An altered ancestors swap sounded right up my alley. I've been working on my genealogy off and on for more years than I want to count. I wish I had more ancestor's pictures, but I'm happy with the ones I have. When I was around 10 my grandfather's cousin gave me my great grandmother's obituary. I was fascinated with it after finding out that our names were the same after she married my great grandfather, John Shearer. That obit started me off on a lifelong quest to discover my ancestry.
The charge for this swap was to create 11 4"x 4" pages of "altered" ancestors. My first is Cynthia Conkey Shearer. She was born in Northwest Township, Williams County, Ohio and died there when my grandfather was just a baby. Here's the front and back of the page.
The next photo I altered is Cynthia's brother, Charley Conkey. A couple years ago, I bought dozens of postcards which had been sent to Charley, on Ebay. It's very interesting to read the notes his many friends and family members sent to him. Seems he was very loved. Like Cynthia, his life was short. He was a telephone operator in Cooney, Ohio (Williams County).
Next up is a tintype photo that was in Charley's postcard collection. I sure wish I knew who this fellow is!
Next up is a tintype photo that was in Charley's postcard collection. I sure wish I knew who this fellow is!
The last ancestor is Martha Jane Longwell Sterling. She's a great great grandmother on my mother's side of the family.
All these were created with Tim Holtz techniques using Ranger Ink products almost exclusively. The Distress Inks are perfect for a project like this--instant "antiques". This swap has encouraged me to do some more of these to share with my family.
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