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Birthday Cards for Far Away Friends

In January I signed up for a Birthday Card Swap on the Milliande’s Art Community for Women site. There are about 20 artists taking part from all over the globe. India, the UK, Australia, Ireland, Canada and the USA. It was awesome receiving birthday cards (January) from these super talented women. Now each month I get to have fun creating cards for them!

If you are an artist, check out the website. There is a gallery where you can post your work and get feed back, and there are many great groups you can join. Or if you are just looking for some inspiration, there is a lot of amazing art to view and great video’s too. Take a look at Milliande’s blog! If you are a creative, and feeling stuck… she will get you unstuck! But plan to spend some time, there is so much to see, and your creative pistons will start pumping BIG TIME!

I did these for the June birthday girls. I actually started them awhile back, and honestly, I was prepared to paint over them and start again. My hand lettering skills need some practice, and that is part of the reason I wanted to be a part of this group. Practice, practice, practice. It’s not the destination, but the journey.

With each card I also like to include an ATC (artist trading card) and a bookmark. I forgot to scan the bookmarks, and the “Blooming” card was chopped a bit in the scanner, not sure what happened there. I was a bit crookedy, but my “G” was on the page, really. These cards are on their way to El Cerrito, CA, Australia and England.

It’s your Birthday!

Wish You Were Here 12 : A.I.R Gallery’s Postcard Show

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Earlier this week I donated a piece of art to help raise funds for the A.I.R Gallery. The Artists in Residents Gallery is celebrating 40 years of advocating for women in the visual arts. They are a Not-for-Profit Organization.

A.I.R. Mission Statement: In 1972, a group of women artists founded A.I.R. (Artists in Residence) Gallery, the first artists-run gallery for women in the United States. A.I.R.’s goal is to provide a professional and permanent exhibition space for women artists to present work of quality and diversity. A.I.R. is an artist directed and maintained gallery, providing a sense of community for women and serving as a model for other alternative galleries and organizations. Through lectures, symposia and a Fellowship Program for emerging women artists, A.I.R. Gallery sustains a political awareness and voice, and brings new understanding to old attitudes about women in the arts. (From the A.I.R. website)

Submission requests were for a single 4 x 6 postcard. Each will be sold for $45 and proceeds will help to fund Gallery programs. The annual show will run from June 27th – July 21, at 111 Front street in Brooklyn, New York. This is my first piece shown in a gallery, and I am honored that it might help to benefit others.

For more information on exhibits or artist opportunities visit the A.I.R. website.

A.I.R. Postcard submission 2013, Acrylic on 140 lb. cold press.

Summers Greetings. Acrylic on 140 lb. cold press.

Sweet Dreams are Mod of this

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The Spoonflower design challenge this week was to create a Mod wallpaper. A design influenced by the modernist subculture of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. This was a limited palette of three colors with the option of using black or white as a fourth.

The first image that popped into my head when I read the challenge, was of Go-Go dancers in mini’s and white patent leather boots. Mod was often about bright, vivid, in-your-face color. Geometric patterns in black and white were popular as well. I wanted to design a large-scale print, and I wanted soft instead of garish.

This is what I came up with. I tried several color combinations, and in the end, I used just two shades of yellow, and the purple accent.

Sweet Dreams are Mod of this

Here are two dress mock-up’s.

Peter Pan collar dress

: Sleek sheath dress

Sweet Dreams are Mod of this wallpaper

Voting for the contest runs from Thursday May 23rd – Tuesday May 28th. I sure would appreciate your vote if you like my design. Click on the yellow “Vote for your favorites” button. To select the design you will need to click on it, and a green frame will appear. You have to go through all of the design pages to finalize your vote. My thanks to all who vote!