Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

April 30th, 2008

Lizbeth is the winner of Digital Studio Magazine!!

She took the challenge and showed us her sketchbook, and Lizbeth is the one whose name I drew to win the free copy of Digital Studio Magazine! Yay, Lizbeth!!

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April 30th, 2008

Call for entries: Pretty Little Presents

PRETTY LITTLE PRESENTS
Editor: Valerie Shrader
Proposal Deadline: May 15, 2008
Lark Books seeks designers to make unique projects to feature in an upcoming sewing book, Pretty Little Presents, scheduled for release in fall 2009. This book, part of a series of sewing publications, will feature stitched, fabric gifts items no larger than 12” x 12” designed […]

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April 30th, 2008

Call for entries: SAQA, A Sense of Time

SAQA: A Sense of Time
October 25, 2008 to November 02, 2008
Competition Deadline: 5/30/2008
Houston, TX
Open to all SAQA members.
Premiere location: International Quilt Festival and Market, Houston, TX, October 25 – November 2, 2008.
This exhibit will be displayed in a hard-wall, gallery-type exhibit space. SAQA will travel A Sense of Time, after its premiere, to International […]

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April 30th, 2008

The Library - the best mixed media art books

Don’t forget that there are dozens more wonderful books to stimulate your creativity or teach you a new technique…and the best of the best are listed in The Library. You can always find an up-to-date link to The Library in the “Pages” section in the right-hand sidebar of this blog!
Tags: altered-art, Assemblage, book-review, Collage, […]

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April 30th, 2008

Book Review: Mixed Emulsions

Mixed Emulsions by Angela Carwright
The subtitle of this marvelous book is “Altered art techniques for photographic imagery.” And that’s just the tip of the iceberg of what’s included here. Cartwright shares dozens of ways to alter your actual photos through different media and by utilizing different substrates for your work. She covers tinting with oils […]

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April 29th, 2008

Make your own photo journals

Check out this cute video tutorial! Judy teaches us how to make a very simple style of journal, using two 4×6 inch photos as the covers. I’m sure you could substitute other sizes of photos if you’d like. This is a real quick and easy gift idea, and also a great way to use some […]

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April 29th, 2008

Recycle your blankie into a rug!

Can you think of anything cozier than turning soft, cuddly blankets into rugs? What a treat for your feet! Dutch design duo Tejo Remy and Rene VeenHuizen came up with this brilliant idea.

Tags: Fabric & Fiber, fiber, Mixed Media, recycled-art

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April 28th, 2008

Adorable teacup candles

Make Art Monday!

Little Jenny C (aka LJC) has created a Kodak gallery slide show of the steps she takes to create the cutest teacup candles I’ve ever seen. Well, actually, they’re the only teacup candles I’ve ever seen! I’m making these for gifts next year :-)
Tags: candles, Mixed Media

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April 26th, 2008

Congratulations to Jen, the winner of Art Doll Quarterly!

Jen, who writes My Boys and I, is the winner of this Bloggy Giveaway drawing! Yay, Jen!!

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April 25th, 2008

Bead Journal Project - March’s Chaste Moon

March’s Chaste Moon
For this month’s Beaded Journal Page, I had the work do double duty. There was a challenge in one of my favorite forums (Bead Arts forum) to create something “hidden in plain sight”. I chose to work braille words into my journal page, using a different size (but same color) beads. […]

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