Easter
Greetings!
Ellen H. Clapsaddle was a prolific artist whose work appears on countless postcards of which
Barbara was an ardent collector. Since there is no longer a copyright on the original cards,
Barbara restored some of them which were marred by faded colors, specks, holes, scratches and deteriorating paper.
Remarkably,
most of these cards were postmarked from 1909-1922. In the example below, you can see how age and use have affected
Ellen's work. In addition to the restorations,
Barbara designed the frames and this web set to showcase some of
her favorite Clapsaddle Easter greetings.
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For the purists, yes,
Barbara made some changes in the following cards beyond the usual makeover techniques. For example, every now and then--the next graphic in fact--she uses
her little magic wand to put her granddaughter Chloe and grandson Justin into the picture.
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As you can see
above, one of Barbara's most amazing
gifts was her ability to align real
life imagery with fictional
Victorian landscapes -- incredible!
Please note
that this page is actually a
revisited version of her 2006 Easter
page, "Clapsaddle
Easter Postcards Restored". I
did not have pictures on hand for
this years' page, with the exception
of the BBR style, framed photos of
Chloe & Ethan Silvestri below.
Sorry.
The process is still very new to me.
As birthdays &
holidays come about we will be sure
to try and update Barbara's website
the way she would have. However,
proven even with this update, it
will not be easy to keep up with her
legacy.
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March 23, 2008
You're also invited to visit my other Clapsaddle web pages:
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