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| Quirky Owl |
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| Paris in Springtime |
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| Wings |
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| Courage Brave Heart |
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| Love, Peace, Joy |
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| Daffodils on the window sill |
Above are my 6 postcards that I swapped this year. I still have a few of each if anyone wants to swap?
This is my Fifth year participating in Kat Sloma's Liberate Your Art Postcard Swap and as always, I never want it to end. The connections made through the swap are priceless! So last year, one of my LYA friends Tammy Wilson and I challenged each other to make a mixed
media, art type postcard instead of our usual photographs for this
years swap. I signed up for a few mixed media classes at the start of the new year and I am hooked! It is so fun to get your hands dirty and be creative. It is my goal for this year to get better as an artist.
This year was a little bit different. In the past we have always waited until the swap was over to "side" swap, but this year it started right away... so I joined in! Below are my "pre" swaps.
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| The Tangled leaf from Kat van Rooyen in Virginia |
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| King Fisher from Amy Irwen in Minnesota |
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| Central City Cemetery from Sarah Calhoun in Atlanta, Georgia |
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| An ipad and app creation from a crow photograph from Marsha Leith in Winnipeg, Canada |
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| a moody piece from Lisa Schwinghammer in Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Lasting Impressions by Tammy Wilson in Griffin, Georgia |
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Strawberry from Jane Peeks in Holland Michigan
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Pear from Anne Doyle in Australia
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bleeding hearts from Michele Matucheski in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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| Walnut orchard from Shirina Manes in Yuba City, California |
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My Grandmothers Brushes from Shirina Manes in Yuba City, California
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birds perched on a branch from Tammy Wilson... Yea Tammy!
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Loose the map from Teena Lurlene in Richmond Virginia
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Sunset at Waikiki from Vicki Ducham in Pine Bush, New York
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Fathers Yashica Camera and decorated envelope from Juana Almaguer in Langley Washington
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| lavender soap card from Terry Owenby in Portland, Oregon |
Then our official swap postcards started to arrive.
#1 is Flowers in Gouache by Yellow Sun Lisa, I love the colors in this piece and of course I am a sucker for a pretty flower.
#2 is from Dorothy Louis from Corvallis Oregon... Peace, Beauty, Truth, Love. Beautiful colors, so calming, thank you Dorothy.
A few more side swaps...
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| Wonder from Sherry Harmes from Larsen Bay, Alaska |
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| Carousel from Deanie Houghtaling in Phoenix, Arizona |
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| rainbow trout from Lenna Andrews in Bradenton, Florida |
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| Currawong in ink from Diane McWhirter in australia |
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heart and star zentangle from Libby van Rooyen in Brighton, UK
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vintage sewing machine and dress form from Janette Smith in England, UK
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Bull from Kathy Onarheim in Pewaukee, Wisconsin
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Hoya Plant from Lui Bacaltos in Laguna, Philippines
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Official Postcard #3 "Just Be" comes from Fran Podlesney in Virginia. Such a beautiful piece Fran! She writes, "always create" and I plan on doing just that!
Official Postcard #4, Tranquility, comes from Patty Szymkowicz from Virginia. Gorgeous collage, the colors are so soothing.
Official Postcard #5 is from Dona Hyll in Dayton Ohio. She likes to be creative making crocheted beaded jewelry with a small group of artists. I don't think I would have the patience for this... beautiful work Dona.
and the last postcard of the official swap comes from Kat. Thank you so much for your time and hard work on putting this event together, each year gets better and better!
And a few more post swaps...
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| endurance Emu from Linda Ursin in Norway |
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Sublime Moments and Summer Memories from Jane Ross in Reston, Virginia
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| Free Bird from Sheila Delgado in Wildomar, California | |
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I have enjoyed each and every one... snail mail is the best! Thank you all for swapping your beautiful works of art with me. I look forward to next year and reconnecting with you all. It was an awesome year of Liberating Your Art. Thanks again Kat!
