When you think you have seen it all, along comes Amy Irwen to blow you away with her "Libations and memories"

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

Amy Irwen has overwhelmed me with this one.  What starts out to be two beer mats tided together turns out to be a treasure chest of glory.  It is smply amazing.  The hours this must have take to create, and the idea is FAB.

You open up the first page to the first surprise.

And that page hides the next folding page, and it doesn't stop there.  Exciting isn't it.  I'm like a child during his birthday party.  What next? what next?

That page then folds open twice, and more treasures are found.  I spent quite a bit of tme just opening it and closing it.  Everytime seeing something different and more and more detail and thought that went into this little gem.  Thank you very very much Amy. 

This is the back of the fold out part.  And I will mention it here for just the people who scroll down to the very end.  This piece brought a tear to my eye.  But us real men don't speak about such things.  Get me another beer dear and turn on the TV, I want to watch the football game!  The Twins are playing at home.  Thank you again Amy.

[Amy Irwen]

Haha...not offended Cheryl...I know your eyes must have been misted over too!!! Hugs *!*

[cheryl penn]

Ok - I'm red!! For some reason - wont even TRY think what, I thought it was you - SORRY AMY!! - Really great work - I'm going back to ducking behind the covers :-)))!

[cheryl penn]

Sorry to turn up late to the party to celebrate this FAB work! But KDJ - W-O-W - so wonderful!! One tear only Dean? Well I suppose its better than a beer splash...

[prettylily]

Super collection and well put together!  Well done, Amy!!  Dean, you did a great presentation via your blog!  Thanks for sharing the fun.  :-)

[Alicia Starr]

Full of energy and wit. Great colors Amy.

[Mail Art Martha]

This is truly amazing, what an effort and so poetic

[Amy Irwen]

THANK YOU ALL...I am inspired and thankful that you are my friends...and yes IUOMA is a good place to be...

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

Amy has really done a most wonderful job of collecting and assembling many "momentos" of tea and tickets, beer and bar codes...and just made a fabulous artist boekie! Lucky you, Dean! It is quite a treasure and this is a great blog, too!

xxx = three kisses

ooo = three hugs

<3 <3 = (larger than 3?) no, those are "hearts" for love...αγάπη!

Fantastic!!

[Mim Golub Scalin]

Oh happy mail! What a wonderful work of Mail Art!

[Kerri Pullo]

quite fantastic... tasty sensations.