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mixed media monday - little miss

mixed media collage by Kaija Rantakari / paperiaarre.com

Say hello to this little miss! I don't know who she is, but I have a feeling that smudge at the bottom edge of the photo could be what's left of her name.

mixed media collage by Kaija Rantakari / paperiaarre.com
 

I used a mix of vintage paper ephemera for this collage - there's an old button card and a slice of map there, and the box frame is covered with old small grid graph paper.

mixed media collage by Kaija Rantakari / paperiaarre.com

Tiny glass seed beads are sewn along two edges of the card that used to hold buttons. For a moment I entertained the thought of using just the beaded card and the photo for this piece and calling it quits, but in the end I wanted to make this a little larger and less symmetric. I built a little box frame for the collage and added a little hanger on the back, but this can stand up on its own as well.

mixed media collage by Kaija Rantakari / paperiaarre.com

(vintage photo, vintage papers and maps, vintage glass beads, sewing thread, board, linen thread, glue)

9,4x12,1x1,5cm / 3.7"x4.8"x0.6"

This was just a quick hello as I'm currently enjoying the tax season to the fullest. I hope you're in the middle of something more enjoyable!