Miniature Art

20/3/2014

Whenever I receive birthday cards or cards for special occasions, I always tend to keep the ones that really stand out. For example I received a card from a friend who went on holiday to India. She sent me a beautiful picture of the Taj Mahal, which is important as it is my mother's birth place and somewhere I hope to visit one day. She used to tell me stories about her adventures in India when she was a little girl. I would love to visit all the magical places she talked about. Anyway it caught my eye and I put a frame around it. Now it is gracing my wall.

Cards, for me, are basically a tiny version of art that you can cherish for life. I call it 'Miniature Art'. You could even call it affordable art. As you may or may not know all of my artwork is available in greeting card form on the Fine Art America website. If you like collecting art or if you know someone who loves unique cards then this is the place to be. They would make a fabulous gift with your own personal message in them. You can virtually use them for any occasion. The wonderful thing about this is that it will be distinctive because of my artwork and your special message inside.

So here are a few details about the cards taken from the website:

Our greeting cards are 5" x 7" in size and are produced on digital offset printers using 110 lb. paper stock.
Each card is coated with a UV protectant on the outside surface which produces a semi-gloss finish.
The inside of each card has a matte white finish and can be customized with a text message up to 500 characters in length.
The artist's name and the name of the image is printed on the back of each card along with the Artist Websites logo.
Cards can be ordered in a horizontal or vertical configuration.
Cards can be ordered with a white background or black background.
All greeting cards ship within one business day of the order date!
Each card comes with a white envelope for mailing and gift giving.

Just imagine a whole wall full of miniature artworks projecting different emotions, feelings and ambiance, your own personalised gallery. How interesting it would be to look at each individual one. A great topic of conversation when you have guests over.

I have been blogging about a lot of my paintings and photographs, so you could even read the inspiration and history behind the images. For example if you were to purchase any paintings from the Aboriginal Dot Art collection then you can read the following blog articles as listed below:

http://www.arimasarts.com/2/post/2013/10/inspiration-from-aboriginal-dot-paintings.html

http://www.arimasarts.com/2/post/2013/10/my-aboriginal-inspired-dot-art-paintings.html

The first link explains the inspiration behind the artworks. The second link gives a brief outline of each of the four paintings. However I have done a further one on 'Sacred Union' as it is one of my favourite pieces, as you can see above. Just click on the picture.

Cards are reminders of special memories of occasions that are dear to our hearts, so why not make it a special one. I hope you get the opportunity to have many many special moments in time to cherish. Here is a selection for you to enjoy... Bye