Happy Halloween!

Did a few Snail Mail inserts with all the same style but diff. inks and papers.

green metallic ink and homemade fp.

i had to incorporate the leaves (on the left) as this was the bottom of another failed piece (or rather, a redo piece!) I'm not thrilled with them but not too bad (my one on the right is better -- more dainty)

Close up of my "Dancing Cap" O pumpkin!

And even closer: the vine says "boo"!

Lovely leaf

A few on cream paper:

Again, had to incorporate leaves as this was a bit of a scrap piece.

(like my googly eyes?)

added a little bat sticker to this one

and a bat with googly eyes for this one!

and one on brown craft:

And a little witch!

(Pinspo:  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/284993482666702798/ )

Pinterest one is cute. (reminds me of the part in Practical Magic where Dianne Weist's character sweetly calls one of them a little witch.)

"converted" boo's.

in 2020, I did "30 Days of Boos" (Not sure why not 31?): 

https://foldedpenfan.blogspot.com/2020/10/30-days-of-boos.html

and this year, I took some and added to them (i esp. loved making them into "Read Banned Boooooks!" #nationalbookmonth !) 🕮💗

drawn bone alpha

banned books one

and another (brush)

made this one into a mini envie.

Boo definition where I added spider webs. Wish I had added ghosts instead.

 

a few Fall items...

I've been bad about posting lately, as I've been more into my writing however, I still work on my art daily! (I feel like I'm just not making much that's "post-worthy".)

Here are a few Snail Mail items I've sent out recently:

mini insert, pp & w/c, "Welcome Autumn"

Fun mini env. from a book page (some blackout poetry, "for you")

Fun mini Halloween colors env.

Mini insert I created last year but didn't like. However, I finished it and sent it out this year.

(Vellum overlay says, "The leaves are about to show us how beautiful it is to just let go.")

on the sides I wrote, "welcome fall"

converted env. (again Halloween themed!)

And for Banned Books Week, National Book Month!

Autumn booklet

 Took another piece of scrap watercolor and made into a mini 3x3 book!

Decided to stick with a black, white (and gold!) theme.

"The end of summer is not the end of the world."

Inside page. I had first lettered "autumn" on a black sheet, but it's now backwards, so you see the n/m here. And since October is National Book Month, I added elements from book pages (these are from Jane Eyre).

This is the back page where you can see the first part of autumn ("autu").

Again, I attached a book "leaf" and part of the book down the inside of the cover (to cover up ink that bled through!) Love how it all ties together.

I also extended the "u" onto the inside back cover.

close up of book "leaf" from inside front cover. (colored with black sparkle)

close up of other leaf.

inside spread, "Welcome autumn."

And another leaf

close up of inside back cover. (should I add yet another leaf? in black maybe?

And the back cover. (autumn in italic)

This started out as a bike design so I tried to cover that up and used the circles as part of the design.

Poor quality w/c paper but still a fun book!

More classwork (or class "play"!)

Some fun pages from a different class by Sharon Z.

Cannot remember what she calls it, but I'm calling it "Collage Lettering" journal page.

I've done similar layouts inspired by my L Doctor class (which I so badly want to redo!)

This page is using "Awareness, Healing and Acceptance"

This is an "i love me" page!  😊💖

grease pencil and walnut ink over

a "warm up" /play page for the other class.

another layout (using the ink from the pen)

side view with gold script lettering

Finally, my own creation for a mini-book

(again, another "learning to love me" page)

fun with all the layers!

 

handmade envies

Ever since the SMC Aug. swap, I've been on a roll! Have taken my scraps/failed pieces/practice pages and making them into mini env.'s (3.5x5, so they're still mailable).

Top Left, clockwise:

1) folded pen, "Calm" (it's upside down), 2) exemplar with marker, 3) ABC connected with walnut ink,

4) page from usps catalog, 5) practice sheet from online class (Halloween looking!) and 6) fp & gouache

 

Lately... (class)

omg, I'm currently working my way through a class by Sharon Zeugin (LOVE!) but the only thing is that I now want to upgrade some of my supplies!!  :D

i'm loving this class and the projects and her style as well as her meditative approach. She is a former therapist and studied calligraphy in England (by some very well-known calligraphers!) and I love how thoughtful she is! (something more people in this world need)

This project is a study on black using Haiku's. Lately, I've created a few nature-inspired ones (true Haiku's) but this one came to me as I wanted it to represent the darkness and finding the light:

Darkness all around

Breaking free, I see the light

Shining as I heal.

We also made little books from our pages:

The border lettering says, "I shine" and I used color pencils.

I then lettered, "i break FREE" across

This says the first line of the poem, "Darkness all around" in metallic blue, representing the spiral many of us fall into.

The center page (which I want to redo as my ink was either not dark enough or too d*mn runny!)

It's then the 2nd part of the poem, "Breaking Free, I see the light..."

And here I tried to use my cheap chalk pastels.

close up of "seeing the light"

I shine as I heal. Again want to redo as my pastels aren't showing up well.

Then, I converted some practice sheets into a few envies!

(can you tell I'm in the fall mood??!! ;D )

This piece was one of the first things we did: experimenting with our pastels and lettering.

I almost like it. (it's the middle part that needs fixed)  :(

hello Autumn!

diff. angle

I'm loving my online classes!!!