Take Me To Your Leader - Altered Envie

What happens when your mail art trading partner's interests are very different from your own?  Well, you can either disregard her likes or you can stretch yourself.  This month, I decided to stretch myself.  Science fiction?  Aliens?  No sweat!  (I told myself, somewhat confidently.)

I started with a monoprint I made a while ago using my Gelli Plate. Once folded into an envelope, the patterns in the print reminded me of photographs of the Milky Way.  That created a perfect backdrop for my alien.  I used an image I found on the internet as a guide and black, white and gray acrylic paints.  I was pretty pleased with how he (she? it?) turned out, since I can honestly say that painting aliens is not in my bag of usual tricks.

On the back, I stamped a simple message that always reminds me of the old Bugs Bunny cartoon character, the rather inept Marvin the Martian.  Is anyone else old enough to remember him?

Speaking of simple, this post will be short and sweet, as I try to get back into the habit of regular posts.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a fabulous day.