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| Good Morning! I try to start out every day with an hour of art (no matter how early I have to get up). Some folks like to work at night....way into the wee hours....but I always feel like I have to start my day with art if at all possible. |
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| First off, a mug of very strong, black, hot coffee and a book or magazine about art or art techniques. (This book has been around a while and is called The Pressed Plant - it is very nice). I like to browse UpperCase and Somerset Studio magazines. |
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| But, Sundays are for the SF Chronicle and the New York Times..... |
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| Oh! And happy T day to Elizabeth and the T gang. I am invited to join in this week and I hope you enjoy the beverage of choice here -- cappuccino. Thank you Elizabeth - Altered Book Lover |
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| Looking at some cyanotypes...and getting ready to g to the studio and make things.....and there are so many things I want to make.... |
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| For example, I've been into bird envelopes these days....and bird rolodex cards..... |
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| .......yes, and even more bird envelopes..... |
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| Which, in turn, lead me to making altered book pages with birds and a teacher's notes from a bird class.... |
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| Sometimes I just make collage cards from things sitting around on my studio table....like this... |
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| Considering I just went to the fabulous Vintage Paper last weekend and came home with lots of vintage paper there is always something sitting around I can use to make some something....25-cent snapshots... |
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| I was very happy to find a Swedish passport for $2 (thanks to Annie) and I changed the passport photo from an old lady to this perky miss. (sorry, I couldn't help myself). I did just notice the passport says she had dark brown hair.I thought Swedes were blond. Oh well. This is added to my altered passport product.... WARNING: The next two photos might make you a little crazy! |
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| I got a bunch of twenty cent postcards just for the fabulous stamps/post marks/cursive writing. Aren't they wonderful? I am kicking myself for not getting more. In my defense, I WAS running out of money....(This photo has gotten the second most "likes" on Instagram that I've ever had) |
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| I just had to show you all this beauty. Some of you have seen it already on the blog's FB page or on IG I know but it is so wonderful I have to share on the blog....A lovely woman (pmarti5) on IG made me this for no reason other than to be wildly nice and generous. It is a cloth journal cover for a Moleskine journal in postal fabric. I am going to treasure this beauty. |
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| So, there you have it -- coffee and reading, making things and surprises in the mail, wonderful old postcards. It's all good. When is your favorite time to make things? Morning? Night? And, what is everybody out there working on? What do you like to read -- am I missing any good books or magazines? Do tell. And have a good day you all! SEND GOOD MAIL -- GET GOOD MAIL |
