Hello to all collaborators,
Firstly apologies for this email However, better a little late than never!
I have heard from just about all of you over the past few weeks/months, Thankyou for your emails and phone calls and in some cases face to face conversations! Your feedback about the postcard collab has been thoughtful and in a positive vein.... I now have a fair idea about which group you each want to be involved in....below is what I understand you are each wanting, please check the lists, if you are listed as doing what you want, that's great..no need to contact me, however if you are not where you want to be please let me know, asap.
List A - Artists who want to continue with the postcards
- Olley Bath - who will continue to coordinate
- Gwen Evetts - who is a friend of Olleys and a new member
- Jude Roberts - originally from Olleys group
- Rochelle Jekot - originally from My group
- Jenelle Wood - Originally from my group
- Kym Simms - Originally from my group
Group B - Altered Book
- Peta Lloyd - to be coordinator of this group
- Donna Malone - originally coordinator of a postcard group
- Shelly Neave - originally from Donna's group
- Tamara Allen - " " " "
- JacQ Ware - " " " "
- Nanette Balchin - Originally from Olleys group
- Kristin Mountjoy - Originally from my group
- Lindesay Dresdon - " " " "
- Tracey Hewitt - " " " "
Group C - Those who were undecided - Please let me know which group you would like to be in!
- Susan Joyce - originally Donna's group
- Terri Shackley - " " "
Group D - Those who have decided to take a break from collaborating at the moment
- Pam Shipman - originally Donna's group
- Natalie Johnson - " Olley's Group
- Mel Gower - " " "
- Amanda Lowjen - " " "
Phew!!! I think that's it!!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your participation, creative idea's and wonderful art works. For those of you who are having a break, or continuing with the postcards, please stay in touch, I have certainly enjoyed you all being a part of this collaboration. I hope at some point that we may all be able to come together to share our books and postcards with each other!
For those continuing with the postcards, I believe that Olley has already communicated with you about how you will be continuing with this great project.
For everyone, please if you can, complete the postcards you have in your possession, if this is not possible then simply return to the originating artist as is.
For those who have chosen to change to the Altered Book Collaboration I will send out a group email within the next week to outline the details.
Kym, I would like to thankyou for your wonderful efforts of setting up the blog and continuing to maintain it, it has been a valuable opportunity to share thoughts and art with others and to be able to connect with other collaborators across the country and the oceans - THANKS!!!
To Donna and Olley, a big thankyou to you both for so capably and gently encouraging your respective group members participation - THANKS!!!
Once again......THANKS!!! to all of YOU for your enthusiasm, participation and collaboration!!!
Cheers,
Peta
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One side of the 'inside' card. A scrap from the cover of an old music sheet.
The other side of the inside card, I used Kristin's line drawing of a guitar, painted it and partially covered it with another record album cover. I wrote some words from a Josh Pyke song over everything.
The back of Kristin's postcard. Note the record and record player arm.
Kristin's theme was "Music" - this is the address side of her postcard, I cut down a record cover and made it into an envelope, embelishing it with scraps from the cover of very old sheet music. The light?? 'Electric Guitar or Electric Music' A brad keeps the envelope closed.
Wow Peta...I've been picking 'music' up and putting it down for weeks - having no idea - what a great job you've done! I'm so impressed! I love the old record cover idea, and the envelope...everything you've done, really! It's great to see how people develop these themes and the different ideas - thanks for posting so regularly! I have Lindesay's "Surprise" ready to photograph - not sure if the camera is up to the job. Number one son had a play with it and thinks it's better...we'll soon know I guess!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Tracey...I do hope you're camera is better, I am looking forward to seeing more of your work up on the blog. Lindesay's 'surprise' is a great theme!
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Peta, the camera behaved a little better - as you will see - still far from ideal...I'm counting my savings from my art work and wondering if I'm liquid enough to invest in a SLR Digital....been thinking about it for a while now...maybe Fraser's (my sons) camera acting up a bit is the sign...
ReplyDeleteHi Peta, excuse me but just where did you find the time to do an envelope style card. Crikey the pressure is on now!!! Looks great. I'm sending out round 3 this week even though I still haven't completed Judes which I hope to get to this week, Happy Creating, Olley.
ReplyDeleteOlley, you're doing pretty well if you are sending out round three this week.....sometimes I get a whole day in the studio and I often just go like a locomotive on full throttle...
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