Collaborative traditional cut and paste (scissors and glue ) collage blog with a weekly set theme.
Thursday, 15 December 2016
Ephemera -- Prayer Cards
I order a steady supply of weird things from eBay. Last year that included a packet of 25 or so sepia-colored vintage prayer cards. They're small, about 3x4", and these date from the middle 1900's. I'm collaging (desecrating?) them with some anatomical cuttings and other scraps, for a little book project I have in mind. The cards are a centuries-old tradition in the Catholic Church. They typically show a religious image on the front with a verse or prayer on the reverse, and are used to commemorate special moments (First Communion, Confirmation, funerals, etc.). Many of them are quite beautiful.
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Lovely idea.
ReplyDeleteOh we had many cards like this! (I'm from a big catholic family) ... I love how you've turned them on!
ReplyDeleteWhoa! I have altered photographs (mostly cabinet card photos from the late 1800s-early 1900s) but this is a FABULOUS idea Lynn!! I also collect these religious cards which are plentiful at antique malls and flea markets but they are just sitting in a box at the moment. Thanks for the idea.
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