That’s this week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge… and more from me in red and black. So maybe I can sneak it into Theme Thursday too? 😉
Family Pictures
My husband has a Circus background, as a clown, so it’s no lie that this could be one of our “family pictures”, although all the images are from various black and white collage sheets available from Ten Two Studios. Lisa V. has a vast collection of dark and macabre stuff, ideal for this time of the year!!
I am in transition mode again… I have been cleaning, knitting, gardening – of the brutal variety, like moving dead stuff and making way for other stuff! I call it “un-nesting” – that’s what I do when I feel that the time has come to move on. I’ve got my ‘restless’ socks on again… 😉
I haven’t exactly been prolifically arty lately either. DD has gone back to school, facing another tough 8 months till she can leave and go to college. DH is slowing down for the winter, but getting busier behind the scenes, raising funds (and awareness) … and me? I made a conscious decision NOT to do the Craft Fair in November. Instead, I am going to take my time building my website and putting all my saleables on there. The big handmade marketplaces are not for me, so I shall be doing my own thing.
There will be more art journalling, more fiberarts, more handmades/wearables and less stress! There will be a lot of smaller items for sale and I have found a local guy who will help me with top quality printing (again, cutting out the middleman), and I am also going to have some of my favourite artwork printed on T-shirts so I shall be wearing original stuff! How cool is that? *grins*
I am so looking forward to the coming months! What are you up to?
Altered Art & Stuff... 
JudyNZ
/ October 10, 2010I thought more people would have liked clowns but as I have been leaving comments I have found they, like me, do not! Love your card today & thanks for sharing your plans, I wish you every success, Rosie!
Jackie
/ October 10, 2010This is fantastic, Rosie – I love the minimal colouring, and the different elements. A great postcard!
Also, good luck with your new enterprises!
Martina
/ October 10, 2010Rosie, this is awesome! Gorgeous postcard!
Hella
/ October 10, 2010Hihi it’s a kind of funny too…like it!
Deann (Grannie Annie)
/ October 10, 2010Yes Rosie Stephen King put me off clowns for life too…your artwork is wonderful…I love the red and black…good job.
peggy gatto
/ October 10, 2010Do you ever say to DH, “stop clowin around!”
love your card!!!
Glad to hear you are doing what you want! Craft fairs are a LOT of work!!!!
Fun that you will have time to build your online business, that takes time too!!!
And, yes, Jack N as joker and heath l as joker are VERY similair!
Rosie
/ October 10, 2010Lol!! Of course, but he never listens Peggy!!
Katie
/ October 10, 2010I like how you used the writing. great card.
Leila G
/ October 10, 2010What a great looking card, I love how you personalized it!
kotilaiska
/ October 10, 2010Fantastic
carole
/ October 10, 2010People keep mentioning Pennywise and I’ve never heard of it!
Great card!
femmy
/ October 11, 2010fabulous!!!
herminesplace
/ October 11, 2010Awesome!
Roberta
/ October 12, 2010Great postcard – love the idea!
Artyjen
/ October 12, 2010What a fun piece 🙂 I too have never heard of Pennywise! But it still would not put me off clowns…when you have seen the person behind the mask so to speak it’s different…as a child we lived for a time at the winter headquarters of a circus! No circus genes in me though as my parents ran a cafe for the owners
xoxo Sioux