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Investigative drawing has begun for a new composition, based on The River. It will be a charcoal drawing of a fisherman on the banks of the River Kennet. I will create the atmosphere of a cathedral from the overhanging greenery of the trees on the banks, which will be reflected in the water of the river. The figure of a fisherman will be back lit so that a halo of…

This drawing took three two hour sessions to complete, three times longer than my usual projects. The results are stunning. I have finally achieved a drawing that works like a painting. I used tone to express the relationships between shapes. Darker tones draw the viewer into the painting and utilise the rules of perspective. Mid-tones were used to create atmosphere…

 got a lot done before breakfast to day . . . maybe i will skip breakfast and go straight to lunch . . . .…

More holiday mail art, and I'm lovin' it!

Stamped evergreens on the envelope...

and on this lovely card:…

Giannis Stamenitis does live on the far opposite West Side of Thessaloniki,

while MomKat in Harilaou is Far East.

So we have to mail art in-the-mail :-)…

Mail-art by IUOMA member Joey Patrickt (Oakland, California, USA)

January 3, 2015 - I am absolutely thrilled to venture into 2015 sharing this FAB package of mail-art from Joey Patrickt.…

The first new stamps are made and sent into the network:…

Even on the envelope, Bill painted a nice image:

and inside, a fantastic landscape card:…

What a nice surprise to see Zombie Kitty (Santa)! Scratch..meow

Louise Kiner in Canada sent this happy mail art greeting:…

Kim sends an elegant card and envelope, simple, minimal...

lovely ...with "sheep" for the New Year 2015.…

David Dellafiora from Australia sends holiday greetings

with the latest edition of WIPE:

Here are a few of…

The website for “Infiltrating the Library System - Bookmarks XII” went live this month to accompany the touring exhibition. The images work particularly well on a mobile. The exhibition kicks-off in Bergen, Norway and goes on to visit Scotland, Canada, the US and Australia. There is a write up of the exhibition in the September and October editions of The Book Arts Newsletter

In “Supplication III” I used a pigment mixed from the ashes of my broken dreams with olive oil. As a mark maker I used a dead flower head. The quality of the line was good, although there was some hesitation in the placing of marks, which may come across in the final work.

Ah, a striking RED envelope with washi arrived in the "old year",

and there was a "bunny" here:

Very nice card inside, To be or Not to be  a Hippo...but well papered?…

Here is more happy holiday mail art!

Shipped on Dec 17 but arrived with the "old year" mail delivery: Dec 30!

A little letter  inside:…

All about a BIRDIE, of course :-) 'Love this song from my childhood!

The whole postcard, with Santa, and the Queen!…