Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

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 5th, 2008

Look at this adorable photo journal!

Once more, one of the projects posted here has managed to distract a dear reader from what she was supposed to be doing… :-)

Timaree, who writes Freebirdsings sent me pictures of this adorable photo journal that she made after she read a post on making them. Here’s what she said about it:
The one […]

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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 23rd, 2008

Call for submissions: Expressions Fiber Art Gallery

Expressions Fiber Art Gallery in San Jose
Description: CALL FOR ARTISTS
Deadline: September 30th, 2008.
Expressions Fiber Art Gallery seeks U.S. Artists 18+ creating Artist Books, Paper Sculpture, Soft Sculpture (including dolls), and Fiber Art (quilts and stitchery, woven, knitted, knotted or crocheted works including clothing and accessories) for upcoming group and solo shows in 2008. Gallery […]

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March 27th, 2008

Artist Profile: Di Hickman

Digital papers printed and used to cover a journal.
Artist: Di Hickman
Location: California, USA (but born and bred in Derby, England)
Websites & Blog:
Di Hickman
Di Hickman Designs (store)
Di Hickman (blog)

Computer journaling onto traditional scrapbook layout
How do you describe your work, Di?
I create cards, scrapbook layouts, mini books, altered projects, and ATC’s, using either paper, digital or hybrid […]

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March 27th, 2008

Into the Blystic with Elis Cooke

Stringing the Blues
My friend Val Foster turned me on to Elis Cooke’s work, and I’m so glad she did! Despite the fact that I was immediately drawn to two pieces that both happen to be blue, Elis works with all the colors of the rainbow…rich, saturated, wonderful colors. Her style is gorgeous and soothing, evocative, […]

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March 19th, 2008

Book Review: Mixed Media Collage

Mixed-Media Collage
by Holly Harrison
Starting with in-depth interviews and explorations of the work of five collage artists, this book brings you deep into their creative processes. And you know how much we like talking about the creative process here on Layers Upon Layers, especially in our artist profiles!
I found Laurinda Bedingfield’s work especially interesting, and immediately […]

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March 13th, 2008

Book lovers! Check this out!!

Art Attack Thursday

After visiting a library in Prague that simply took their breath away, Curious Expeditions compiled a picture show that will leave you gasping! In their words:
Shocked into a library induced euphoria, Curious Expeditions has attempted to gather together the world’s most beautiful libraries for you starting with our own pictures of […]

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February 12th, 2008

How to make a scrapbook wrap

Technique Tuesday!
Like I told you yesterday, I can’t complete this wrap until the album itself if finished, since I don’t know how thick it’s going to end up being. So what I did was to cut a piece of base fabric several inches longer than the current width of the entire album when it is […]

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February 11th, 2008

Scrapbook wrap

Last year my family and I took a wonderful trip to Guatemala to see where Nate, our son/brother had been living and working. We visited the orphanage where he was the schoolmaster and electronics fix-it guy. As it happened, Nate fell in love while he was there, with one of the daughters of the directors, […]

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