Saturday, November 10, 2018

Inspired by Audubon


I'm once again joining Erika aka BioArtGal who is hosting Art Journal Journey this month with her theme Vintage or Modern.

I call this one Inspired by Audubon.


"Inspired by

Audubon."



For this piece, I began by adhering a sheet of handmade paper (HMP) to a sheet of 110 lb cardstock.  The HMP was a reject because I had added rose petals to the paper pulp and the roses bled into the wet pulp as it dried.  I printed three vintage bird images for which I carefully fussy cut rounded edges.  I added tea stains using a tea bag on each of the bird images.  Finally, against my better judgement, I hand printed the sentiment using a metallic gel pen.

Bleubeard and I are so happy you chose to join us today and hope to also see you at Art Journal Journey



For Day 10 of Art Every Day Month (AEDM), I created a journal page.

I want to reiterate, if you are on Flickr, Instagram, Facebook, or G +, I will visit, but I cannot leave a comment since I'm not a member of any of those platforms. 
 

22 thoughtful remarks:

johanna said... 1

audubon really drew such great bird images - a good choice for your ajj and AEDM:)

aussie aNNie said... 2

Beautiful, lovely birds.x

Valerie-Jael said... 3

Those bird drawings on your page are really wonderful, I have a book with lots of his images. Valerie

Meggymay said... 4

A wonderful choice of vintage drawings. Audubon's birds are beautiful.
It is a fantastic page and your own paper looks lovely as the background.
Yvonne xx

pearshapedcrafting said... 5

Those bird images are inspiring and I love the background paper!Sorry not to have been around for a while! Just had a catch up of your lovely posts! Hugs,Chrisx

Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said... 6

Your Vintage Birds grace your HMP very well, i've not made paper for years. Maybe something to dabble in again in the new year.
Hugs Tracey xx

WendyK said... 7

Great page, love the bird images, I need to look him up now.

Sami said... 8

Nice vintage looking pages Elizabeth.
Have a lovely weekend.

CJ Kennedy said... 9

Wonderful. The tea staining give the bird images a very vintage look as does the use of your hand-lettering. Nicely done.

My name is Erika. said... 10

You did Audubon porus with this piece. I love htta handmade paper. It came out perfect as a vintage background (or many other things)and I those bird images are quite beautiful too. Thanks so much for your support and for joining in again over at AJJ. I know you are one of the administrators but it is still great to have you join. Happy Saturda. Hugs-Erika

froebelsternchen said... 11

Fabulous drawings on your wonderful page dear Elizabeth!
A fantastic entry for Erika's AJJ theme!
Happy Saturday!
Hugs, Susi

Anne (cornucopia) said... 12

What a great idea! I'm fortunate to have an Audubon preserve near me, although I usually only get woodland photos there, and no birds (go figure), even though I hear the birds chirping whenever I'm there. I love the Audubon prints.

Divers and Sundry said... 13

I'm always impressed by your handmade paper. It's really a highlight for me.

Sandra Cox said... 14

This is great, Elizabeth! I love the vintage look:)
Hope your weekend is creative and pleasant.

Rita said... 15

Beautiful! I love the Audubon prints. :)

Cindy McMath said... 16

Those are lovely images and make a lovely page. Great when the ‘rejects’ find a good home. :). Beautiful paper.

Rike said... 17

These are wonderful drawings, I did not know Audubon (now I have to look at google). Your hand made paper give a magical background for these pictures and I like your metallic handlettering!
Wish you a happy weekend! Rike xx

Mia said... 18

I LLLLLLLOVE your vintage birds!!!!!!!

Lowcarb team member said... 19

I do like the bird images :)

All the best Jan

Jeanie said... 20

These are beautiful, Elizabeth. I always love bird pieces but these really speak to me with their lovely lines and they look so nice on the orange.

Caty said... 21

What a wonderful page Elizabeth! I love! That handmade paper. it´s so beautiful, I like it very much, and the petals add beauty. I like those birds too, it's a great Artwork! Congrats!
I wish you a very nice afternoon, big hugs, Caty

NatureFootstep said... 22

I love birds so this was a pleasant surprise. Love the way you used tea :)