Digitalmania Challenge: Art in the style of Michelle Caplan

For this weekly Flickr challenge, in which we've been creating digital art in the style of various artists; this week's choice is Michelle Caplan, a mixed media artist in the U.S. She combines vintage photos, newsprint, and papers/fabrics. Here's a link to her beautiful artwork: http://www.michellecaplan.com/ . She also has an Etsy shop.

I had a blast doing my digital collage! Some background info is below. 

 

This is a heritage collage, featuring an old photo of my Aunt Mynne (left) and my Mom (right) doing their very entertaining version of the old song "Egyptian Ella." They performed this with gusto and much laughter at many a family gathering. Thanks to the Internet, I found the lyrics! In the background, there's a photo of my father on the mantel, and a painting of me and my twin sister (painted by my mother) on the wall behind her.

Image credits upon request.

Three Muses: Wings

Image credits: obisidian dawn, artefacts, flickr creative commons (woman- adampiggott; bird- mikebaird); media militia; ocean photo is my own.

Inspiration Avenue: Masquerade Ball

Image credits: flickr creative commons, beth rimmer, vintageimages, obsidian dawn.

Collage Obsession: Dream/Nightmare

We were challenged to illustrate a dream or nightmare that we've had. I have a recurring dream (not too often, thankfully) that I'm wandering around a huge parking lot unable to find my car.  The dream seems to go on forever, and when I wake up I can still feel some of the anxiety from the dream.  This collage represents what it feels like.

 

Image credits: google images, dover, graphicsfairy, shadowhouse, my own colored background.

Gothic Arch Challenge: Blue

Image credits: google images, library of congress, wikimedia commons, joessistah; my patterns on arch; background photo of building with columns by bonnie london.

Take a Word: Black and White

 

Image credits: artfreebies, fiddlette, broderbund clipart, holliewood, plaisanter, dover; milla; zentangle pattern fill is my design.

Sunday Postcard Art: Bats

Image credits: Background is a radio coverage map provided by my engineer husband and altered by me; part of texture is by shadowhouse; bat template is from a Google image search; text design is by Stampington.