secret messages.

when i first began using instagram

i was unaware of what was going to happen there.

it seemed like the greatest place to store my daily phone photos

and there were some great feeds for me to see other's photos as well.

a lot like flickr without the pressure.

slowly i began to discover a group of women who took photos of,

and wrote in their captions about secret messages

and i was curious.

turns out,

there's a lovely community of women who

 create their journaling art from the words and images found in everyday

gatherings...newspapers, magazines, brochures, ticket stubs..

the stuff a collage artist loves.

and they also send envelopes full of these treasures to each other.

i was able to reach out and become a small part of this group

by asking for addressess and sending my own envelopes to these kindred souls

whom i most likely will never meet or speak to in person.

but we have connected

and there are daily comments back and forth on our photos and

our mailboxes unexpectedly find cheerful envelopes inside.

it is so fun. my family smiles at me and i am pretty sure

can't quite figure out this random new hobby of mine.

i made the picture above last night

as i was trying to recover from my flare yesterday.

the words had arrived in an envelope the day before but i hadn't played with them yet.

pretty perfect timing i think.

(if you would like an envelope of secret messages, send me your address and i will happily mail you one so you can play too!)