We have had a busy week - following on from the Pop Up and wrapping and delivering the artwork; returning the things we had borrowed; a hard day's work of re-pointing the mortar between the stones at the back of the cottage, and a couple of day trips out and about so not a lot of time at all to sit and make/create.
Today I managed to sit and in amongst my chaos I have created a few cards...
They sold really well last weekend and because we are headed to a market at Watten this coming weekend, I needed to replace some. I have also had requests/commissions for quite a few so they are bundled into the making here. But chaos it is!
I had managed to cut some BKF Rives paper in to cards through the week; and I am simply doing a range of colour ways with my water colour pencils; and a couple more of my favourites Outstanding! I like the funny little birds and the standing outing the field idea.
Because I don't have letterpress here, there are not too many words; but I do add Outstanding with some vintage Letraset I have stashed here.
I have run out of BFK Rives paper; but I did have a heap of offcuts from the sheets. I wondered what might happen if I tried to somehow stitch a couple of the offcuts together and make a card.
Pretty happy with the outcome I must say, so off I went and cut some more.
This time I made them square as I am now not only limited by paper; but also by envelopes! I will have to order some more envelopes this week; but I did have a handful of square envelopes, so squares they have become...
And just because I wanted to play without needing to make - I have been playing around with white paint pens, grey card and Payne's Grey ink again. It is quiet and meditative play and I enjoy seeing what happens next, and where the lines lead me. And the dots. And the dashes.
It is always special to need to be making more things because the other things sold; but it is also nice to just play without purpose or intent.
I find your cards very cheering.
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