Our regular blog followers may recall previous posts about Sue's postcard swap group. It looks like it's been a while since we've posted about a swap. We have been a steadfast group of 5 for a number of years (the original group got its start more than 10 years ago). For our most recent swap in November we grew to 6 participants, but one member has decided to bow out so we'll be back to 5. Our theme for this round was "silhouettes". It's always fun to see how everyone interprets the theme.
Sue opted for choosing a Thermofax screen as her silhouette (no surprise there). The screen she chose was poppies. She started with some ice dyed fabric and first printed grasses as part of the background.
Then the poppies were screen printed in black to create the silhouette.
Each of the finished cards was slightly different because of the ice dyed background fabric. This is the group of cards that Sue made. She chose poppies as the silhouette in honor veterans.
The other "posties" had varied interpretations.
Grace is our new member who made this lovely layered silhouette of the queen. The text in the background is overlaid with the blue and red segments.
Cathy created this striking California sunset.
Sherry had a unique interpretation with this cat silhouette created from thread scraps trapped under tulle.
Lois lamented that our visions of ourselves don't always match what we see in the mirror. :(
Paula got us all humming a tune with her interpretation of the song "Silhouettes on the Shade".
What will the theme be next time? Our next round will be due by the end of June. Guess you'll have to follow along to see what comes next.
