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15/01/20
I took part in a Swapbot swap on the theme of “Doodle Bombed”, I sent this one..
and I received this one from Inge in Belgium.
I posted my card on Instagram and added the hashtag #doodlebomb , then I clicked on it and found lots of interesting stuff, including this site
https://doodle-bomb.tumblr.com/… Read the rest
14/01/20
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I’m taking part in a collaborative textile art project in which 12 of us contribute to 12 cube templates which will eventually become 3D cubes. Last night I started on my second cube template, you can see the first one here.… Read the rest
07/01/20
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Someone in a Facebook group said “Have you heard of “Mail Me Some Art” ?” and I had not, but I have now.
They have a blog
I signed up for it and have joined in my first swap which is on the theme of “Ascemic Writing” which I knew little about, but learnt from this blogpost
I prepared an A4 sheet of paper by stencilling with acrylic paints, leaving it to dry and then rubbing over it with different coloured inks.… Read the rest
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28/12/19
In a previous blogpost I asked how you felt about using real photos of real life people in artworks. Nobody responded, so I’m taking that to mean no-one has any strong feelings either way.… Read the rest
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17/12/19
I heard today that the postcard I sent to Australia has arrived safely after 2 weeks, always a relief because sending them naked is a bit risky, especially ones like this with loose-ish stitching on them.… Read the rest
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11/12/19
A couple of months ago a friend gave me a bag of acrylic shavings which are a waste product of machining mouthpieces for the amazing whistles she makes. You can see them on her website and Facebook
One artist’s trash is another artist’s treasure.… Read the rest
8th December 2019
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In my last post I said it would be a good idea to start using this blog as more of a diary, adding to it as things happen rather than leaving it for ages and forgetting what the heck happened three months ago.… Read the rest
In this post I’m going to do a round up of the various swaps I’ve recently been involved in. I’ve been having fun with Swapbot , you can read about it here. I took part in a swap on the theme of “Monochromatic Purple”
I sent this card on the theme “Whatever”
I sent this handmade notelette…
Here are some handmade postcards I received as swapbot swaps.… Read the rest
Back in May I joined Swapbot I can’t quite remember how I found out about it, but it was probably seeing it used as a hashtag on Instagram on posts by people sharing photos of their handmade postcards. I was attracted by the idea of swapping handmade postcards with people from all over the world, which would give me another excuse to muck about with paper and paint.… Read the rest
Back in May I stumbled across a post on Instagram that said “Did you know May 11th is World Collage Day?” I have to admit I did not. My interest was piqued though, and it came at a time when I was keen to experiment with other art mediums (aka avoiding tidying my workshop). A collage artist in Germany called Bhupaligupte suggested that to celebrate it anyone could make and send some collage postcards by snail mail.… Read the rest
