Finally back at work on some new collages. This is a digital piece, all done on the computer, using much of the old books pages, letters and images I’ve been collecting and scanning. The flower basket is a black and white image that I hand colored. Hope you like it! Oh, and I’m having some blank notecards made with this design, as well as an 8″ x 10″ print ready for framing – they’ll be available for sale soon.
Flowers
MORNING GLORIES
I must say, I’ve never seen red morning glories! The blue is one of my favorite flowers. Each year, at the end of the summer, I like to collect and save the seeds to use the next year in planters near the back door and for the garden just outside the sun room window. Although, this year it looks like they’ve taken care of themselves and self-seeded in the garden. Morning Glories are easy to grow and are so beautiful climbing up a trellis.
This collage was pieced together and scanned into the computer, then I digitally added the scanned morning glory image. That came from a set of “Flower Power” cards I got at a flea market. The set of cards is pretty interesting, with ancient herbal remedies written on the back of each. I’m going to use some of these for a set of notecards that I’ll post as soon as they’re complete.
Enjoy the weekend!
MERRY, HAPPY
HAPPY HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!
NEW CARDS
I’m putting some new cards in my etsy shop this week. They are blank inside, so they can be used to write a note, or as an any-occasion card, really. The floral card is printed on linen card stock from a watercolor I did and the gentleman card was done as a digital collage, then printed on smooth matte white card stock. My cards always include envelopes, too!
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – MINIMALIST
In this week’s challenge, show us your minimalist photos. Minimalist photography is characterized by a large portion of negative space, a fairly monochromatic color palette with good contrast, and an interesting subject that is able to stand on its own to capture the interest of the viewer.
I took this photo from inside the house looking out. The window shade was drawn and the silhouette of the sweet pea vine that was growing outside caught my eye. This is a negative of that photograph, which I thought would make the image more graphic.
Minimalist
FADED PAISLEY Studio 