Flights O Fantasy Jewel Tone Regal Whimsy Balloons

There are wonderful swaps over at  paperwhimsy.
The latest is “Flights o Fantasy” and I signed up for the Jewel Tones Regal Theme.

Flights o Fantasy Whimsy Jewel Tone Regal Balloons by theresa mARTin

The balloons were made using a template provided by Gale at paperwhimsy. I painted watercolor sheets using inks and cut out and collaged other paper onto the painted sheets, sewing and glueing them togerher.  The ‘angel’ was made by bringing a whimsy girl and a weird bird into Photoshop and the Jewel Tone colors were applied. For the wings I used a rainbow gradient.  I cut out the balloons and added the angel, the jewels, some ribbons and glitter.  Up Up and Away!

Flights o Fantasy Whimsy Jewel Tone Regal Balloons by theresa mARTin

Flights o Fantasy Whimsy Jewel Tone Regal Balloons by theresa mARTin

One of these will make it’s way to Sherry Bissell and another to Sandy Scholz. I will receive one from each of them and we will each have 3 balloons for a whimsical banner.

The Princess in the Window

The Princess in the Window

A long time practice of mine has been to hide a word or a small item in a mixed media sculpture to transform it into a modern reliquary. When I saw Paperwhimsy’s new wood reliquaries I fell in love with them.  The gothic shapes, arches and scrolls she fashions are beautiful. Read More on the Paperwhimsy inspire blog…

The Princess in the Window

The Princess in the Window – Side View

The Princess in the Window

The Princess in the Window

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This piece is available on Etsy.
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