Paintings and Collages by me

I made this for an auction to raise money for the local school arts program. Image of "Miss Pettit" is from the Australian National Maritime Museum, on Flickr Commons.

I found some red Dansko shoes in my size, great condition, for $5 at a thriftshop. Just a little scuffed up, maybe, and I already have plenty of red shoes, so.... My first pair of Flickr Commons shoes. Upcycled with gesso, acrylic paints, modpodge, paper collage, sharpies, krylon, using the same techniques as my purses. Photo is Australian pilot May Bradford in 1934, from the State Library of New South Wales on Flickr Commons. Before and after is here: thethriftygarderobe.blogspot.com/2010/05/thrifted-shoes-u...

Postcards made on recycled cardboard, with paint, ink, collage, and sharpies. Original image of opera singer Margaret Ober is from the Library of Congress.

Based on an image from the New York Public Library uploads to Flickr Commons, of an unnamed Laplander immigrant at Ellis Island. She has since been tentatively identified by historians as (probably) Kristen Bals. Made with recycled boxes, paint, sharpies, ink, and paper collage.

Art postcards for a swap with some friends and strangers. Recycled cardboard painted, stamped, inked, and collaged. This one features Marthe Chenal (1881-1947), from the Library of Congress's Flickr Commons uploads.

We're in the International Postcard Swap for Families 2011, organized by Zoe Toft of the blog "Playing By the Book": www.playingbythebook.net/2011-international-postcard-swap... We made our postcards from recycled boxes (like cereal boxes, cookie boxes, cracker boxes); all the images are historical photos of women and children, and all are from Flickr Commons. The painted backgrounds are by me, the sharpie marker parts are by both me and my daughter. There's also some rubber stamping and inking. This image of a woman and child is from the George Eastman House uploads to Flickr Commons.

We're in the International Postcard Swap for Families 2011, organized by Zoe Toft of the blog "Playing By the Book": www.playingbythebook.net/2011-international-postcard-swap... We made our postcards from recycled boxes (like cereal boxes, cookie boxes, cracker boxes); all the images are historical photos of women and children, and all are from Flickr Commons. The painted backgrounds are by me, the sharpie marker parts are by both me and my daughter. There's also some rubber stamping and inking. This image of a woman and child is from the George Eastman House uploads to Flickr Commons.

We're in the International Postcard Swap for Families 2011, organized by Zoe Toft of the blog "Playing By the Book": www.playingbythebook.net/2011-international-postcard-swap... We made our postcards from recycled boxes (like cereal boxes, cookie boxes, cracker boxes); all the images are historical photos of women and children, and all are from Flickr Commons. The painted backgrounds are by me, the sharpie marker parts are by both me and my daughter. There's also some rubber stamping and inking. This image of Justine Wise and her mother Louise Waterman Wise, 1920, is from the Center for Jewish History NYC uploads to Flickr Commons.

We're in the International Postcard Swap for Families 2011, organized by Zoe Toft of the blog "Playing By the Book": www.playingbythebook.net/2011-international-postcard-swap... We made our postcards from recycled boxes (like cereal boxes, cookie boxes, cracker boxes); all the images are historical photos of women and children, and all are from Flickr Commons. The painted backgrounds are by me, the sharpie marker parts are by both me and my daughter. There's also some rubber stamping and inking. This image of a woman and child in 1901 Vancouver is from the Musee McCord uploads to Flickr Commons.

We're in the International Postcard Swap for Families 2011, organized by Zoe Toft of the blog "Playing By the Book": www.playingbythebook.net/2011-international-postcard-swap... We made our postcards from recycled boxes (like cereal boxes, cookie boxes, cracker boxes); all the images are historical photos of women and children, and all are from Flickr Commons. The painted backgrounds are by me, the sharpie marker parts are by both me and my daughter. There's also some rubber stamping and inking. Sealed with Mod Podge. This image of a woman and child is from the Australian National Maritime Museum uploads to Flickr Commons.

I made this set of forty magnets for a local art education organization; they used them as thank you gifts for committee service. Wooden shapes, acrylic paint, sharpies and ink.

Little Free Library #4110 in my front yard. Opened April 2013. More about Little Free Library movement: www.littlefreelibrary.org

Made this for my dad. Photos is Scottish singer Harry Lauder, from the Library of Congress. Backgrounds are recycled cardboard, painted and inked.

Both images from Flickr Commons (see below); postcards cut from recycled boxes (cereal, crackers, etc.), painted and modpodged.

Both images from Flickr Commons (see below); postcards cut from recycled boxes (cereal, crackers, etc.), painted and modpodged.

Postcard made by me from recycled boxes, paper collage, paint, sharpies, inks. Image from the New York Public Library uploads to Flickr Commons features an unknown man photographed at Ellis Island early in the 20th century.

Both images from Flickr Commons (see below); postcards cut from recycled boxes (cereal, crackers, etc.), painted and modpodged.

Both images from Flickr Commons (see below); postcards cut from recycled boxes (cereal, crackers, etc.), painted and modpodged.