Playing with Paper

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. 

​But in my excitement, I hadn't figured out the paper engineering!  Didn't really come together as I had envisioned.... Ha! Ahhh well.  Onward and upward.

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.