The envelope from Christi has already been posted. I often forget to shoot the things inside envelopes. This time, when I realized I had missed this very nice card, I also noticed there are 3 distinct styles of Christi's Lombardic versals.
The greeting above is sketchy and looks like she did them quickly.
I'm going to give this version a try.
Below is something that looks like it wants to be a bookmark or it could be a little framed piece. I can't tell if the whole thing is done by hand. It is so tiny that I'm thinking she might have done the art, then scanned it and printed it out multiple times - possibly reducing it. The gold is handpainted. And then there is the little red signature. Hopefully Christi will tell me what she used on that signature - it's sooooo tiny.
I love tiny.
Here is the envelope again so you can see the third version. Also, I neglected to point out that she did her own version of the Goodnight Moon stamp and put her own little *character* in the setting. It's adorable.
enlarged image of the stamp
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| Photo by Erik Brockmeyer |
This is the third side of the ofrenda. The six nichos that were on this side are below.
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LINK to the TMI post which is way too much information unless you are looking to kill a lot of time or want to see the whole story in one place.
OK Jean … so much to say … 1) the card and the envelope front are not Lombardics (to my mind) but Ben Shahn style, from a class with Ewen Clayton. Carol DuBosch does an excellent version (& also teaches it). 2) Yes the ‘Happy Envelope Day’ is my sketchy version done quickly. 3) The illuminated calligraphy quote is all original - I don’t scan them. It is a bookmark, and on Pergamenata paper which is so close to parchment and very durable. Use it as a bookmark!! (Please, for that would please me.) And the tiny red signature is simply a red micron .005. (I love tiny too … but often am criticized because people can’t read them. My secret is that I am so near-sighted, tiny is easy for me.) 4). The EWO (Eyes Wide Open) Goodnight Moon rip-off stamp was a delight for me. So glad you liked it. And finally, 5) You once called my EWO character (I think of her as my alter ego) a capital ‘i’ letter. I had to laugh … that had never occurred to me! 😝 Thanks for your daily blog … it makes me happy in so many ways. — Christi
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