Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

May 16th, 2008

Artsy blogging round-up

How Will the Orphan Works Bill Affect Ownership of Your Art & Written Work?
Mary Emma at Quilting and Patchwork wonders what you think of the proposed Orphan Works Bill in the US Congress and how it will affect artists, writers, and artisans.
Layers Upon Layers
The incredibly talented Judy Coates Perez has done an artist profile […]

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May 15th, 2008

Artist Profile: Judy Coates Perez

Illustrated Document No. 1
Artist: Judy Coates Perez
Location: Chicago, IL
Blog:
Painted Threads

Primordial Sea

Detail
How do you describe your work, Judy?
Painted whole cloth art quilts and mixed media.
What is your creative process like?
When making the large painted art quilts I think about an idea for months (or years) before I even put pencil to paper, my process is […]

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May 15th, 2008

Action figures I’d like to own…

Not Star Wars, but Steam Wars!! Star Wars figures have been repurposed into the scifi style known as steampunk…a Victorian universe with fantastic technology in retro systems. Visit Sillof’s Workshop to see more!
Tags: action figures, Mixed Media, steampunk

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May 14th, 2008

J. Hewit & Sons newsletter available online

Skin Deep, the biannual newsletter by one of the premiere suppliers to the book making and book binding industries, is now available for you to read online. The spring issue includes study opportunities and new products.
Tags: Book Arts, book-binding, handmade-books

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May 14th, 2008

Call for entries: Belle Armoire Jewelry

What’s Up Wednesday!

Belle Armoire Jewelry is published by Stampington as a quarterly magazine. The deadline for submissions for the next issue is July 15, 2008. From the website: If you’d like to share your inspiration and detailed how-to instruction for creating beautiful jewelry with readers, we want to hear from you. Belle Armoire […]

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May 13th, 2008

How to make a torn paper landscape collage

Technique Tuesday!
These simple collages make excellent backgrounds for either more physical collage work or for digital work on a scanned copy.
Materials & Tools:
Large sheet of heavy watercolor paper
Selection of colored and decorative papers, stock paper weight
Matte medium
Foam brush
Waxed paper
Exacto knife
Clear plastic measure
Cutting board

Tear stock papers into uneven strips and arrange in an overlapped pattern.
When the […]

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May 12th, 2008

Introducing…

Gayla, of Mom Gadget!

Gayla specializes in writing about gadgets, gizmos, and domestic bliss. Since I’m a total tool-junkie, I love her blog and I think you will too :-) Gayla answered a few questions for me about her early and present art experiences:
My favorite art project was learning to sew and crochet with […]

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May 12th, 2008

Torn paper landscape collage

Make Art Monday!
A super-easy background or perhaps even a finished collage on it’s own! Well, mine isn’t finished, but yours could be if you made it more artfully than I did ;-)

Mine is intended to be the background for a future piece, one that I’m sure I’ll be sharing here sometime in the future!
Tomorrow, for […]

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May 12th, 2008

In the good old summertime…

I’ve got a new poll set up in the right-hand sidebar! It’s got a question about your summertime art habits. I think you can add responses if mine don’t seem to cover your situation, but feel free to leave comments here as well :-)
Tags: Art Communities, Mixed Media

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May 9th, 2008

New digital ground products from Golden

I was recently sent a sample pack of several new Golden products. The first three that I’ve had a chance to play with are the new digital grounds. These products are made to enhance the quality of work done using inkjet prints onto all kinds of surfaces.
It boggles the mind what wonderful possibilities […]

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