fauxposte: January 2013

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

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Mlle. Joubert

I finished another "Faux Poste" card this morning, which I'm not going to show right now, but as I was working on it, I really liked how this one section of the card looked all by itself.

Thanks go to Kathleen Amt, who sent me the background paper, as well as a 1922 collectible bird card that Arm & Hammer used to give away in their boxes of baking soda. One of the postage stamps I used on the final version of the postcard also came from Kathleen. (The woman knows her ephemera!)

©Carol Leigh