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Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

Archive for September 2007

September 19th, 2007

Artist - Collector - Shaman…Clare Graham

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These three words are how Clare Graham describes himself. His art? You’ll have to see it to get a feel for it! The few samples I’ll share here are just a beginning. Clare does so many many things. So what is his objective?
Clare creates art. Recently “Recycled Art” or art made from discarded materials. […]

By Cyndi -- 3 comments

September 18th, 2007

Making a simple collage with an image transfer

Technique Tuesday!
This is one of the most simple collages that I’ve done in a long time. The biggest departure for me was to mirror image what I might normally do: most often I would have the bird on the left side, looking towards the writing on the right. I am still not sure if I […]

By Cyndi -- 4 comments

September 17th, 2007

Whom have I in heaven but You?

Make Art Monday!

Sometimes I get into a rut of using the same collage formats over and over, so my goal for the next few months is to break out of the “series” mentality that I’ve gotten into, and see if I can find some new styles that suit me. I’m aiming for simple […]

By Cyndi -- 3 comments

September 14th, 2007

Dani’s wood sculpture class

This fall, Dani is taking advanced sculpture with her favorite professor (”Z”!!). He somehow talked her into using the biggest log in the room and not cutting it down! She’s making a phoenix…I know you can’t see it yet :-)

 

 

Tags: wood-sculpture

By Cyndi -- 1 comment

September 13th, 2007

Artist Profile: Helene Deroubaix

Artist: Helene Deroubaix
Business name: The Fairy Attic
Location: North of France
Website and blog:
The Fairy Attic
Helene Deroubaix blog
Antique Fairy Artshop blog
Etsy shop

Whenever I miss her
How do you describe your work?
My work is soulful and poetic, I paint and make collage artworks. I express my personas, pieces of my beloved ones and humanity. I am a story teller […]

By Cyndi -- 5 comments

September 13th, 2007

Call for entries: Show us your bra! 2007

 
 

38 Special by Harry Vandoloski, July 2002, Honorable Mention
I am SO sorry that I didn’t know about this contest earlier! There isn’t much time, but it’s for such a worthy cause. All proceeds from this fundraising event benefit the Breast Form Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides post-mastectomy prostheses and bras to uninsured and underinsured […]

By Cyndi -- 0 comments

September 12th, 2007

Mark Crummett’s stuff

Binary Day
Mark Crummett makes great stuff. Mark likes the quote by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, who said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” So Mark makes magical stuff. I especially like his wands.

Troubleshooters Sight

Precision Measurement
Tags: Assemblage, Mixed Media

By Cyndi -- 0 comments

September 11th, 2007

How to digitally create “fuzzy memories”

Technique Tuesday!
While I can’t tell you the exact settings that you will need to use to alter your photo into a slightly blurred “fuzzy memory”, I’ll take you through the steps that I used on Joshua’s portrait. It’s a bit hard to tell online, but Joshua’s features are in focus while the rest of the […]

By Cyndi -- 3 comments

September 10th, 2007

“A Charmed Life” is up for auction!

Take nine artists, a color scheme, and a “can do” spirit. Some assembly required. What emerges? A story that we’re all proud to be a part of.
We’ve been waiting for this moment for more than a year! Our traveling charm necklace is finally up on auction. All of the proceeds will be donated […]

By Cyndi -- 0 comments

September 10th, 2007

Sleeping Joshua

Make Art Monday!
Some photographs just cry out to be altered digitally. Here is one:

Before

After
Tags: Digital Art, Photography, photoshop

By Cyndi -- 0 comments