The Chicago Public Library is hosting a fantastic show of book arts through April 2007. This program was first launched in the Fall of 2001 with the Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Since then, the program has continued to grow as a city-wide commitment to cultivate reading. The pdf catalog can be […]
Round Up Thursday
Expulsion from Eden
Christopher’s stuff is made from the things he finds at junk shops, antique stores, flea markets, and garage sales. His work truly proves the point that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
Tags: Assemblage, Mixed Media
Here’s a really fun little online toy to try out. Share it with the kids :-)
Tags: Creativity, online-tools
Welcome to another Wacked Out Wednesday!
On the Instructables site: directions with lots of pictures for how to put together a carry-all type shoulder bag out of floppy discs! Very clever :-)
Tags: Mixed Media, tutorials, Wearable Art
More Technique Tuesday!
This one is extremely easy…once you start making these, your only problem will be to know when enough is enough!
Paint your paper with a solid strong colored base. Let it dry
Sponge on three accent colors, moving from dark to light. Let each dry before applying the next.
Sponge on a slightly […]
Technique Tuesday!
When I’ve got a few hours and no particular agenda, I like to create a whole bunch of background papers. After all, if I’m going to drag out the paints and other materials to make one, I might as well make more than one…a lot more than one.
I used this paper in last […]
Mary Emma Allen, over at Quilting and Patchwork, posted an interview that she did with me on the subject of collecting and using vintage fabrics. She focuses mostly on how older fabrics can be inspiring and on where you would get them in the first place. As I told her, I was lucky enough to […]
Rising
Lisa works out of her home in San Jose, making the most beautiful embellished quilted wall hangings. Visit her website and while away the afternoon. Pour yourself a cuppa first…once you set eyes on her work, you won’t want to stop to get one!
Confidential
Tags: Art Quilts, Fabric & Fiber, Mixed Media
Make Art Monday!
I just love Make Art Mondays! I appreciate being able to share my experiments and my finished work with you all. I finished this piece a couple of weeks ago, using layers of hand made stamps with acrylics and ink. I’ll be explaining the steps next week on Technique Tuesday.
The quote written across […]
It is within my power either to serve G-d or not to serve Him. Serving Him, I add to my own good and the good of the whole world. Not serving Him, I forfeit my own good and deprive the world of that good which was in my power to create.
~ Leo Tolstoy
Tags: Digital Art, […]
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