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Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

Archive for October 2006

October 31st, 2006

How to make paper

B Zedan has an awesome array of pictures which take you through the process of paper making! These are the most complete and well-documented instructions that I’ve ever found online.
Tags: Mixed Media, Paper, tutorials

By Cyndi -- 2 comments

October 31st, 2006

Paper quilting

Welcome to another Technique Tuesday!

I shared the paper quilt Look-See a couple of weeks ago on Make Art Monday. Last week I posted another paper quilt, Not the measure of a woman. So today for Technique Tuesday, I thought I’d run through the basic steps I take to make these.
I often use a […]

By Cyndi -- 3 comments

October 30th, 2006

More metal sculptures

Joe Pogan makes the most amazing assemblages from bits and bobs of metal stuff. I fell so in love with his little birds that I just bought one! This one isn’t mine, but it’s representative of Joe’s work. Isn’t it adorable?

Tags: Assemblage, bird-art, metal-sculpture, Mixed Media

By Cyndi -- 2 comments

October 30th, 2006

Fire Mountain Gems contest…

I received the 2nd place prize in the bracelets category!!! Yay!!

Now I have to send it to them to be photographed for their catalog or advertisements. I’m so excited to see what they will do with it…many of their ads are extremely well styled.
Tags: bead-art, beaded-bracelet, beads, handmade beaded jewelry, Wearable Art

By Cyndi -- 2 comments

October 30th, 2006

These are pretty amazing!

I’d love to have one of these roaming through my back woods, just slightly beyond where the light reaches…
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Tags: Assemblage, Mixed Media

By Cyndi -- 0 comments

October 30th, 2006

My favorite things

Welcome to Make Art Monday!

I love so many things really. About a year ago, someone on one of my email lists, for assemblage I think, asked everyone for a list of the ten things they most loved to use in their work. This piece plus several others came in reaction to that list.
For anyone who […]

By Cyndi -- 1 comment

October 27th, 2006

The power of love

I am my Beloved’s and my Beloved is mine
(ani l’dodi v’dodi li)

The world moves for love and kneels before it in awe.
~ Edward Walker in The Village
Tags: Collage, Digital Art, Mixed Media, Paper, Photography

By Cyndi -- 0 comments

October 27th, 2006

Chlorophyll prints

The most astoundingly beautiful prints have been made by Binh Danh, using real leaves. You can read about his background and see more of these beautiful prints.
There is also a site called Grand Illusions, which gives directions for one way to create these prints yourself.
Tags: Mixed Media, Photography, tutorials

By Cyndi -- 2 comments

October 27th, 2006

Classes for those in the north east

Fuller Craft Museum has its list up of all the fall classes. Some have already passed, but there are many still to go, including lots for children!
Tags: Art Communities, Artist Dates, tutorials

By Cyndi -- 0 comments

October 27th, 2006

The pause that refreshes…

Sometimes, not doing much of anything is the key to refilling your well and eventually being able to get back to work!
Tags: Artist Dates

By Cyndi -- 0 comments

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