Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

March 23rd, 2007

Immaturity rules!

Handmade Journals
I have never exchanged my childhood for my maturity.
~Ruth Bernhard, photographer
Tags: book-art, book-making, bookbinding, Journals, Mixed Media, Paper

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March 22nd, 2007

Artist Profile: Martin Waugh

Genesis
Artist: Martin Waugh
Business name: Liquid Sculpture
Location: Portland, Oregon
Website & Blog:
Liquid Sculpture
Martin Waugh
Your photos are amazing, Martin. How do you describe your work?
Part sculpting, part photography. The end result is brightly colored, detailed images of flowing forms. I craft the liquid shapes by carefully controlling the physical properties and positions of drops. I […]

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March 22nd, 2007

Call for entries: Altered teddy bears and Barbies

Artful Teddy Bears (Newsstand Date: Winter 2008)
For many of us, a teddy bear served as our first confidante, best friend and tagalong. A well-loved teddy bear continues as a staple of childhood, even as younger generations enjoy action figures, hand-held video games and electronic pets. What artistic heights are possible with a teddy bear? We […]

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March 21st, 2007

Robert Sabuda, the King of all things pop-up

Not only is Robert Sabuda a pop-up master, the author of a multitude of pop-up books, but he is also an extremely generous teacher! Robert’s website is just full of information: easy pop-ups that you can try in order to start to get the idea, archives of monthly lessons, lists of books on techniques.
Whether you […]

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March 20th, 2007

Contact paper transfers

Technique Tuesday!
Contact paper transfers, aka packing tape transfers, are a very handy method to have in your repertoire. They are very easy to do and use cheap materials. As if that weren’t enough, this is the one method that does not reverse your image!!
Toner copies from a copy machine or text and images […]

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March 19th, 2007

Tin book with text transfers

Make Art Monday!

The text of accordian book reads:
But if I say, ‘I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,’ His word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot. (Jeremiah 20:9)
The text […]

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March 16th, 2007

Two digital film shorts based upon altered books

What a neat idea! Altered books are already mixed media, and now you can turn them into multi mixed media! These two films are by Wyllie O’Hagan.

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March 16th, 2007

Stained glass windows

People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
~ Elizabeth Kübler-Ross

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March 15th, 2007

Call for entries: Altered Couture 3

Dreaming of Spring, my entry for Altered Couture 3

Altered Couture (Volume 3!) (Newsstand Date: November 1, 2007)
A hand-me-down sweater … a raggedy old skirt from the thrift store … a plain T-shirt … Using just a few tools coupled with your creativity, all of these items can be transformed into fantastic works of wearable art! […]

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March 15th, 2007

Artist Profile: Laura Russell

Nocturne
Artist name: Laura Russell
Business name: Simply Books Ltd.
Location: Portland, Oregon
Website: Laural Russell Simply Books Ltd.
Laura, how do you describe your work to those who aren’t familiar with artist-made books?
I make hand-made, small-edition artist books using my own photographs, poetry or collage work. Artist books are simply art created in the book format.

Simplify
I picked the […]

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