Congratulations to Dawn for winning first prize with 208 votes. Her piece was titled The Gardian. Congratulations to Nikki for winning second prize with 161 votes. Her piece was titled Paper Mache Giraffe. To see all the entries visit our Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/GiftsWithHumanity.
I’ve dreamt of a place similar to this… When someone would say, “just go to the quiet place, in your mind” ~ this is similar to where I’d be. My granddaughter & I love butterflies & fairies, so they were always there. The plants in my yard are Florida plants meant to attract butterflies. Almost everything [...]
The piece I have created for Gifts With Humanity is made using a recycled cardboard pylon (used in advertising at grocery stores, primarily), enamel paint and label paper. The concept is based on Gifts With Humanity itself. The angel represents the message and doctrine behind GWH, the birds represent freedom and giving. The base is [...]
From Southern California, Laura enjoys working with textile art. She likes the intricacy and detail that can be created with a familiar common object such as cloth. The project that I have created is a functional hand woven basket. Title – Label Container Measurements - 18″ x 24″ x 18″ Materials - label paper Technique - twining Laura
My process for creating “Pallet of Parrots” – I did a simple sketch in my sketchbook. I prepped a wooden paint pallet with clear gesso and then drew my sketch on the pallet. Then I cut and taped strips of the label paper to a foam core sheet to keep them still and painted them [...]
Paper mache’d giraffe made from recycled bottles and label paper. Nikki
I chose to make a wedding cake which is a symbol of love, marriage, etc. to most Americans. Though 50% of all marriages fail, 50% of them succeed. My husband, Wayne, helped with sawing a 36″ wooden circle for the base, cutting chicken wire for me and heavy lifting. Other materials used: cotton, silk flowers, wire, twist [...]
Mariposa Tree by VET – 57″ x 57″ The Making of Mariposa Tree…
Another Artist profile today nearing the end of the creation stage of the Fair Trade Art Competition. Artists have had the discarded label paper for almost 4 weeks now and have just 1 days left to complete their projects. Voting will begin on November 1st. If you are curious to know what this is all [...]
Yet another Artist profile today nearing the end of the creation stage of the Fair Trade Art Competition. Artists have had the discarded label paper for about 3 weeks now and have just 3 days left to complete their projects. Voting will begin on November 1st. If you are curious to know what this is [...]