Series III

"The Sisters" is the name of this Series. I have no information on this artist. I think they are probably contemporary because of the use of color. This set of pictures was obliviously meant to be a set. The names were what I worked on the longest. The reason I went with names this time was because as soon as I saw Eva I knew that was her name. The rest of the ladies just fell into place. I thought that there was a lot or color in each picture and I decided to make all of the borders the same. I also thought that this would make it very different from the other sets. I used dark green and burgundy card stock and the gold is a piece of a Christmas card that my Mom received a few years ago. The best part about this hobby is that nothing goes to waste.

Series II

The next Series that I created is called, "Victorian Ladies". All of the pictures are by the same artist but I have no information on him or her because I cannot make out the name. If I ever find out who it is I will post the information at another time. This set was a lot of fun to make because there were no restrictions (other than size). It took a long time deciding what color to use for each back round. Once I had established this the rest of the project went much smoother. I used lace ( 2 of them are antique), feathers and painted on the jewelry with acrylic paint. I love color and this gave me a lot of options because each woman is wearing a different color. Once again each card is numbered 1/1 because they are originals.

Creating a Series of ATC's

A Series is a set of cards that have the same theme but are very different. I have named the first Series that I will discuss "Ladies of the World". The pictures are by the artist Giovanni Nanni he lived from 1888-1969. He was an Italian Artist and was known for his postcard designs. His cards dated 1915 were the most popular because the women wore unusual hats and clothing. They are painted in the Art Deco style that was early for his time. I used copies of his art work and applied my own Art Deco designs. Each piece colored of paper is bordered with black card stock. This creates a feeling of depth and texture. I tried to use colors the were repeated in the individual pictures and frame them with complimentary lines. The most difficult part of the project was to decide what country each woman was from. It actually took me longer to do this than it did to finish a few of the cards. So this set of cards would be considered a Series because each one is different. The cards are numbered on the back 1 of 1 because each is an original and there are no copies.