It’s been a long time since I added to my Inspiration by Post project, so please click here if you’re new to my blog and would like a little background information. Back in October last year I received this lovely postcard from Paula in Belgium. Of course that was just after we’d received dad’s diagnosis, [...]
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Inspiration by Post #7
Posted in Inspiration by Post, tagged belgium, inspiration by post, notebook, postcard on June 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
22/09/2010
Posted in Inspiration by Post, Project 365 on September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve received quite a few submissions for my Inspiration by Post project – now I can’t wait until the winter when I’ll have time to play with them all!
Inspiration by Post #6
Posted in Inspiration by Post, tagged inspiration by post, notebook on August 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Well, this was a very unusual piece of inspiration! The envelope contained two cords (or dreadlocks) from a komondor – kindly sent to me by some friends who live in the Orkneys and keep two of these amazing dogs. They gave me the impetus to try felting. I knitted a sheet of fabric using 100% [...]
Inspiration by Post #5
Posted in Inspiration by Post, tagged inspiration by post, painting on August 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This inspiration turned out to be a rather pretty metal bead sent to me by Becky. I loved the pattern on it, but I’m not too keen on yellow – so I decided to use the shapes but change the colours. I created a small painting, gouache and acrylic on canvas.
Inspiration by Post #4
Posted in Inspiration by Post, tagged inspiration by post, mixed media on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As promised I’ve made a second, final, version of this piece. I’ve used a proper canvas this time, and added torn strips of paper to the top and bottom (on which the text is scrawled). I’ve also intensified the colour of the eye to try and make it ‘pop’ a bit more. EDITED TO ADD: [...]
Inspiration by Post #3
Posted in Inspiration by Post, tagged inspiration by post, notebook on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s inspiration was a card sent to me by Rubytuesday of the LLL forum (www.littlelostlushies.co.uk). I loved the colours and shapes, and so I took a jaunt to the art shop to pick up some coloured paper and created a bold, somewhat abstract design.
Inspiration by Post #2
Posted in Inspiration by Post, tagged inspiration by post, notebook, origami on March 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This week’s envelope contained some origami animals, sent to me by Joan from Switzerland. They inspired me to try something which I saw last year. A book with origami pages, intended to be both useful and beautiful:
Inspiration by Post #1
Posted in Inspiration by Post, tagged abstract, inspiration by post, mondrian, notebook on March 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My first Inspiration by Post arrived this week. Inside the envelope was this photograph of a seaside town. When I looked at it the overwhelming thought that came to mind was ‘Mondrian…’ – and so I decided to create a book which depicted the town in an abstract fashion. It’s not so obvious when the [...]
Inspiration by Post
Posted in Inspiration by Post, tagged inspiration by post on March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone needs inspiration, and I usually pick mine up randomly from the things around me. That can be limiting though, especially if (like me) you tend to live in a bit of a routine and see the same things day in day out. How to solve that? Well, I’ve asked the members of the LLL [...]
