The Faux Poste Project

THE FAUX POSTE PROJECT
Frankly, I'm not sure where I'm going with this, but I think I'm onto something. I'm creating fictional postcards, sometimes the story is on the card, sometimes the story is about the card. Most of the elements on the cards are things I've photographed or have created myself. Occasionally I'll use copyright-free elements, but for the most part, they're all my own stuff. I'm including the "back story" for those of you who are interested in the overall process. It's fun for me, and I hope you enjoy reading the stories.

If you have any thoughts regarding what I can do with this idea (maybe a book?), please let me know. Truly, I'm kind of floundering. In the meantime, I continue making the cards, writing the stories, and having fun. — Carol Leigh

Friday, May 4, 2012

Avoidably Delayed


Sis, I'm trying to figure out where she was when she sent this. The postmarks are smudged and illegible, but the scribbling on the right looks sort of Arabic, doesn't it?

Someone tried to pull the postage stamp off, so I can't even read where it came from. There are Japanese or Chinese characters on the left-hand stamps, but the monkey on the water buffalo has me puzzled.

Let me know if you have any brilliant ideas. xoxo Jill

The backstory: I combined a lot of things here, including a photo of a heart, photos of old cancellation and immigration stamps, Swedish matchbox labels, part of an address on another postcard, and then drew my own squiggles and blotches here and there. ©Carol Leigh