Saturday, March 28, 2009

Floral ACEO with Miyabi Chiyogami Paper

Here's another ACEO in my new series. It's a flower cut from some beautiful origami paper called Miyabi Chiyogami; it's printed with pretty pastel colors and flowery designs. It's very cheerful and reminiscent of spring.

The flower is collaged onto a piece of cardstock that I painted with transparent washes of acrylic paints. I've enhanced a few details with colored pencils. The effect is a subtle and beautiful, and reminiscent of spring.

The card is standard ACEO size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches. It's an original. It's signed and titled on the back.

The card is available for purchase in my Etsy shop:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22899180

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Miyabi Chiyogami Spring Flower ACEO


I found some beautiful origami paper called Miyabi Chiyogami; it's printed with pretty pastel colors and flowery designs. It's very cheerful and reminiscent of spring.

And look -- it's not a snowflake! It's a flower shape cut from the origami paper.

The flower is collaged onto a piece of cardstock that I painted with transparent washes of acrylic paints. The effect is a colorful and cheerful.


The card is standard ACEO size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches. It's an original. It's signed and titled on the back.


I do hope you enjoy it.
It's available for purchase on my Etsy shop.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Miyabi Chiyogami Star ACEO

Finally, something other than a snowflake! This star is another in my new ACEO series. It's cut from some beautiful origami paper called Miyabi Chiyogami; it's printed with pretty pastel colors and flowery designs. It's very cheerful and reminiscent of spring.

The star is collaged onto a piece of rice paper that I mounted onto cardstock and then painted with thin washes of acrylic paints for a soft flowing effect. I added some details with colored pencils.


The card is standard ACEO size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches. It's an original. It's signed and titled on the back.

I do hope you enjoy it.

Purchase this ACEO in my Etsy shop.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Miyabi Chiyogami Spring Snowflake ACEO

Here's another ACEO in my new series. The series is similar to the snowflakes but focused on spring colors and themes.

I found some beautiful origami paper called Miyabi Chiyogami; it's printed with pretty pastel colors and flowery designs. It's very cheerful and reminiscent of spring.

This cutout is again a snowflake. It's collaged onto a piece of handmade paper that's been mounted to a piece of cardstock for strength. The whole background has been painted with thin washes of acrylic paints for a transparent glowing effect.

The card is standard ACEO size: 2.5x3.5 inches. It's signed and titled on the back.

Purchase it in my Etsy shop.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

New ACEO Series


I've started a new ACEO series. It's similar to the snowflakes but focused on spring colors and themes.

I found some beautiful origami paper called Miyabi Chiyogami; it's printed with pretty pastel colors and flowery designs. It's very cheerful and reminiscent of spring.

I've been using it to make more cutouts. Snowflakes came first, since I'm used to making them. But I'm finding other shapes -- flowers, crosses, hearts -- that work well, too.

This first cutout is of course a snowflake. It's collaged onto a piece of matboard that's been painted with thin washes of acrylic paints for a transparent effect, almost like stained glass.

Stay tuned. I've got lots more of these to come as soon as I can get them scanned.

This one is available for purchase in my Etsy shop.