f
Write Me From Paris
Today I worked on art instead of writing. My friend Bob buys and sell stamps. He has big tubs of stamps that he goes through looking for that special stamp that will bring more than just a few cents. He is a good friend and we spend a lot of time solving the world’s problems down under the trees!
I asked for some of his throw-away stamps, that don’t measure up to his keen eye. I wanted to do a mixed media project. The piece above is 12 x 16. I think of a theme, paint in the background with acrylics, and then add the stamps. I use clip art from the Webb and then add in the stamps around it gluing them on one at a time.
I used the Eiffel Tower as my first project that I worked on last week. I called it “Write Me From Paris.” It has stamps on it from all over the world.
Today I decided to do a tribute to New York City and the Twin Towers that were destroyed by terrorists on 9-11. I think I will call this one “Remember When I Wrote You from New York?” I used clip-art from the Webb and added color to the buildings with acrylic paints. The stamps in this piece are all from the USA.
Perhaps there is poetry in stamp art as well!! What do you think?
Remember When I Wrote You From New York?
An interesting way to use the stamps … I would make the towers out of them, inspired by my suggestion to recycle stamps in this way?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, There are many ways to use them!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Creative!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Nice post
Wonderful writing skills you have
Incredible
Visit mine
http://shivashishspeaks.wordress.com/
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks for your kind words, I will check it out!
LikeLike
Brilliant. I love post and Letter writing. I hope it never dies out as a tradition
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for you kind words. There is something special about getting a personal note from someone. Keep writing!!
Dwight
LikeLiked by 1 person
I think the results of these two projects were quite good.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank You very much. It is a fun way to do history and art together!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I like the idea, and I think it turned out quite nicely.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank You!
LikeLike