A group of our members agreed to participate in a card exchange! Everyone was asked to make an edition of 11 handmade cards so that each participant would have a full set, i.e. one card made by each participant. Folks were encouraged to make anything they fancied using their array of book and paper arts skills. The results were wonderful and wide-ranging.
As shown below, the final cards included many techniques such as origami, pop-ups, collage, flexagons, fancy folds, and lino prints. Most participants created an edition of cards that were all the same; however, some participants made 11 entirely different cards and in those cases only a few of their cards are shown here.
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Emily Brown An edition of cards made using a hand-carved lino block print with added watercolour and ink. |
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Jessie Bruce A set of cards each with a unique layout featuring a combination of illustration and collage. |
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Larry Colwell An edition featuring the Turkish map fold made with a hardcover case for the outer card. |
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Sally Crawford A set of cards featuring original eco printed botanical papers. |
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Barb Dugas A variety of cards made with combinations of collage, stamping, and folding. |
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Alaina Harper An edition of cards featuring a bedazzled pop-up Christmas tree. |
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Heather Loney An edition of cards featuring handcut roses on the front and pop-up roses inside with origami leaves. |
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Rhonda Miller An edition of flexagon cards printed with a quote from Joni Mitchell's song The Circle Game, with gold foil lettering and rubber stamp patterns. |
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Stephanie Morley An edition of letterpress cards printed on her Craftsman Superior tabletop press, featuring a line from Benjamin Franklin's Aplogy for Printers, 1731. |
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Odyssean Press An edition of cards featuring 'The Magician,' an original relief print, hand-carved and printed as an edition of 11. |
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Marilynn Rudi Origami kite cards collaged with string and cloud prints. Each card also has a coordinating envelope. |
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Rhynn Winstead An edition of cards featuring an original daffodil lino print on handmade paper. |