me and collages: a lesson

I'm a pretty impatience collage artist. I realise this lately

when I push myself to finish a series without realising

that actually the idea is not really there yet. Only because

I feel like there is this urge to stay being productive so

I just keep cutting and gluing without actually know what 

I am doing. How about you? What kind of collage artist 

are you, dear?

me and collages: a new series!

I have been looking for used and vintage maps for sometime.

But not until last Sunday I accidently found some on a tiny

used book shop where my punk boy used to shop too. That's

where his map collections come from actually.

There are three pieces so far, made of a used postcard as the

backup as my other collages. I haven't decide either to put these

three first on my etsy or wait for more pieces being made. But

how I love these three! Yay!

What do you think?

me and my etsy: updates!

It's really interesting how excited I was about updating

my shop until I realized that I will have way too many new

stuff in one time update if I actually go with the first plan.

So today, I decide to add some new collages first. And for

next week I'm going to put totally a new product that I am

so excited about already!

These time they all smaller than any of my previous batch

of collages in my shop and I certainly learn a lot about making

stuff that will take a really cheap cost on the delivery from Jakarta

after sometime now.

So, please do take a peek to my new stuff at the shop today.

me and reused : customized envelopes

I am so much into writing and sending letters this week.

From saying hello to some old friends, etsy trades and blog

collaboration projects. Oh so much fun, indeed. But this idea

to customized each of the used envelopes in my office is

actually purely accidental. A pretty one, I must say.

I always have a box of round punch papers on my desk lately

and I have been wondering apart from putting them on my

collages, I haven't found something else until I did this in one

of the envelopes to covers any unnecessary writings or pictures

on the envelope so that I can reused them.

This is so much fun! Now I am so busy preparing my mails

and accesorize them like this for all kinds of envelopes. Yay!

me and my fingers

These are things scattered on my office desk.

Yes, I do lots of things in between my job everyday.

They are a really, really good distractions and balance

from my office madness lately.

Some are new collages for my etsy, one is just this

new theme of drawing meet collage that I am into

and one is one exciting collaboration artwork project

with one of my office mate.

So grateful having these all ten and healthy fingers

with way too short nails. How about your fingers?

What have they made so far? Tell me.

I'd love to know.

me and favetsy: whileshenaps

I am totally in awe when I first find this one etsian.

I mean there is no way I could even imagined being

as neat as she is. Those dolls, fabrics, collages and

ideas!

She makes all these while her daughter naps, so

that's where the etsy shop name came from. Sweet.

I wish I can have one of her piece someday.

Go check her out, you will be swoon. All of you.

Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=734

Blog http://www.whileshenaps.typepad.com/

sunny sunday

Still working all day at the office today. Taking pictures

from a Padang (West Sumatra) restaurant at the back

of my office and finding a kitschy compartment from this

old talcum powder brand found at this little shop near it.

Not the kind of Sunday that I like, but at the same time

just get along with it since having someone waiting at

the house patiently for me to come back soon is more than

enough today. How's your sunday, by the way?

me and collages: pinkshirtsncarwrecks

I found this colllages by etsian named pinkshirtsncarwrecks

this morning and I inspired instantly. I like her mix of color

and papers not to mention using wood tray for the medium

of her collages. Remind me some collages that I made on a

cutting board that I made last week.

Libby, her real name, is also one of the guest blogger

of sfgrlbybay yesterday. That's where I found her.

Go see her etsy pinkshirtsncarwrecks.etsy.com

Oups, I have a sunny sunday post to do today:)

me and collages: gemini is like monkey

These are two original collages that I make as a part

of a series that I put at my shop

http://www.vantiani.etsy.com/link.

These three are taken but you are still can pick

and choose from the other 10 pieces

that still available on my shop.

I made this out of wallpapers, old comics, origami

papers and indonesian all stamps. I call this series

Nina and they are all originals and one of a kind

handmade art. And yes, I love to do a commisioned

collage art for your enjoyment, ladies and gentlemen.

Oh did I told you I love doing an art swap too?

me and collages: one good bumblebee

I've know One Good Bumblebee for some time actually,

but not until yesterday I found these pretty cool

messy collages print that they sell in their shop.

I never thought of making prints out of my collages

but I think these prints definitely make me might

have another thought of it.

http://www.onegoodbumbleebee.com/

what do you think, dearie?

me and the mail man

Look what I have received today from the mail man!

The Lebaran (like Christmas but for Moslem) card

from Miss Sunya Raw, the mega crafty chick of mine.

I love the heart picture and the color mix and pattern

is just so cool I think.

The second is two collages and Dala horse (!) from

Miss Nina in Netherland. We had a swap two months

ago and finally her package arrived today. And what

is more about it is that when I see the peacock one

on her blog I said that I really like it but never thought

it would be for me! Yay! Oh you should see the Dala

horse in person, it's gorgeous! Thank you bunches, girls!

me, today

All these scattered in my office desk.

Some will be available at my shop here

and some will be at my Etsy. Yay!

Someone got inspired last night...

Inspired by gorgeous elephants by this lady

http://www.matirose.blogspot.com,

I came up with this one last night.

It might be a good beginning of a new series, I think.

Awesome!

And finally I open my etsy shop.

Oh so so happy. Please do have a visit

and there are some free gifts awaits you

for the first five purchases!

Oh papers, papers, how I love thee.

sssshhh! this is just a sneak peek..

i'm not going to tell you what is this for, i just can't stand

to share how wonderful this turn out. i went to bed at 3

in the morning to make this. imagined i said all this in

my whispering voice in your ear.

Sunny Sunday

I spent last Sunday still in crafty mood together with one

of my crafty comrade. She made plenty of apple cinnamon

cupcakes for her cafe while I made yoyo and round pieces

from cardboards. Plus, starting to make my collage swap

with someone from across the globe. Oh so exciting!

For the first time in my life I put my own artwork

(a paper collage from one of my series) in my studio wall.

It feels so wonderful.

So, how about your Sunday? Tell me about it.