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30 April 2022

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
& 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

Ajmal

Day 25
With an image from the
& a butterfly image from the
Graphics Fairy.

Words as always cut from the same old novel.

Kristen

Day 26
With an image from the

Millicent

Day 27
With an image from the

Bobby

Day 28
With an image from
& butterfly image from the

Words from an old novel.

Maira

Day 29
With an image from the

Pia

Day 30
With an image from the

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.

26 April 2022

Deck of Card Collage Challenge - Week 17

Week 17 of a year long collage challenge,

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.

25 April 2022

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
& my own printed week number.

If you are on Instagram
you can follow the challenge hashtag to see
the collages from all the participants.

21 April 2022

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

Eugenia

Day 16
With an image from the

Caro

Day 17
With an image from

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 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

Pranjal

Day 20
With an image from Shawn Petite
& butterfly image from the

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

Gisela

Day 21
With an image from

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.

20 April 2022

In my mind

Once I had completed my two collages
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.


19 April 2022

Deck of Cards Collage Challenge - Week 16

Week 16 of a year long collage challenge,

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.

18 April 2022

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
& my own printed week number.

If you are on Instagram
you can follow the challenge hashtag to see
the collages from all the participants.

17 April 2022

Charity Postcard Collage Challenge - April 2022

Another month,
another Postcard Challenge
from Les & Molly at

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.

14 April 2022

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

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

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

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

Somsak

Day 13
With an image from the
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.

12 April 2022

Deck of Cards Collage Challenge - Week 15

Week 15 of a year long collage challenge,

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.

11 April 2022

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
& my own printed week number.

If you are on Instagram
you can follow the challenge hashtag to see
the collages from all the participants.

07 April 2022

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

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

Robert

Day 6
With three images from the

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.

05 April 2022

Deck of Cards Collage Challenge - Week 14

Week 14 of a year long collage challenge,

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.

04 April 2022

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
with my own printed number.

If you are on Instagram
you can follow the challenge hashtag to see
the collages from all the participants.

01 April 2022

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.