From 2020 to 2021

ALL GOOD WISHES FOR EACH OF YOU,

NOW AND THROUGHOUT THE NEW YEAR.

HONI 

ATCS For The New Year - Part 2

Four from Andrea:

 

Four from Ellen: 

Three from Karin K:

Four from Kimberly:

Four from Samantha:

Artful Hearts Post Cards - Postmark by Monday, January 11th

Collage over Gelli Plate Print - by hhc

Valentines' Day will be here before we know it.

Here's a Post Card swap to brighten someone's mail box.

Collage & Rubber Stamps over  Gelli Plate Print - by hhc

In hopes of completing this swap in time to get the art to each participant by or before Feb. 14th, 2021, I'm posting this with a minimal time allotment. 

Participants, make 1 - 4 pieces of mail art to exchange with swap partners.

(The examples below are NOT post card sized, but they might inspire your inner Artist.)

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MEDIA:  Collage, paint, stickers, etc.

TECHNIQUE:  Collage, paint, sketch, rubber stamping, etc.

SIZE PARAMETERS:  6" x 4+1/4"

WHITE OVER WHITE WINTER Collage Post Cards - Postmark by January 18th

by hhc

 Now that Winter is here, some in various parts of the country will be dealing with a lot of white, cold precipitation.   Terms like "Storms,""Blizzards," "Squalls," "Ice Storms" and "White-Out" or "Lake Effect" will often be heard over the next few months.  

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So let's make up some POST CARDS to exchange using various white materials.  You can use off-white, bright white, etc. over white backgrounds to put together your art-to-swap.  

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To define your design, add texture. Folding, weaving or tearing papers is one way to add texture.  Paper cut-out's or punched-out shapes is another idea.  Magic Mesh, netting, texture paste, thick paint, ink, gauze, tissue paper, string, lace, doilies, etc. are other possibilities.

Keep it low-profile and not too thick if possible, (None of these exmples are exactly "low profile...") or your postcards may require extra postage to be sent out.

by hhc

MEDIA:  Artist's Choice

TECHNIQUE:  Artist's Choice

SIZE PARAMETERS:  6" x 4+1/4"

CHECKLIST:

• ADDRESS LABELS FOR EACH PIECE YOU SEND IN 
• SUFFICIENT POSTAGE FOR EACH PIECE YOU SEND IN
• WAXED PAPER, PARCHMENT OR CELLOPHANE BETWEEN EACH PIECE
• YOUR RETURN ADDRESS ON EACH PIECE YOU SEND IN

*****ANYTHING LARGER THAN POST CARD SIZE LIMITS WILL REQUIRE AT LEAST 55-CENTS LETTER RATE POSTAGE.*****

Sample Post Card Back

*****ANYTHING THICKER THAN SEVERAL LAYERS OF INDEX CARD, ANYTHING TOO STIFF TO CURVE EASILY, DESIGNS WITH ART EXTENDING OVER THE EDGES, POST CARDS ENCASED IN CELLOPHANE SLEEVES, WILL REQUIRE 70-cents  "NONMACHINABLE" POSTAGE***** 

Put your card(s) in an envelope and get them postmarked 
by Monday, January 18th

SEND TO:
Honi C.
Post Office Box 142
Freedom, New York State  14065  USA

QUESTIONS:  s.h.greenstamps@juno.com

INTERNATIONAL SWAPPERS - 

PRIOR TO PARTICIPATING, please contact the Blogsite Administrator regarding using PayPal to cover return mailing postage, or make other arrangements. Also consider delivery delays through the postal system(s).  If your art doesn't arrive in time, and the swap host doesn't know ahead of time to wait for it, you will not be able to participate.

GROUP SWAP DETAILS:

• You may send in as many as four cards unless specified by the swap host.  (You will get back the same number you send, each from a different artist)

• Your cards will be mailed to your host in an envelope, and your host will mail them "naked" to other swappers.  International swappers may request to have them all mailed together in one envelope.

• If you're sending more than one, please make sure you insert waxed paper, parchment or cellophane between the cards so they don't get stuck together in the envelope, especially if you use glue, paint or sealant

• Write “MMSA - WHITE OVER WHITE " on the back of each card and attach your return address in the UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER in case of postal delivery problems.  An email address legibly written would make it easier for your recipient to thank you.

• LEAVE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE POSTCARD BLANK (THE PART WHERE THE ADDRESS "TO" GOES)

• Include a mailing label with your name and address for each card you create
  (Your host will attach them to the cards she mails back to you)
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•  Please include the proper postage in the envelope or adhere stamps to your postcards (see below for postal guidelines)
• Postcards made from thicker cardboard (therefore stiff/not easily bendable)  will need nonmachinable postage.  Thank you.

Postage and Card Size

• In order to use the postcard rate ($.35) your card cannot be bigger than 6"
   x  4+1/4", and it must be thin and flexible.  A card that is larger, thick, lumpy or doesn't bend, will require more postage. 

• If your card is an unusual shape (square, round) or is flexible but has some lumpy embellishments it will probably cost you the "nonmachinable" rate of $.70

• If your card doesn't bend at all, the post office may consider it a package and you should go get it weighed and measured to figure out the proper postage.

INTERNATIONAL SWAPPERS - contact the swap host regarding using PayPal to cover return mailing postage, or make other arrangements.

You can find all the postal specifications (and a handy postage calculator) here:  http://postcalc.usps.gov

ATCs For The New Year - Part 1

 One from Kathy M:

Four from Lois:

Four from Margaret R:

Three from Renee:

Thinking Outside The Box - Post Card Swap - Postmark by January 25th

by hhc - Collage

Over the past two months I received similar comments in swap mailings from three different participants:  "I'm thinking outside the box."  

This seemed significant because I had previously been considering putting together a group swap theme called "Thinking Outside The Box."  So, taking that as a sign, here it is.

The term "Thinking Outside The Box" may mean to think in a different way- creatively, prompted by a new perspective, or unconventionally.  As artists this should be easy, as we often "see" things differently than others do.

So, you could take the theme figuratively, like trying something unfamiliar or challenging, or, you could illustrate it literally (as in the image at the top of this description).

The example below used a horizontal stripe made by acrylic paint on Deli Wax Paper (Gelli Plate Printing) as an abstract bridge in the sky, complete with spectators.

By hhc - Acrylic paint on Deli Wax Paper  over collage

Your art may be collaged, painted, inked, drawn, etc. - your choice of medium(s) and technique(s)

GRID RERUN - Part 1

 Three from Andrea M:

Three from Cynthia Y:

Four from Ellen:

One from Karin K:

Four from LaDonna:

Four from Lois:

Four from Renee:

Four from Tara: