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Meragram

Meragram
Date Joined: October 11, 2012
Last Online: June 21, 2022

Country: Australia
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About Me

Hi to all my group swapping friends. I will be taking a break from swaps for a while due to work commitments and a holiday with my G'daughter. I will get back to swaps in August. Cheers till then.

I live in the beautiful Clarence River Valley on the far north coast of NSW, Australia. I have two adult sons, two special daughters-in-law and 4 grandchildren. My partner of 40 years and I moved to this area from Sydney. I have been retired for a few years now and in this time have taken up drawing, painting and sculpting which I am loving. Through the University of the 3rd Age I have joined two art groups, one focusing on water colours and the other mixed medium. I enjoy both and am learning lots from the very generous artists in these groups. One member of the group introduced us to swap-bot. We shared our first ATC's on (Oct. 11th'12) I would like to share my efforts with other artists and learn from their shared ATC's.

Favorite Crafts

I enjoyed scapbooking when my grand children were younger and photos of them were prolific and ever changing as they grew. I made volumous scrap albums for each of them. I enjoyed the creative process, collecting embelishments and the memorable results. I use some of those processes in card making for friends and family.
I am now however, consumed by my foray into the finer arts. I received an ecouragement award for a water colour I entered in a recent local fine art exibition so I am now trying to justify that encouragement by getting in as much 'brush mileage' as I can. I am still exploring mediums and a range of subjects. I am not yet able to say what will be my "thing". I am just enjoying learning new techniques and exploring materials.

Likes

I love to:

-Spend time with friends and family.

-Travel. My partner and I have criss-crossed the Australian continent several times. I have also spent time in China, Canada, Alaska, Singapore and Japan.

-Swim and Surf. I have swum in most of the seas and oceans around Australian and many rivers as well. I also had a dip while watching a glacier calve while in Alaska.

-Read. I didn't list my favourite books as I have so many. I most enjoy novels with an historical or well researched background. I also have a passion for children's books as my primary qualification is in Early Childhood Education.

Wants

To share ATC's. Loving Zentangles and all hand drawn, hand painted art.

Ratings

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Comment: Cute atc, I too love drawing on the black paper it's got such a cool look to it thank you
CalyD rated for Happy Painting ATCs ... Picasso on Apr 9, 2015
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Comment: Very nicely done! You are a great artist and thanks for all the Asian inspired extras!!
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Comment: Thank you so much for these beauties. I especially loved how you used the yin yang symbol in the Q.That was inspired.Thank you also for the extras which I will be using very soon.Happy swapping.
Response: My pleasure. Cheers M
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Comment: I didn't want to open the sweet little ATC envelope you made. That paper is beautiful! Luckily, I did, because your zentangle is beautiful too!
Response: Thank you so happy you enjoyed. Cheers Marg
ValerieM rated for Zentangle a Fall Leaf on Nov 16, 2014
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Comment: Great tangles, very nice and I like the personal touch on the back of the card.
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Comment: What a hoot! I just love my black cat. and I plan to slap a back on the example of the other cat card you made. I also just love love love that cafe latte tag. I will use that in a fun coffee journal. Thank you for being such a great buddy.
Meryly13 rated for Mixed Media- Layers 2 on Oct 9, 2014
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Comment: Marg, thank you so much for the lovely ATC. Love the feathers!! :-)
Response: Glad you were'nt grossed out by the fish scale. Cheers Marg
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Comment: Too adorable! Love it! Can not guarantee that you would get colourful fall leaves on the scale of the eastern seaboard. We are a non-tropical rainforest and usually have a wet and windy fall. We are having exceptional weather at the moment. have been setting records for heat and sunshine...
mizlilyroo rated for Fingerprint Art ATC on Oct 2, 2014
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Comment: Thanks for the beautiful zentangled fingerprint art. Lovely work. The papers are lovely too and I already have an idea for them.
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Comment: The cards you sent are remarkable. Your work is so precise and delicate. I like it very much. I will enjoy the oriental paper, thank you. I'm so glad I had you as a partner in this swap.
dandabear rated for Lighthouse ATC on Aug 24, 2014
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Comment: I love it! Thanks for the note also. The white is very striking on the dark background. Hope to swap with you again.
craftycol rated for Doodle me the Alphabet ATC C & D on May 26, 2014
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Comment: I loved your doodle art and I loved your extras TY.
starmccoy rated for *** Butterfly ATC *** on May 15, 2014
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Comment: Thank you! Loved your beautiful butterfly! And the extras!
Kimmiepaca rated for ATC Pen & Ink, Round 6 on May 14, 2014
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Comment: Nice ATC, thank you. That's great you shared some technique you learned in a class. The back looks really nice too. :0)
Response: Thank you, the backing is a drawing of my hand drawing, I did in 2012. I now use copies of it on the back of all my work.
Ky rated for Positive Affirmation ATC's on Apr 28, 2014
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Comment: What a terrific swap Marg! I adore both of these ATC's and that paper you made the envelope from....gorgeous!! I love the book illustration too. Thanks for joining my swap and thank you for doing such a terrific job!
Response: So glad you enjoyed the swap and very big thank you for the zines. Watch for a further letter and I would be happy to swap with you again. You choose a topic. Cheers Marg
nasreen rated for January atc swap on Feb 10, 2014
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Comment: Thank you for my amazing swap. I love everything. Wonderful swap partner
BookSlinger rated for January atc swap on Feb 4, 2014
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Comment: Thank you very much!! I love it.
carterj rated for ATC with a tree on Jan 9, 2014
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Comment: Your tree is beautiful! Thank you so much! Every now and then I receive I beautiful ATC that I have to frame and yours will be added to my framed collection! We have had a bitter cold winter here!
Response: Thank you for your generous comments, so glad you liked it. Hope to swap with you again some time. Stay warm & safe. Cheers Marg
artsoup rated for Profile based ATC on Dec 10, 2013
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Comment: I love the giraffe atc!! And the back to your atc is so creative...fantastc sketch =) Thanks so much for the mail art--sooo glad you were my partner!
Response: Happy you enjoyed. All the best for the festive season. Cheers Marg
Melon1789 rated for Draw A n ........Ornament on Dec 7, 2013
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Comment: Thank you for a very lovely ATC! Thank you for the added extras too, and I hope for you that you also get to visit Wales some day, it can be cold an wet here but our summers are gettin warmer and longer and we have some beautiful places to visit :) ... Thanks again and have a happy holiday season! Helen

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Comments

Ky on May 27, 2014:

What a nice surprise in my mailbox today!! Love the great note and fantastic Japanese papers! Thanks for such a sweet surprise!

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