COLLAGE + CHRISTMAS CARDS + HUMOR = LAUGHS!

Collage of vintage images, assorted papers.

A frugal way to make Christmas cards!

Ok, yes, this "collage" was done digitally.

Original funny Christmas card.

Happy Valentine's Day! Jokes and More!

We all need a daily laugh, right? Here's some

Valentine's Day humor just for you

(and don't miss the collage/painting below, with "heart.")

Black and White Wedding

Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?"
"Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life."
The child thought about this for a moment, then said, "So why is the groom wearing black?"

Three Words

Phil, a smart and handsome young man, walked into this local pub. He noticed a woman gazing at him without blinking her big eyes. Phil felt flattered so he walked up to the woman and said in his deepest voice, "I'll do anything you wish, beautiful lady, for just $10 but on one condition." The woman appeared to be trapped in the moment and asked as if in a trance, "What's your condition?" Phil answered, "Tell me your wish in just three words." There was a long pause, the woman opened her purse, counted out the money and handed it to the man along with her address. She then looked deeply into his eyes and whispered, "Clean my house."

Switching Grooms

Little Emily was at her first wedding and gaped at the entire ceremony. When it was over, she asked her mother, "Why did the lady change her mind?"
Her mother asked, "What do you mean?"
"Well, she went down the aisle with one man and came back with another one."

Collage/painting

COLLAGE PAINTINGS ON CANVAS

This piece appears, step-by-step, in the Stackpole book, 

Painting with Mixed Media.

Collage painting by Paula Guhin.

Another artwork from the same book, below, uses the grid system.

11x14" painting/collage 

See the book to view the steps that went into making it. Images, fabric, text, and acrylic paint on canvas.

New Altered Art Assemblage or Shrine

Freedom Flight

11 X 15"



Construction within a frame.



Collage (in part), as well as acrylic paint, glues, bird's wings, a dried root, ceramic birds, and more. See the rusty metal trowel "arch" behind the figure?

              
           Here are links to other assemblages using altered art: http://mixedmediamanic.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-create-altered-art-doll.html  and
http://mixedmediamanic.blogspot.com/2012/07/altered-art-assemblage-contest-winner.html and
http://mixedmediamanic.blogspot.com/2012/05/assemblage-in-memorial-to-mom.html

My Dad's Prints

Cal Schultz was an incredible father. I lost my biological dad when I was only two, and he was a wonderful, handsome man too, I've been told.
Cal married my mother when I was an impossible teenager, but he was patient and kind. He was also an extremely talented artist who had to live with a disability all his life. Struck by polio at a young age, he survived--sometimes by crawling. I loved him very much and miss him every day.
These prints of his vary in size from 8 x 10" for the pen and inks to much larger for the color print.

Old Schoolhouse (in Rural South Dakota)          

                          

Horses at Barn

Travois

 

Season Over

Handy Tip for Decorative Paper

This one's for all of you who like to make your own, unique papers.
Beg or buy an expired and textured wallpaper book. The pages can
be very nice as they are, but make them even more interesting with a
wash of acrylic paint. Customize a page to fit a particular color scheme!

New Collage/Painting

This new work is acrylic paint, papers, and fibers on canvas.