Laura Tringali Holmes: Altered Playing Cards II

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Altered Playing Cards II

"Seeing, Hearing," 8-2011

I've been fooling around with ways to better integrate the face markings of the playing cards with what I'm trying to say with the designs. These cards are some examples of where I'm going. Hope you enjoy, and thanks for listening.

"In Spades," 8-2011

"Lavender," 8-2011

"The Young Women," 8-2011

"Critical Mass," 8-2011

9 comments:

amy of studio four corners said...: these are great - so many layers, experiences, meaning
I especially like the first one, Seeing,Hearing...; September 1, 2011 at 8:21 PM
LaWendula said...: Wow, Laura, they are all beautiful, but the second one is the best, I think!
Well done!; September 2, 2011 at 12:52 AM
lisa_crofts said...: These are all stunning laura. I love all of them.; September 2, 2011 at 7:53 AM
Laura Tringali Holmes said...: So glad you enjoyed these, amyd, LaWendula, and Lisa. Thank you for letting me know. It was a challenging set of cards and I like how they turned out, too.; September 4, 2011 at 9:36 AM
ARIC FM said...: Hi Laura, do you make change? I love APC. you an visit my site and see part of my designs: www.mistarjetasatc.blogspot.com
Grongats for your work! regards. Florencia; October 12, 2011 at 3:39 PM
Laura Tringali Holmes said...: Nice to meet you, Florencia, and I enjoyed looking at your work! I am sorry that I do not trade. I have several upcoming shows at which I sell my little works. Thank you for liking my work!; October 14, 2011 at 6:56 AM
Unknown said...: Hi Laura, I just found "Lavender" on Pinterest and followed the link here. What a great find for me!
I am dying to know: is the Regency-like portrait on your "Lavender" altered playing card a stamp? If so, can you tell me which stamp maker/set?
Thanks so much, and thank you for creating such beautiful work.; February 24, 2016 at 6:57 AM
Laura Tringali Holmes said...: Hi NieNie Sambuco, thanks for the kind words! No, the portrait isn't a stamp--it's a free-use image that I found on the internet, but I turned it into a transparency, which is why you can see through it. I use three methods to make most of my transparencies--packing-tape transfers, gel transfers, and ink-jet printouts on acetate sheets. I think this was an acetate because it's so clear.; February 24, 2016 at 8:41 AM
Unknown said...: Thanks for the response and for sharing a little about your method, Laura! I have not (successfully) tried image transfers yet. Your work just became one of my favorite examples of predominate image transfer use among multiple layers.; February 24, 2016 at 9:45 AM