Sunday Postcard Challenge "Sewing"

SUNDAY POSTCARD ART   has offered up another fun challenge, Sewing/Dress form. 4x6 postcard, vintage pattern background, vintage photos, and vintage buttons for hair. Be sure and check out the other postcards, such a creative group.

https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/2022/09/10/dressform-sewing/ 

Frilly Funkie Challenge

"TRAIL OF TEARS"

This week's challenge at http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com is Stencil Mania... a challenge to use 3 stencils to create a journal page. My journal page is based on the "Trail of Tears". 

Procedure: multiple layers of tries and failed attempts of acrylics and collage, covered with pink and blue acrylic paint, sequin waste, diamond-shaped stencils, number stencils, and dot stencils applied and wiped off with a baby wipe. My image represents what I envision as a member of the Choctaw tribe, black and white print, embellished with paint pens, alcohol markers, and pastels. I also collaged US maps as a way to bring more light to the piece. 

His image brought me to a more in-depth look at the history of The Trail of Tears.  The term, Trail of Tears invokes the collective suffering of the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole Indians. The Choctaw were the first Indians to become the victims of the Indian Removal Act with the signing of "The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek" in 1830. They gave up 11 million acres of prime agricultural land that had been cleared and was highly coveted by outsiders. The Cherokee fought the judicial system but finally lost their attempts.    At that point, New president Martin Van Buren ordered 16,000 Cherokees to be rounded up and put into holding camps. Any that tried to escape were shot, while others suffered from disease and sexual assault from guards. It is estimated as many as 100,000 tribal people were forced from their homes and as many as 20,000 men, women and children perished. In recent years, prominent political figures in the United States have finally begun to acknowledge the Native American genocide and how many Native Americans were killed.

Music THREE Muses challenge

 This week's challenge at https://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.com/ is

 Music. 

San Francisco sung by The Mamas and Papas(1967)

If you’re going to San Francisco,

Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair. 

Procedure:

Background.. layers, and layers of acrylic paint and gesso, collage & stamping.

Focal point.. magazine cutouts, white pen, acrylic paint. 

 TAG TUESDAY .. SUMMER

Another entertaining challenge at TAG TUESDAY , the theme was SUMMER. I immediately thought of summer vacation, 4th of July and Memorial Day and how much I LOVE AMERICA. Tag is made with recycled cardboard, recycled map, wings of old magazines, hat (black dots on typing paper), and image-free printable online  https://www.liveinternet.ru/community. This vintage lady water-skier will go straight into my Junk Journal.  

FUNDAY FRIDAY

BLUE COLLAGES

Finally, I've tried doing a group of collages. Each is done over a two-day period with a planned "cool pallet" , made with handmade papers and vintage book pages, measuring 4" square.  Now that I look at the image, I realize they're upside down. LOL

CARPE DIEM does not mean Fish of the Day

Challenge "Fish" for Art Journal Journey, the link is at the right under challenges. This is my first challenge in quite some time, I had fun putting it together, but realize I'm a tad rusty. As I look back at the challenges I did a few years back, I see I have lots of room for re-growth. Oh, guess I should explain, the challenge was fish. I found a cute quote about fish, "Carpe Diem does not mean Fish of the day." The word comes from a Roman Poet, Horace. It is a Latin aphorism (whatever that is)translated.. "SEIZE THE DAY". In my language it translates to Happy, Fun, Meditate, Smile, Soar, and Be Happy. You can find these words if you zoom in, they're in plain sight.

Back in the Swing of Things

My life has taken some major twists and turns over the past few years. But I'm elated to be back in the studio and thinking of doing some 100-day Art challenges. For the time being, I'll be sharing the various art projects I'm working on.