Paint on paper
This week, I got to spend more time at home with my mom.
I had time to do crafty things.
I picked some flowers with the idea of doing watercolors again, but they wilted in the heat before I could paint them.
Last year I took a class on making post cards and mail art, by artist Jacki Long at Catalyst art studio in Westminster, CA.
I spent the class mostly playing with paint in new ways, and never actually made anything to send!
I've been collecting in a shoe box: old index cards from school, free greeting cards that come in the mail, (they are rarely nice enough to actually send to anybody) and old postcard announcements of long-lost friends' art shows and plays.
With the idea of making an artistic post card one day.
The past few days I have been scraping acrylic paint onto these cards and things.
Just to move the paint around.
It's been awhile.
Index cards are just the right shape and thickness.
I feel like these need another layer of paint, or some collage, or just completely redone!
This one on top, feels like "something." Now what to do on the other side?
I had fun.
I've never mailed a post card before, even though I have to mail bills at home and many things at my church job.
Mostly marriage licenses, (we do 2 or 3 weddings a week at the church in the peak season) which have to be filled out and mailed to the court in a very strict format.
Otherwise they get returned and the bill is $25 to re-send it!
Absolutely no White-out!
I am apprehensive about sending something informal, like a painted postcard in the mail...
I had time to do crafty things.
I picked some flowers with the idea of doing watercolors again, but they wilted in the heat before I could paint them.
Last year I took a class on making post cards and mail art, by artist Jacki Long at Catalyst art studio in Westminster, CA.
I spent the class mostly playing with paint in new ways, and never actually made anything to send!
I've been collecting in a shoe box: old index cards from school, free greeting cards that come in the mail, (they are rarely nice enough to actually send to anybody) and old postcard announcements of long-lost friends' art shows and plays.
With the idea of making an artistic post card one day.
The past few days I have been scraping acrylic paint onto these cards and things.
Just to move the paint around.
It's been awhile.
Index cards are just the right shape and thickness.
I feel like these need another layer of paint, or some collage, or just completely redone!
This one on top, feels like "something." Now what to do on the other side?
I had fun.
I've never mailed a post card before, even though I have to mail bills at home and many things at my church job.
Mostly marriage licenses, (we do 2 or 3 weddings a week at the church in the peak season) which have to be filled out and mailed to the court in a very strict format.
Otherwise they get returned and the bill is $25 to re-send it!
Absolutely no White-out!
I am apprehensive about sending something informal, like a painted postcard in the mail...
So glad you are trying some mail art again! It's quick and fun and someone will be thrilled to get your original artwork in the mail. ♥
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