Artful Memories - Final Summary

A summary of the final week of

the Artful Memories Challenge

which was hosted by
Jack Ravi & Jane Chipp.

It was an altered photograph challenge,

with a different prompt for each day.

Day 22

With an image from

the Artful Memories Book

& metal dragonflies.

I broke with my simple theme to add

a touch of metal (arty items obviously made

by the talented blacksmith in his forge).

Martin

Day 23

With an image from Pixabay

& pale pink ribbon.

Astrid

Day 24

With an image from

Shawn Petite.

Ajmal

Day 25

With an image from the

Artful Memories Book

& a butterfly image from the

Graphics Fairy.

Words as always cut from the same old novel.

Kristen

Day 26

With an image from the

Graphics Fairy. 

Millicent

Day 27

With an image from the

Artful Memories Book. 

Bobby

Day 28

With an image from

Eulalia Mejia

& butterfly image from the

Graphics Fairy. 

Words from an old novel.

Maira

Day 29

With an image from the

Artful Memories Book. 

Pia

Day 30

With an image from the

Graphics Fairy. 

Edgar

I used 5" by 3" index cards,

words cut from an old novel,

papers from Hot Off The Press

& my own printed day numbers.

Deck of Card Collage Challenge - Week 17

Week 17 of a year long collage challenge,

hosted by Melinda Morgenstern.

Using a pack of playing cards,

the challenge is to create a collage

once a week,

using a specified card

& follow an additional,

yet optional, prompt.

The card Melinda picked this week

was the Jack of Diamonds

& the prompt was CREVICE.

Hidden

I used a word definition cut from

an old dictionary

& a printed week number label.

If you are on Instagram,

you can follow the challenge hashtag to see

the collages from all the participants.

The Paris Index Card Collage Collection - Week 17

This is my collage for week 17

of the Paris Collage Collective challenge.

The collage is on a 5" by 3" index card.

Transformed

I played with elements

from the challenge image,

on a perfect background of

newsprint collage paper from

Collage_This: Issue 01

from Contemporary Collage Magazine

& my own printed week number.

If you are on Instagram

you can follow the challenge hashtag to see

the collages from all the participants.

Artful Memories - Week 3 Summary

A summary of the third week of

the Artful Memories Challenge

hosted by
Jack Ravi & Jane Chipp.

It is an altered photograph challenge,

with a different prompt for each day.

Day 15

With an image from the

Graphics Fairy. 

Eugenia

Day 16

With an image from the

Graphics Fairy. 

Caro

Day 17

With an image from

the Artful Memories Book. 

April 1st (his birthday) is also known as April Fools Day,

hence the words on my piece for today.

Mateo

Day 18

With an image from

the Artful Memories Book. 

The old novel that I use to cut out words

for my collage & mixed media pieces

constantly amazes me with it's vocabulary,

allowing me to always find just the right phrase.

Alex

Day 19

With two of my favourites images from the

Graphics Fairy. 

Pranjal

Day 20

With an image from Shawn Petite

& butterfly image from the

Graphics Fairy. 

Gisela didn't like to talk about her musical accomplishments.

Gisela

Day 21

With an image from

the Artful Memories Book. 

Isaac

I used 5" by 3" index cards,

words cut from an old novel,

papers from Hot Off The Press,

washi tape

& my own printed day numbers.

I am posting here just once a week,

but you can follow along daily on Instagram

or click on the challenge hashtag

to see artwork from all the participants.

In my mind

Once I had completed my two collages

for this month's charity postcard challenge

from Contemporary Collage Magazine,

I decided to create another set of collage inchies,

again only using the remains of their collage material.

In my mind

Each one is on a 1 inch square of kraft card.

This colour combination is at the forefront of 

my mind at the moment,

so I am pleased that CCM decided to

donate part of the proceeds from this challenge

to UNICEF.

Deck of Cards Collage Challenge - Week 16

Week 16 of a year long collage challenge,

hosted by Melinda Morgenstern.

Using a pack of playing cards,

the challenge is to create a collage

once a week,

using a specified card

& follow an additional,

yet optional, prompt.

The card Melinda picked this week

was the Ace of Hearts

& the prompt was SERENITY.

Awakening

I used paper from

The 2022 Artist Almanac

& a printed week number label.

If you are on Instagram,

you can follow the challenge hashtag to see

the collages from all the participants.

The Paris Index Card Collage Collection - Week 16

This is my collage for week 16

of the Paris Collage Collective challenge.

The collage is on a 5" by 3" index card.

I am

In addition to the image provided

(which was altered digitally

& then printed on tissue paper),

I have used newspaper text,

paper from

Collage_This: Issue 01

from Contemporary Collage Magazine

& my own printed week number.

If you are on Instagram

you can follow the challenge hashtag to see

the collages from all the participants.

Charity Postcard Collage Challenge - April 2022

Another month,

another Postcard Challenge

from Les & Molly at

Contemporary Collage Magazine.

Using no other paper material

than is included in your personal pack,

the challenge is to make a collage

on each of the two blank postcards provided.

My first one is entitled

CREATIVE CHAOS

It's bold, it's bright,

it's abstract -

it's not my usual style.

The second is entitled

THE FINEST ALL ROUND

Back to storytelling

& muted tones.

I really enjoyed the challenge again,
especially as I know that

I have helped raise money

for a worthwhile charity,

as part of the cost this month

has again been donated to UNICEF.

Artful Memories - Week 2 Summary

A summary of the second week of

the Artful Memories Challenge

hosted by
Jack Ravi & Jane Chipp.

It is an altered photograph challenge,

with a different prompt for each day.

Day 8

This dapper gentleman is part of a photograph from my own archive. 

I included a wonderful line from my favourite text source,

which is an old novel that I have been using for years now

as inspiration for my art pieces.

Bwana

Day 9

With an image from

the Artful Memories Book.

He was an optimistic guy,

but there was an emptiness in his life -

a space he needed to fill.

Andrea

Day 10

With an image from

the Artful Memories Book. 

Even though I had the word "laugh"

cut out from my the old book

ready to use on my index card,

I decided that Naomi needed a headline statement instead.

It also brought balance to the piece

as it was the same colour as the flower

I had already added in the top corner.

Naomi

Day 11

With an image from Red Lead

& a fish image from the

Graphics Fairy. 

Words as always found in an old book,

as I cut a much loved novel apart

to create new stories.

Jeremy

Day 12

With an image from

the Artful Memories Book.

Somsak

Day 13

With an image from the

Graphics Fairy

which seemed a perfect fit for today's prompt.

Shorty

Day 14

The image of this thoughtful lady is from Shawn Petite.

I wonder what mystery she is trying to solve.

Personally, I was really pleased with my success

in tracking down just the right words to use,

taken from the same novel I am using throughout this challenge.

Erika

I used 5" by 3" index cards,

words cut from an old novel,

papers from Hot Off The Press,

washi tape

& my own printed day numbers.

I am posting here just once a week,

but you can follow along daily on Instagram

or click on the challenge hashtag

to see artwork from all the participants.

Deck of Cards Collage Challenge - Week 15

Week 15 of a year long collage challenge,

hosted by Melinda Morgenstern.

Using a pack of playing cards,

the challenge is to create a collage

once a week,

using a specified card

& follow an additional,

yet optional, prompt.

The card Melinda picked this week

was the 4 of Diamonds &

the prompt was TRAVEL.

Bone Shaker

I used an image from

the Graphics Fairy,

with tiny pieces of newsprint paper

from Comtemporary Collage Magazine

& a printed week number label.

If you are on Instagram,

you can follow the challenge hashtag to see

the collages from all the participants.

The Paris Index Card Collage Collection - Week 15

This is my collage for week 15

of the Paris Collage Collective challenge.

The collage is on a 5" by 3" index card.

Daring to be different

In addition to the image provided,

I have used newspaper text,

paper from

Collage_This: Issue 01

from Contemporary Collage Magazine

& my own printed week number.

If you are on Instagram

you can follow the challenge hashtag to see

the collages from all the participants.

Artful Memories - Week 1 Summary

A summary of the first week of

the Artful Memories Challenge

hosted by
Jack Ravi & Jane Chipp.

It is an altered photograph challenge,

with a different prompt for each day.

Day 1

With five images from the

Graphics Fairy. 

The boy's head sits upon a body from another image,

with two fish images layered on the wooden crates

& a toy sailing boat.

François

Day 2

With an image from Eulalia Mejia 

& words cut from an old novel.

Mabel

Day 3

With an image from my own archive

& words cut from an old novel.

Arthur

Day 4

With an image from Shawn Petite.

I chose this image as she seems to be staring wistfully

into the distance - a faraway look with a hint of sadness,

deep in thought, pondering what will never be.

Nina

Day 5

With an image from the

Artful Memories Book.

Robert

Day 6

With three images from the

Graphics Fairy. 

She was dotty about her feathered friends.

Celeste

Day 7

With an image from Shawn Petite

& butterfly images from the Graphics Fairy.

Clasping her hands together on the back of her chair

& wondering where she had left her purse.

Ruth

I used 5" by 3" index cards,

words cut from an old novel,

papers from Hot Off The Press,

washi tape

& my own printed day numbers.

I am posting here just once a week,

but you can follow along daily on Instagram

or click on the challenge hashtag

to see artwork from all the participants.

Deck of Cards Collage Challenge - Week 14

Week 14 of a year long collage challenge,

hosted by Melinda Morgenstern.

Using a pack of playing cards,

the challenge is to create a collage

once a week,

using a specified card

& follow an additional,

yet optional, prompt.

The card Melinda picked this week

was the Jack of Spades &

the prompt was SECRET.

His secret

I used paper from

The 2022 Artist Almanac.

If you are on Instagram,

you can follow the challenge hashtag to see

the collages from all the participants.

The Paris Index Card Collage Collection - Week 14

This is my collage for week 14

of the Paris Collage Collective challenge.

The collage is on a 5" by 3" index card.

On hold

In addition to the image provided,

I have used paper from

Collage_This: Issue 01

from Contemporary Collage Magazine

with my own printed number.

If you are on Instagram

you can follow the challenge hashtag to see

the collages from all the participants.

A Month of Artful Memories

 Throughout April 2022,
Jack Ravi & Jane Chipp
are hosting an altered photograph challenge,

with a different prompt for each day.

I have gathered my supplies,

decided on a format

& I am ready to go.

I will be using 5" by 3" index cards,

photographs from a variety of sources,

words cut from an old novel,

a mixture of papers from Hot Off The Press,

some washi tape

& my own printed day numbers.

Day 1

I have used five images

from the Graphics Fairy.

The prompt label image is from

the Graphics Fairy

From now on I will just post here once a week,

but you can follow along daily on Instagram

or click on the challenge hashtag

to see artwork from all the participants.