Life is a carnival....

If you've read my blog very long, you clearly know that I love collaborating with other artists. I love doing round robins; where you start a book, then mail to one partner or more and eventally get your book back filled with your work and the work of other artists. I love seeing the work of others in the flesh. It looks so different than pictures on a blog. You can see all the color and texture up close and the touch the bits of this and that. I love being a part of a collaborative experience. The joy of having someone elses art enter my home, I add a piece of my own and then send it off to another destination. Even better are the books that I get in return and display around the house. Love to have them a part of my everyday life.This is really where my art began. I used to do a lot of swaps, round robins and what were called "tip ins". These were pages that people would do a certain size and the recipient would tip them into thier altered book and have a book of several artists work. My art has evolved in many different ways, but I feel collaborating is where I am most comfortable. That being said, I am beginning a new collaborative round robin with my new pals Tammy and Donna. I'm really excited about this!!

We're eaching starting a book with a different theme. I chose to start working on the ledger book I began altering in Pam's class at ArtFest. I haven't done anything with it since I got home, so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to dive right in! Before dear Tammy and Donna get upset with me for working so quickly (we decided on this round robin last night!) I must say I've had this theme of a carnival brewing for quite some time in my head. Just wasn't sure how to take off with it. It was even what I had in mind when I began the book in Pam's class. Now that I gave myself the theme and the green light, I was really able to run with it. I used lots of fun stuff here. The piece of fabric on the Birds of a Feather page is vintage from my friend in Germany. The fabric on the last Dream page is from LK Ludwig. I love using my good stuff in collaboratives, whether its in my own book or someone elses. I feel this is the best way to share and pass on the art love. So here's what I have so far. Lot's of different colors and styles here. It's more of an art journal. Just creating and playing around.