Friday, May 10, 2013

Liberate Your Art


I participated in Kat Sloma's Liberate Your Art postcard swap for the third year in a row. For those of you unfamiliar with this annual event, let me give you a quick overview. It is open to all who want to participate. When you sign up Kat e-mails you the information. You are asked to submit five postcards with images of your art, postage and return address labels. Once the deadline has passed Kat begins “swapping” the postcards. She sends them out in various mailings. In the end you receive five postcards from random participants and one card from Kat.

This is the postcard I submitted this year:


The swap has its own Facebook page and when participants start receiving cards they photograph them and link the photos to the page. Its great fun! The Facebook page is a great way to see cards you may not receive; in addition Kat puts together a video available to all participants that includes a shot of each and every card.

This year three recipients of my postcard contacted me. The swap is a great way to meet new online friends who have a common interest. It is also a fantastic way to see all kinds of different art. You never know, you may get a postcard that prompts you to try something new or seek out a new image to capture.

The swap has its own Facebook page and when participants start receiving cards they photograph them and link the photos to the page. Its great fun! The Facebook page is a great way to see cards you may not receive; in addition Kat puts together a video available to all participants that includes a shot of each and every card.

This year three recipients of my postcard contacted me. The swap is a great way to meet new online friends who have a common interest. It is also a fantastic way to see all kinds of different art. You never know, you may get a postcard that prompts you to try something new or seek out a new image to capture.

These are the postcards I received:


And this lovely one from Kat:


If you found your way here from the Liberate Your Art blog hop, thanks. I am so happy you stopped by. Now on to your next stop... 



(In case you are interested, I display my postcards using the magnetic photo ropes from Photojojo).











18 comments:

  1. okay - well now 4 of your recipients have contacted you! sorry - I am a procrastinator! This is my second year and, as with last year, someone I received a card from also received one of the same cards I did too. I also have the paradise postcard from Amanda. It is a small world. I love your card and shall treasure it as with the others over both swaps!
    cheers, dana

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  2. Such a beautiful post card you sent out! And I love what you received in return. I've only heard from one person who received my card so I'm hoping I can find out through the hop where the other 4 landed!

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  3. Such a fabulous set and a great swap. Loving seeing all the beautiful artwork out there. :)

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  4. I must say your card was stunning, it really stood out in the video to me. Excellent job! You received some lovely cards in return I see you got a Shirina original, she is such a sweet lady hope you guys can connect if you haven't already!

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  5. Cindy, your card is gorgeous! I love the color, the focus, and the quote. I'd say hearing from three out of five is a good response this year. So far I haven't found where any of mine ended up.

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  6. you're so fortunate that 4 people contacted you (who received your postcard)! No one has contacted me so far so I really hope even one or two might do so during the blog hop. I don't do Facebook so I wasn't able to see the cards there -- I'm sure enjoying the blog hop!

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  7. Nice post. The swap was such fun and now seeing and reading how and where the the art was received is a treat.

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  8. Your postcard is beautiful! It reminds me of Georgia O'Keefe, and how she got us all to really look at flowers. The curly stamen is so cool!
    Of the ones you received, my fav is the field of sunflowers. I love the grungy patina that makes it look like an old photo.

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  9. Oh my gosh...the postcard you shared is beautiful! I love it! What wonderful work. This is my first year participating and I would do so many things differently...I can't wait until next time. And the cards your received...priceless!

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  10. Gosh, the card you sent is glorious! Wish I had received one. Your received ones are also beautiful...all the cards I've seen are. I have those magnetic ropes from pjj, too, but my cats prohibit me from actually using them unless I want everything on them mangled.

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  11. Hi, and I just realized you're another AZ blogger like me so I'm adding you to my AZ Bloggers blogroll. I love "meeting" fellow Arizonans online. I can't post to your blog using my own url--I sometimes have that problem on Blogger. My blog is: http://maccandace.wordpress.com.

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  12. I loved your postcard this year, Cindy! So great to have you for the third year in a row!! And now that I've met you, it's even better knowing the person behind the art.

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  13. The image you sent out is beautiful!!!! and you received a lovely selection in return :-)

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  14. What stunning postcards, all of them!

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  15. What a beautiful card you sent out! And lovely ones in return. Wonderful way to meet fellow creatives.

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  16. Such beauty you sent out into the world and received in return! Lovely! Sheila

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