CREATE - Mail Art |
When I found out about a Mail Art Swap I decided to jump in! The theme is CREATE. The challenge was to assemble four envelopes.
I sat down with my box of ephemera and I allowed my Muse to guide me. I had a few lovely craft envelopes to use as a substrate. I found a copy of a painting of First Lady Louisa Adams. I loved her pose and the wistful look in her eye. I decided to build the art around her. I have a bag of fortunes from Chinese fortune cookies. I dug deep and pulled one out. It read:
Your flair for the creative takes an important place in your life.
It was a perfect start...again...Synchronicity? The substrate is a craft envelope. In addition to the reproduction of the painting I added art and handmade paper, a wax infused paper doily, a postage stamp, newsprint, and joss paper. I finished the envelope by adding rubber stamped and stencilled acrylic metallic paint. All that was left to do was address, stamp, and send.
As I eagerly await the Art that will grace my mailbox I can't help but think about creativity and our lives. The power to create is a gift. Creativity can take us to the places of our dreams. Inspiration comes disguised and in many forms. Even on a lowly envelope.
3 comments:
Shelby,
Thanks for sharing this cool collage!
You really added some interesting
elements to this collage + )
It's a very HApPy work...Kudos to You!
what a wonderful collage and a great idea. I've just recently awakened my inner collage artist and I think I'm hooked.
I love the idea of mailing them out. Wow!
This collage looks gorgeous. You have included so much detail. Lovely!
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