To make these cards I gessoed old Pokemon cards, then painted a base layer, let it dry, then painted another darker colour most of which was wiped off with a damp cloth. Next I applied gel medium and stuck down some Arabic and Japanese newspapers, much of which were removed by sticking down strips of masking tape. This was then painted in watery acrylics to give a wash. Stamping was followed by collaging various elements, eg. pictures, transparencies, threads, beads, leaves, etc.
(Soul Sister)
The "Magic Garden" and "Places of the Heart" are Wild Garden, WEB 2.0 projects that have been designed to show educators and their students how good curriculum can be delivered and the outcomes published, using new technology such as blogs, writeboard, photo board and many other exciting applications.
When she is not working at Soul Food, trekking Lemuria or Wild Gardening, Heather Blakey builds virtual communities. She is currently working with the Victorian Education Channel, building a virtual community for teachers using state-of-the-art, internet based publishing tools.
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These are really nice Soul Sister. I can’t wait till the Raven inspired swap gets going….
Beautiful. I am really getting exciting about trying my hand at this. I need to find some cool junk and papers to get started. I even think I may have some rubber stamps around her somewhere.
These are just gorgeous! The colours are so rich
Nice. Very nice. I love all the colors and the layers and the embellishments – well, what is there not to love!
Really nice and colorful…I’m really looking forward to the swap too.
These are lovely, Edith. Pokemon cards make the perfect base on which to make ATCs. I use similar trading cards too.
These are beautiful, Edith!
Great mixed media work!