
Tiny Bouquet Blank Card from Artists to Watch
This 5" x 7" card is printed on a white uncoated, textured recycled paper with soy based inks. It comes with a color-coordinated envelope. Inside is blank for your personal message. This card features an image from an original mixed media piece by Amy Rice of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Printed by Artists to Watch in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I use nontraditional print-making methods--including hand cut stencils and a Japanese screen printing toy called a Gocco printer--as a starting point for original mixed media pieces. I use spray paint, acrylics, gouache, and inks, and print on a variety of surfaces including wood, fabric and antique papers (preferring handwritten love letters, envelopes, journal pages, sheet music and maps). I am most satisfied when I can make a tangible or visceral connection between the materials used and the image rendered. My work is deeply layered, often both literally and figuratively. My imagery--nostalgic and wistful--is largely biographical and reflective of