when kelly invited me to participate in her valentine banner exchange, i jumped at the chance to work with this group of amazing artists. the goal was simple: download the provided template, cut the paper, and create until your heart is content (no pun intended).
it has been a few years since i took on such a project. once upon a time, i participated in a variety of swaps, exchanges, and round robins. due to the demands of the day to day and time constraints, i only participate in one exchange a year. i do miss the excitement of the swap such as meeting new artists and receiving incredible works, but most of all, the experience of stretching myself creatively, exploring new medias and mediums, and the inspiration i feel from the other artists as well as the newness of the project.
for this exchange, i decided to break out my paints and acrylic inks. using techniques i learned from jesse reno and other intuitive artists, I searched for shapes and images, which would create the composition. It did not surprise me that i would see the Buddha in many of these abstracts. i had recently had a dialogue with a dear friend about universal love and surrender so my subconscious gravitated towards those symbols.
i hope the ladies enjoy these hearts as much as i did making them. i will be posting the valentines i receive over the next few postings.
Digital Story Board Templates were created by Rita from The Coffee Shop
I am in no way affliated with The Coffee Shop and/or receiving any compenstation for mentioning the site in this post.
i can't begin to tell you how much i LOVE your heart that you sent to me. i need to oooh and ahhh over it to you in person (but i am so grossly sick it would be a bad idea). i am so happy to see all your hearts here because they are flat out Gorgeous, pip. i'm going to go look at each and every one. i still have to do more of mine today. urg. hoping my head stops pounding so i can finally finish them up.
Posted by: Kelly Snelling | January 31, 2012 at 04:13 PM
I do LOVE the heart I received from you. Thank you, and I'm so pleased to have been in your one swap this year.
Posted by: theresa | February 01, 2012 at 04:31 PM
Your hearts are jaw dropping gorgeous Pip!
Posted by: sharon | February 01, 2012 at 08:48 PM
These are absolutely gorgeous!!! Love them :)
Posted by: Mary Beth Shaw | February 21, 2012 at 07:37 AM