Art Journaling pg 1

It has been quite awhile since I have posted anything, and although I have been doing art since then and now, this is the first thing that I have done that I have gotten around to scanning in. Also the most recent thing that I have done. I have taken up a new trade of making journals and finally, art journalling itself. This is from my doodle journal, I'm probably just going to make this my main journal since it just feels so much freer to make art in something labelled "doodle" journal. 

I have begun a daily challenge/ prompt in order to make one piece of art a day, starting sometime between the recent past and now. This challenge is on dreaming. This is my awakened dream.

Finished Comic by Alyssum | March 1

A commentary on gratitude for life

Glimmering review on outgoing mail art to De Villo Sloan

In regards to the outgoing mail art that we sent to De Villo Sloan about a month back, we found a glimmering critique in return. I am very proud to make art with the all-talented Chris Mudhead, and it feels wonderful for the positive confirmation from someone so respected in the mail art community.

Thank you, Mr. Sloan, and speaking for Mudhead and I, we are very pleased that you enjoyed- and appreciated the mail!

https://minxuslynxus2.wordpress.com/2015/02/22/minxus-mail-bag-spectacular-collabs-by-mudhead-alyssum-payson-arizona-usa/

Incoming Mail Art from C. Mehrl Bennett

We received this postcard in return, a few months back, after sending some mail her way. Very beautifully done, and she even played with images that we sent her, by copying the style. Naturally, we were confused. However, Mudhead and I always love a good think-piece, and were very impressed with the strangeness of it.

Incoming Mail Art from Taradactyl: Dactyl Life

After sending some mail art her way, Miss Tara Dactyl sent us some back, responding our mail art call, "Good Magic". It is clearly apparent that much work was put into this piece, with lots of heart.

Front cover

Back cover

These are some of the trinkets found inside, either handmade, or with magazine and a book cutout about the history of magic.

A thank you note, as well as a neato reptilian postcard, which shall be added to my weird postcard collection for further inquiries.


Here is a link to her site, if you would like to send this rad lady some mail art of your own, or to simply give her blog some love:
Dactyl Life

http://dactyllife.com/category/mail/

Hows and Cows Comic

Dada philosophies

Post Teen Angst Comic Teasers

Comics were my "secret journal" for a long time. They were how I honed in on some mad art skills in and stayed functional. Here are some samples from longer stories. 

Early 2014

2014

2013

2013

New is Old Drawlings

I drew this a few months ago in the beginning of an enormous life
transition. See if you can tell.

Outgoing Mail Art to Zanna MOMA

Another wonderful collaboration with Mudhead Reynolds

The genius erotic cover drawn by Mr. Mudhead 

Direction to the drawing to the left by me
Direction to the caption (in this caption) by Mudhead

An orphaned page #1 from Mudhead's 888 sketchbook

Orphaned page #2

By Mudhead, with special guest appearance, Rainbow Care Bear.

By Alyssum (myself), with special guest appearance: Society. Society has a charismatic way in showing up an much to all of an artist's work it seems like.