MAIL ART FROM CLARE

Jez here:  I received Clare's Mail Art Postcard, with its embodiment of this year's Autumn:

It's just like the kind of autumn we've been having - lovely deep colours - and then when the sun shines on it, or I put on the light, it really sparkles like the odd sunshiny days we get now and then.

I'm really pleased with it, and it will go in the sketchbook I keep for cards and paintings I receive from other artists, so that I always know where it is.   Thank you Clare.      Jez

mail art from Clare

thanks for this surreal card that arrived today

Art in the post!

My first piece of art from the mail art trail - by the very amazingly talented Jez - its awesome! thank you, was a lovely surprise to come home to after work yesterday.The details in the drawings are amazing, every time I look I see something new. It has been my life long ambition to ride a camel (yes I realise this is a kind of lame ambition!!!) and when we went to Petra in December last year my chance came.... however my hubs and son didn't want to, so I had to miss it. I guess it gives me something to look forward to when we visit Egypt next year.... maybe haha! Until then - I now have my very own camel!

Hello!

Hi all, and thank you for letting me join in this wonderful community. I'm Clare, some of the members here I already know from other internet forums or blogs and some I look forward to 'meeting' through our art. I have admired the work produced on this blog for a while, after being introduced to it by one of the members while doing a circle journal. I am a little in awe of the standard of work you all produce if I'm honest!

A little bit about me: I live and work in Northumberland, currently working in childcare in a Childrens centre, which is quite challenging at times but a whole load of fun and I love my job. Im 44, married with 2 children of my own (boys of 24 and 12) and one cat. I have been a scrapbooker for a lot of years and through forums i joined I discovered a love of mixed media and thats mainly what I do now. I recently was part of a music based circle journal which inspired me to start a series of canvas boards for my home based on favourite song lyrics. I have planned 5, and so far completed 2 (both of which are Beatles lyrics)

I also recently completed the largest project I have ever attempted, a 3' x 14" mixed media canvas I called 'Alphabetica' (so stolen that name!!) which I have hanging on my staircase and it inspired me to get in the craft room every time I walk up the stairs. It is not the easiest thing to photograph however!!

Here are just a few photos of entries I did in the rock circle journal, including an image of the cover of my own book, which I kept very simple.

I look forward to joining in with my first project on Collabor-ART :)