Thom Courcelle's Blog Posts Tagged 'Collage' (5)

Carien van Hest Must be Working for the Tourism Bureau in The Netherlands!

Carien created this LARGE hand-made envelope with an Amsterdam scene so vibrant one might just leap right into the picture! The paper is quite thick and glossy...perhaps a repurposed book jacket from a coffee table book...

I can imagine riding my bicycle across one of Amsterdam's bridges or lounging on one of the passenger barges as it floats through…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on February 10, 2024 at 9:38pm — 1 Comment

You Have to Wait Until Chapter 3 to Get to the Good Parts...

An excellent paint-and-Collage work by the amazing hand of Carien van Hest...

A closer view...

Thanks,…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on January 14, 2024 at 7:38pm — No Comments

David Stafford Drowns me in Vintage Ephemera

David recently sent me a hefty Manila envelope and when I opened it, this happened...

Ephemera! Glorious! Ephemera!!! A LOT of it!!

David has either been collecting magazines since he was a toddler (or since his parents were toddlers), or he happened upon a yard sale with a mother load of Good Housekeeping magazines from the WWII…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on August 22, 2019 at 12:30am — 5 Comments

Etiam luctus lectus eget Extreme

BIFIDUS JONES has also been extremely GENEROUS to me. Bifidus has got the art of collage DOWN! What elements make Bifidus’s art so appealing? The COLORS, definitely… The vintage-style images, curious images. Interesting images paired against vintage typeface and handwriting. This particular beauty has stamp images and characters, INCREDIBLE old U.S. postage…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on September 17, 2011 at 11:25pm — 3 Comments

From Robert Rios: Asemics Aerial Map

Roberto's envelopes always seem to have multiple "goodies" included with them. And his envelope's are not the least of his treasures!...

Envelope back: Toros en Sevilla 2011 (gorgeous!)…

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Added by Thom Courcelle on August 25, 2011 at 3:54am — 1 Comment

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