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“super” raffle posters

Posted on May 8, 2017May 8, 2017 by thirdstoryies

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I haven’t been to bed before midnight in a week, and I’ve promised myself to be there by ten tonight. That’s in eleven minutes, so I’m typing at breakneck speed – I’ll do a quick edit in the morning and then post this. I’m just so excited to have a camera again, and so I’ve been playing around with it some this weekend. I shot some of these photos early this morning, and I was pretty rushed to get out the door to set up for the annual soiree at the girls’ elementary school. I’m glad I took the time to take the photographs though, I love to look back on these each year. There are a few process shots thrown in as well.

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This year’s theme was Super Soulard Soiree – it had a pop art / comic book / super hero kind of vibe to it. I decided to take this really bold, graphic approach with paper as my medium, which gave the posters a really nice handcrafted feel. The top poster above was the crowd favorite, and the last one that I completed. E punched green paper with a hole punch for an hour while I glued the dots on in a grid to form the planet. Then I used two shades of gray to make the buildings, assembling them around the globe. I wove curved rainbow streamers through the building, and this poster was called “Save the World”. It featured lots of civic and good citizen minded prizes, plus a large gift certificate to Peacemaker Lobster & Crab just around the corner from us.

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I loved this second poster – “Kryptonite”. The description asked “What’s your kryponite?” – carbs, beer, working out, etc. I drew inspiration for the background from Lichentstein’s Still Life with Crystal Bowl, and cut dozens of black strips of paper. Then I made dimensional green kryptonite exploding in the center. I love the way it turned out. A bird pooped on it at the end of the event, so maybe pigeon poop is your kryptonite!

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The idea I got most excited about was for this third poster, “What’s Your Super Power?” The prize was full of experiences – music, art, fitness – so many different things to try out and explore. I decided to take inspiration from Warhol’s Campbell’s soup cans, and opened three of them, with some comic book bubbles asking the questions Could I? Should I? Maybe I Will. At one point I entertained the idea of doing the Campbell’s logo, but even I have my limits. I actually like the simplicity here.

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The last poster was “Lightning Power for a Rainy Day” – it had so many awesome things to do in the summer when it’s raining outside. I had plenty of inspiration for this one last week. The BAM! in the center is dimensional with gold and red sticking out, and I love how the white dot pattern – stretched out into raindrops – turned out. Lots of measuring and marking on these four posters to get them to turn out right.

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The afternoon was perfect – sunny, 70, with a light breeze. The decorations were so much fun – my friend Becky orchestrated all of that, and there was a great crew there Sunday morning setting everything up.

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I’ve heard rumors it was the most successful soiree to date – which is really exciting to hear after all the hard work from everyone.

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I “borrowed” a few of the centerpieces, and tucked them around the house. I was seriously worn out by dinner time, but rallied to do a few more things before bed. My goal this week is to be in bed by 10pm each night – we’ll see how that works out! It was nice to celebrate and visit with friends on such a beautiful afternoon.

5 thoughts on ““super” raffle posters”

  1. AshleyM says:
    May 8, 2017 at 2:54 pm

    Wooow! Those posters are amazing! You are very talented.

    I haven’t crafted in many years and I need to get back into it because I can remember the satisfaction of completing a project like that and just absolutely loving it!

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    1. thirdstoryies says:
      May 9, 2017 at 3:32 pm

      It is fun to see a project through. The projects I work on at work span months and years. It’s nice to sit down for a week and see something through from start to finish. And then to move on!

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  2. Sue J. says:
    May 9, 2017 at 8:11 am

    awesome. visual art is one of your many super powers.

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    1. thirdstoryies says:
      May 9, 2017 at 3:31 pm

      Thanks. Deftly wielding an xacto blade doesn’t hurt! 😉

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  3. Allison D says:
    May 11, 2017 at 7:31 am

    Your attention to detail (in all things– not just in art!) is extraordinary. I love the posters! You should frame them– what a fun series they would make in a kid’d room or a cool loft space 🙂 Or adorning the walls in the future bookstore-restaurant–flower shop I dream of you opening one day! You go, girl!

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