looking at the shelves is getting me down. I've been keeping every image or picture I've ever posted on the blog or offered in a class and I need to purge!
I know some people who would kill me if I started tossing things like I'm tempted to, so I'll post some pieces for sale in my Etsy shop over the next couple days. Some are in great shape, others are shabby. Maybe other artists can give these treasures a new home. If you're always in the market for good ephemera, check the Etsy shop or you can email me directly.
Posted along the way here are recent gluebook spreads. I hope you like them. I don't think my style has changed in my absense...do you?
So good to be back!
