If you've seen my mailart in the past, you'll probably know I'm rather obsessed with using this particular picture.
I've made a few things with this, including a Halfcard and my recent submission for a mailart call in Norway.
This time I decided to play around with the pics by merging the two together in a weave.
This piece of mailart also held an extra surprise for me. On the back of the postcard and the photo there was a red butterfly stamped on. Shortly after me and Elena first met, we went shopping for rubber stamps. Elena bought this butterfly then got really carried away and stamped everything she could get her hands on.
While making this piece I only looked at the front, then when I awoke from my creative haze and looked at the back of the card, I realised that the butterfly was weaved in too. I hadn't even noticed it before!
December 4, 2010 at 8:29 PM
I love weaving paper. I really like how you wove your two images together. Cool how the butterfly turned out.
December 4, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Ooh pretty!
Nice to see the carpet too ;)
December 4, 2010 at 8:32 PM
This is so pretty, Andy! Clever doing the accordion cut for the weft. I'm going to do that next time I weave paper. I have always just cut strips and then curse quietly as I try to keep the whole things stable while weaving.
February 14, 2011 at 2:40 AM
Weaving is fun and yours came out really nice. I love love a little story with my art. Makes it special.
February 14, 2011 at 8:47 PM
Thanks folks - I was really pleased with how this came out. I wonder what further adventures this little lady has in store for her, I'm bound to use this postcard again
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