Cyla creates beautiful greeting cards and bookmarks using prints of her original watercolors.
Website: Wannabe Farm
Mixed Media art is an exercise in paper hoarding and perpetually sticky fingers. I love it. I sometimes design my own paper using a Gell plate but have also used, maps, wrapping paper, tickets, post cards, old stamps and once, a wasp nest. I do a lot of searching, looking for the right color, texture or image that will make a composition click. It’s satisfying like solving a puzzle. I can’t believe it when someone refers to me as an artist, cause really I’m just a girl who likes to get materials together, make a mess and have fun.
Through her timelessly beautiful handmade books, Retta hopes to inspire writing. She believes that the more you write, the better you write: So write! Write to express new ideas, to keep and share memories, experiences and feelings. Make observations and remember important details. Express your love of life, family and friends. Inspiration should come easier with one of Retta's exceptional journals or folios opened before you. Contact Retta at rblanken@frontiernet.net