I have long enjoyed playing with paper... making books, doing origami, and as you may have already realized, weaving parts of my paintings.

So when I started experimenting with greeting card ideas, my ideas turned away from simple images to tri-folds and 3-D pop-ups.  

As I mentioned in my last post, we had two new babies born in our neighborhood in April.  So along with the chicken pot pies, I delivered our best wishes with this card that wraps a sweet baby in a big heart!

Emboldened by my success with the baby card, I thought of a friend who has taken on some heavy-duty work to help people struggling with opioids.  Her courage and tenacity inspire me.  I envisioned a card that looked pretty on the outside, but speaks to her strength inside. 

So it was back to Bert ... a couple of new cards in time for Father's Day and summer weddings.

Now it's time to pack up my sketchbooks, pens, brushes & paints and head north out of Arizona's heat. More from Minnesota in June. 

    "Greetings!"   Seems like an appropriate beginning after being silent for so long.  But actually I am referring to my latest artistic endeavors. 
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Even though we email and FacetTime often, I love reading an actual letter or card from my sister or granddaughters. I even put "Real letters in my USPS mailbox" on my Christmas list and it has been so fun to get “real mail”. 

At Christmas I received a subscription to Sketchbook Skool and specifically a “kourse” about creating Greeting Cards.  I started the exercises and had fun with Valentine’s and a couple of birthday cards.  

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As 2018 is The Year of the Dog and that we have a new (to us) dog...Bert, I’ve been working on a series of cards featuring his wonderful black and white swirls and spots. ​







 

​The first batch has just arrived from the printer. You can find them in my Gallery/Shop.