If you remember from the sneak peek a few weeks ago, I purchased a bag of vintage photographs from the flea market and decided to use some of them for the mailart 365 project.
I started out with the idea to create outfits using my paper collection.
Then I had the idea to do more of the environment in paper. This piece is a very “Robayre” piece, obviously, with all the individual pieces of grass. It was time consuming, but I love how it came out.
Here is another detail
Another environment piece
Another wardrobe piece.
While I was working I suddenly thought of the artist Alyn Carlson and her lovely paper hats. I love her hats and immediately I knew some of my vintage folks needed to wear some fancy hats! I love how they came out and it was so much fun to create their hats.
and another close up
Here’s a bathing beauty and her showy hat
and last but not least, a lovely pair and their extraordinary hats.
like I said on flickr. . . i really love these. it’s fun to watch your mailart pieces as time goes on, it looks like you are exploring new territory, but it’s also so recognizable as your style.
These are fun. Love the grass one! What happens to all these pieces? Since they are mailart, do you really mail them all out?
yes, I send all the postcards out in the mail, although I am very behind. I have LOTS of postcards that I need to address and actually drop into the mail.
these make me very happy!
Love these! What a fun way to use those old photos.
omg… this would be a PERFECT beginning photography class assignment….
These are just SO awesome, all of them. Collectors items!
These are terrific.