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Shopping – mail art

Sewist — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0000

I know it’s a bit out of character for Homer Simpson to go shopping, but I couldn’t resist adding those bags to his hand for this mail art competition envelope. I resisted the temptation to put the whole address in calligraphy, as I thought that might make it a little too challenging to read.

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Otto Man – mail art

Sewist — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0000

I’ve drawn most of the main Simpsons characters, but I realised I’ve never drawn Otto the bus driver…. so he’s the feature on my mail art competition envelope this month. I thought his old-style headphones and hair would be a challenge to draw, but I think Otto Man is one of the easiest Simpsons characters […]

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This just in – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 18:39:00 +0000

“This just in” – the classic words of news anchor Kent Brockman on The Simpsons. I had another attempt at using my watercolour pens to colour the drawing – this came out better than my previous attempt, but it still doesn’t really look fully blended. Maybe I need to use specific watercolour paper instead of […]

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Looking into the distance – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:39:00 +0000

I tried using watercolour pens for this envelope, but I can’t get them to blend properly. So Tom has to put up with some unusual blue shadows and some darker grey where I’d coloured over one section again.

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I’m smarter than the Average – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 19 May 2021 18:39:00 +0000

I haven’t drawn Yogi Bear much, so for this month’s competition envelope, I thought he should be running in with a pic-a-nic basket he’d just liberated from an unsuspecting tourist.

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Action Stations – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 05 May 2021 18:48:00 +0000

I couldn’t think of a cartoon to draw for this one, so I thought I’d draw an ‘action’ kind of font for the first word.

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Thoughtful musings – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:39:00 +0000

Tigger is looking pretty thoughtful… maybe it’s because the address went over his face! I wrote the address first, then tried to fit the drawing around it, but couldn’t quite make it work without it overlapping.

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Spring has Sprung – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:35:00 +0000

I couldn’t resist drawing Minnie Mouse this month. She definitely has green fingers when it comes to growing those flowers!

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Please Send to – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 18:48:00 +0000

I used a design from The Postman’s Knock for the fancy “please send to” phrase. It was written with a bright orange Uni-ball permanent pen just to ensure it didn’t run if the envelope got wet. Because that was so elegant, I stuck with typewriter style lettering for the address.

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Christmassy – mail art

Sewist — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:19:00 +0000

I wanted my envelope to look suitably seasonal this month. So I used a snowflake stencil from Hobbycraft, and some gold & white highlights on the letters.

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