So glad you joined me for the 2016 Liberate Your Art Blog! Just look at the beautiful cards I received this year. So many fabulous artists and photographers! And look what arrived just today!
L.Y.A. Side swaps #19, #20. Juana Almaguer, Darlene Cunnup.
I surprised Juana Almaguer with a side swap, we swapped last year and her address was on my list. She was kind enough to send me one in return. Her’s is on the left. It felt familiar from the start. (She uses it as part of her blog header.) Juana told me that this is the first postcard she sent out when she joined L.Y.A. years ago. I love the bold graphics in contrast with the soft, watery, earthy colors! Very soulful.
Darlene Cunnup’s blurry photo of a handmade doll is so endearing. Takes me back to childhood. Days spent playing outdoors, the smell of fresh-cut grass, and tiny treasures found along the way.
Thanks Ladies for sharing these beautiful works with me! There are still one or two on the way. I will update this post when they arrive.
A look at the cards I mailed out this year.
My five official swap postcards.
And here is our host, Kat Sloma‘s 2016 Postcard. I love her work! She has a thing for trees and leaves, just like I do. Can you believe she uses her iPhone to create?
Kat Sloma Liberate Your Art 2016
It is always fun to see Kat’s stats for the swap.
1050 pieces of art liberated
175 artists participating
12 countries represented
Two of those countries were new to the swap, and I received a card from one of them – Carol in Israel! Kat created a stellar video with art from the participants, be sure to check it out!
I lost count of how many I sent out this year. Roughly 37, with six of those sent overseas. So far I have received 20 side swaps and the six official cards.
Liberated Artists
I have posted about each artist as the cards arrived. But for those of you visiting for the first time on the hop, the links below will introduce you to each one.
Last Days to Liberate
First cards Arrive
Card #3
Magenta Mail Art
Side Swap And a Postcard Template
Side Swap Surge
Postcard #4
Side Swap #9
Number Five Has Arrived
Side Swap #10
LYA Loot
Postcard Profusion
A Postcard And A Doodle
Last year I got the idea to start an album for the postcards. This year, I received two of the same card from Michele Matucheski. One was an official swap card, and one was a side swap. Naturally I used them for my front and back covers. (It was the first card I received) These small albums are at the dollar store, and fit postcards perfectly.
My L.Y.A. Collection 2016
My Liberated Art History
This is the sixth year I have participated. That is even before I started blogging. Click on the links in the sidebar (scroll down) to see my art, and the videos from the past blog hops. Needless to say, Kat has been a major influence in getting my art out into the world!
Here is a peek at the collage Kat created the first year, 2011. Those are my trees. I had my cards printed that year and shared them with friends and family. That was a big step for me!
See the full collage at Kat’s site. I could not find those particular trees to show you, but I did find some that were painted at the same time. They are pretty terrible, but I am fond of them because of what they stand for. A brave new step!
Trees. 5 x 7 watercolor. Sheila Delgado
Thank you Kat, and the volunteers, for making this swap possible!
My heartfelt thanks to the talented artists who shared their art with me,
and with the world! Hope to see you in 2017!
Click on a link below to visit with other L.Y.A. Artists!
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LOL, just sent you an email 🙂
Really nice post! Smart that you blogged about the postcards as they arrived. Not so overwhelming that way! I can’t believe I missed swapping for one of your beautiful sunflowers! :-/ Sunflowers are my “special” symbol.
I just did a new postcard, I will post soon, If you would like to swap, let me know Chandra:)
Love your postcards for the 2016 LYA swap. I’m glad to know the dollar store has little booklets that will hold the postcards. I’ll look for one of them this week.
Marrianna
Thanks for stopping by Marrianna 🙂 I am still hopping, but I really enjoyed your blog! Happy creating to you!
What a beautiful post! I love the collection of cards and also the idea to make an album!
Thanks for stopping by Rosie 🙂 Hope to see you in the 2017 LYA, and that we can swap too. Happy creating to you, and I’ll see you in the hop 🙂
Hi Sheila! You were one of the more active participants in the FB page….thank you for cheering us on! Love your artwork, as well as the idea of making a postcard book. I’ll certainly make one for this year and the next years! I see why you’ve been participating for many years – it’s a lot of fun!
Thanks for stopping by Rosanna, so glad you took part in LYA! I tried to reach your blog, but it says it is marked private. I look forward to seeing you in 2017, and hope we can do a side swap 🙂 Happy creating to you 🙂
HI Sheila
I love your blog and your artwork. Such talent. I saw your post cards you sent out on the facebook page and thought “How soft and lovely.” I thought you had a beautiful presentation. I wasn’t sure how people got into side swaps. The idea of the postcard album is terrific. I am now going to put all of my past and present postcards in a similar one. Hope you are enjoying garden weather.
WOW, thank you for that Catie 🙂 I am glad you enjoyed the swap and my post. Your portraits are wonderful by the way. We are in the 80’s today, with high winds. Very nice indeed. Look forward to seeing you next year, and print some extra cards, so you can do lots of side swaps! Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Great idea to keep the post cards in an album. I feel so honored that you chose mine for the covers. I never dreamed that you’d get one of mine as an official card in the exchange, or I would have sent you a different card for the side-swap. I’m just amazed at the incredibly variety of ways that people express themselves creatively. There are so many options from Photography to painting to mixed media and on and on … All of it inspiring! See you next year, Sheila!
I agree, so many wonderful, talented artists and photographers! I love having the chance to collect some of their work! I think it was grand to receive two of the same card! It was a fluke, and I am sure it won’t happen again, so it makes this year memorable! I am so glad to have met you this year Michele, and you are on my list for a side swap next year! See you then 🙂
A wonderful blog as always Sheila. I love your idea of the album and the links to your past blogs about the swap. I’m learning so many blog tips this year. I love it where some people have created a diary of the swap. Others have great backgrounds or settings for the cards. I’m off to tweak tomorrows post.
So glad you enjoyed it Sea! I wanted to include everything. For others to see, but also for me to look back on. I didn’t think to do that in the beginning. I only just added the widgets for the first two years. Looking forward to your post Sea!
I can’t believe I never thought of putting the cards in an album! I have them in a nice tin, but this would be a great way to share with other people as I encourage them to participate!
Oh a tin would be great. Who can resist a tin! The album is great, in part because it is so inexpensive. So that means you can start a collection. LOL
I love how you’ve shared your postcard art adventure/swap here. So many new artists to see. The idea of compiling each year’s collection into an album is great.I will get it together next year and be on board for this, too. Thank you for sharing all this info and art!
Corinna that would be awesome! If you print extras, put me on your list for a side swap 🙂 Sign up for Kat’s newsletter or blog so you will be sure to get the info for next years swap.
I am all signed up for next time! yehaaa!
Love the idea of side swap…getting on some ideas now. Enjoy all this amazing weather..
Oh I am glad Corinna.. we can swap !! The weather has been awesome. Not too hot, a slight cooling breeze. Perfect. You too – Enjoy and I’ll chat with you soon.
Wow—your array of postcards! The energy and magnificence of the sun shining right back out in your art!
Sweet—those brave new trees in 2011! Loved that glimpse of your pre-blog art life. I plan to go back to visit your first posts : )
Thank you Dotty. I was trying to learn one artists technique, and it was a lot of fun. I am going to do a retrospective next month, that will be my anniversary. I will include links to meaningful posts. 🙂
I love your idea for the album too..Your work is exquisite! I am glad to have met you here..This is my second year for LYA, I will be back :-))
Thanks for your kind words Lisa 🙂 I will be back too, and I want to swap with you one way or the other! I love your LOVE card, such a peaceful feeling it gave me. Your work is lovely! Happy creating to you and I will see you in blog land!
Hello Sheila, thanks again for the surprise side swap! Love how you photographed all the arriving postcards and the photo collage of all received. LYA has been a great way to connect with people and a rewarding first step (like you said) for me too.
You are most welcome Juana. I so admire your work! Your card this year was so Fun and Fabulous! I signed up for your blog again, to keep up with your creating 🙂 So glad you are sharing your work with us!
What a wonderful idea for keeping the postcards, you are too cool Sheila. Love your work – what treasures sent and received! Happy LYA 2016!
WOW thank you Tammy, I hope you have signed up to follow the blog, or my Facebook page or Google+ page 🙂 LOL You just made my day!! Let me know where I can follow your work OK! Happy LYA to you too Tammy!
such lovely cards from everyone and a great way to ‘meet’ artists from around the world
They are lovely Val, and I have made friends, some of whom I have swapped with for three years!
Love your idea for the album! I have a regular sized notebook that I keep ATC swaps in but had to get a different kind of pages for the postcards. It’s great for the ATCs but I can only get 2 postcards to a page. I signed up for so many side swaps that I’m going to have to buy more pages… But I think I will switch to the type of album you’re using instead! This was my first LYA swap and I will be back for more next year!
Oh I am so glad to hear it Patsy! Put me down for a side swap now! So nice to see you in the swap, and thanks for saying hello! I like these small albums, because I can keep them on my desk. 🙂
So very cool! I have enjoyed following, Sheila. Thank you!
So glad Laurie 🙂 I didn’t realize there were so many blog post about it. Glad it didn’t get old or boring 🙂 Happy weekend to you 🙂
Looks like you’ve been having such a lovely time with the art swapping Sheila. What a great idea! Love your trees!
It is a joy to connect with friends, and make new ones. And the art is always so wonderful and varied. Have a terrific weekend Wendy! (thank you) 🙂
I didn’t realize you’d been participating for so long! Wow!
I didn’t either, until I looked at Kat’s blog page. Seems like I have been blogging for a long time, but the swaps go back even further. It’s fun to look back and see how far I have come, art wise. Thanks for the wonderful swap Lynn!
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Lovely way to express all the fun of LYA 2016 Postcard Swap. I thoroughly enjoyed my second participation, even more our swaps. There will be several others, Sheila, this is my sincere wish!
Mine as well Louise 🙂 Can’t think of a nicer tradition!Love your cards, and I will be seeing you in blog land!