I’m way behind in posting photos of the postcard exchange for the currency theme. Better late than never, right? This was such a fun postcard swap. Everyone was so clever with how they put their cards together. I had another huge group with around 110 participants. First I’ll start with a postcard I received from …
The new Collage Weekly Planner gluebook (Volume 2)
The new CW Planner, Volume 2 is now available, and I’m happy to share it with you! When I published the first CW (Collage Weekly) Planner at the end of 2020, I didn’t really know what to expect. I didn’t know if people were going to enjoy 52 weeks of assignments, or if their interest …
Q4 Art exchange – currency postcards
The Q4 2021 art exchange has been open since the the beginning of October and some great art has already been coming in. The theme this time is currency, and I am asking people to create up to 4 postcards of collages done in a vintage style, with currency as your theme. Here’s one of …
Meet Ruth
Sometimes, very rarely, I come across a photo that stops me in my tracks. This photo did just that. Last week I stopped into my favorite shop Treasure Island, in Sunnyvale, California, to look through old postcards. In one of his shoeboxes with cards there were some photo postcards mixed in there too. I found …
Playing with money
Did you ever play “bank” when you were a child? Maybe you cut up pieces of colored paper. Maybe you borrowed the pretend money from the Monopoly board game. Money is fun to play with, isn’t it? It’s also lovely to admire. Just like postage stamps, governments put a lot of resources — talent, money, …
