More Imagine pieces.

These are older pieces (from 2019), but still fun, and ones I used for the first few postings of my IG 40 Days of Imagine Challenge.

40 Days of Imagine.

 In April of 2020, I did nearly a month of various Gratitude posts for my IG account. That sparked me to do this next challenge: 40 Days of Imagine, ending on Dec. 8 (which is the 40th anniversary of John Lennon's death, and he was 40 years old at the time).

Here are some faves using various folded pens:

Love this one.

my lyrics didn't turn out well for this. #redo !

Didn't post but still like. Missing something.

Sketch piece.

Another sketch.

Love this sketch. See final piece below:

Another simple one.

This almost looks like "magic". 

And just for fun, a snail mail piece.

If I could redo, I'd letter the lyrics diagonally, leaving space for name and address.

Merry & Bright

 Trying something fun with my metallic inks.

So hard for these to flow nicely in my folded pens. grrrr.

Imagine to Janet

I actually created this card (blank) and env. years ago, but didn't know what to do with it.

So, for my 40 Days of Imagine, I decided to make it into a theme for Janet, since I had some Lennon stamps.

"imagine" on the blue part is in bleach.

Background lyrics are with pointed pen and gouache, with an overlay of blue using a folded pen.

Blank env.

Close up.

Abstract design, Clear env.

this insert was a piece i originally tried to do as an abstract bicycle. Didn't like how it was turning out, so I made it into a card for a clear env. (from 11/2020)

I feel like I struggle with Leanne's name, so it seems like it turns out the same every time I use my folded pens. Looks nice here, but i think i need to experiment more.

Backside. These abstract pieces work best when lettering the address, etc. small, otherwise it looks like the name is trying to compete with the design.

Dreamer Snail Mail

Another Snail Mail piece for my 40 Days of Imagine.

Lennon stamp.

w/c card

clear env. with acrylic ink.

backside. ink bled a bit.

One sent to Erica for the Mail Art Stories project:

 

B-day Candles

Having fun with strokes, etc. to make a b-day card.

You can barely see the flames.

Used my Horizon folded nib.