Lisa Nicks/Emerald City
Postage Stamp Collage

Thanks to some dear family and friends getting married, I have been working on wedding presents. Along with these larger pieces I have completed some smaller offerings on the subjects of love and marriage. Please contact me for descriptions if you find need for some smaller gift boxes, treasure holders, or tiny canvasses sharing the inspirations of love.

Now available, but not featured yet on the Greeting Cards page, is my new Favorites Collection. As the title suggests, these are some of my favorite subjects or projects to date. The package of eight cards and envelopes includes lighthouses, shown on the home page, hot air balloons, ethnic tapestries and dance, shown on this page in Strut, butterflies, parrots, sports, and of course, love. $15.95 includes packaging and mailing. For every box of cards you order, I'll include a homemade card of your choice of subjects, listed on the Subject Matters site page.

A couple of years ago a friend offered me some fans he picked up in Asia while traveling. He never used them in the decorative way he imagined, and passed them on to me to create postage stamp collages with. Last year I was very happy to debut my first fan "Botanical Outburst", 13 inches high by 22 inches wide, a brightly colored combination of flowers bursting upward and outward on the open fan. The fan comes with a beautifully crafted wood fan holder, 9.5 X 3.5 inches. photo upon request; $130 plus shipping

The faces of a couple hundred people from all over the world gaze out at you from my newest fan, "As I Am", also 13 inches by 22 inches. The stamps are arranged in vertical rainbow color order with the deep purples in the center, working outward to brilliant pinks. The title comes from a quote "Take me as I am, summon out what I shall be." The fan comes with a beautifully crafted wood fan holder, 9.5 X 3.5 inches. photo upon request; $195 plus shipping

Featured on this page are the box tops of "Strut" (2008) and "Long Live the King" (2006). The first, is a 6.75" X 7.5" X 3" wood cigar box with flared side edges. Collaged on the lid is a mix of postage stamps of tapestries, modern art, bird and dancer images from Native American, Indian, and Asian cultures. "Long Live the King" is a 8.25" X 7" X 2" cigar box, embellished with postage stamps showing as many different kinds of Kings as I could find, placed in a creative quilt pattern. How many kings can you find? Both boxes are "one of a kinds" available for purchase at $140 each, plus shipping. Additional views available on request.