ARTifacts for October

I'm once again joining Seth Apter in his ARTifacts collaboration.  Here is my October entry.

This is the photo Seth will share on his blog.  The rest of the photos are detail shots, some of which are far better than this spread.

The close-up color of the pink paper turned a lovely salmon when I got in close.  The color of the page is very similar to the page above.

I had not honored Breast Cancer Awareness this month, so now was the perfect time to do so.

The statistics are startling, especially since we've been fighting this cancer for decades.  For this side, I used pink paper for the background.  Somehow I didn't feel the need for anything else.  I added the boxes by sewing the computer generated text to white glossy card stock.

I only had a small amount of this, so tried to cut it accordingly.   I added stickers I received for supporting the Breast Cancer movement.  The variegated thread was a shiny silk pastel.

Those of you who have been to my blog this month, much of what I wrote about was the war in Vietnam, which began the first of the month when I visited with a few of my friends who were discussing the Ken Burns series.  I considered adding a bit of pattern to the lime green background on this side, but decided it had enough color and movement already.

In case you missed them, these are the stories I created of the brave Vietnam veterans I interviewed.

I thought changing the thread might help my tension problems I'm having, but it unfortunately didn't (Picture is from the Mekong Delta, thread is variegated cotton).

All photos are from various travel magazines I sent for.  Seems Vietnam is a hot spot to visit lately.

This picture shows items you can buy in a Hanoi market.

This picture is from Haiphong Bay, which is located in the "old" north Vietnam to the east of Hanoi.

I'm so glad you could join me today as I shared my October pages for ARTifacts.

Once again, I want to thank Seth for creating this collaborative.  I am really enjoying this project and am delighted beyond words that I decided to join this group of amazing artists Seth features.

And thanks go to each of you for visiting today.  I'm very grateful for your visit and your support of my art and this collaboration.