Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

July 24th, 2008

The Average American Girl loves ATCs

Art Attack Thursday!

What I mean is the AVERAGE AMERICAN GIRL, not the average American girl…LOL! Christy Sobolewski is the mixed media artist behind this delightful blog.

If you’d like to see Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) that will inspire you to make them and join in swaps yourself, visit the Average American Girl’s […]

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July 17th, 2008

Go visit Mel Stampz…now!

Art Attack Thursday!

For a plethora of projects, all the resources and all the steps detailed, visit Mel Stampz! Mel describes herself as “totally shamelessly addicted to stamping and my favourite way to share that is blogging. I love reading about stamping on the blogs of the many talented people who share. I wanted to be […]

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July 8th, 2008

Waxed paper transfer collage

Technique Tuesday!
Here’s the image that I started with for this piece:

It wasn’t high resolution or anything: just a pretty picture. I used Golden’s Digital Ground White, and stroked it onto a piece of waxed paper, adding a few layers until the piece was covered where I planned to print. The image printed out […]

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July 7th, 2008

Results: What’s the best thing you’ve made so far this summer?

Detail from finished collage
Artist: Jude Mowris
http://www.strawmountainstudio.com
http://www.strawmountainblog.blogspot.com
Jude writes:
Hi Cyndi!
I have been lurking on your blog for awhile now and was intrigued by your request! I just yesterday finished a collage piece of fabric and paper that I would love to share with you. Here are several photos The process is […]

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July 7th, 2008

Dahlia

Make Art Monday!

I first mentioned the idea of using waxed paper to do image transfers in the spring: Golden’s came out with three new digital grounds which allows for inkjet prints and transfers to be brighter, clearer…well, and just plain possible on more surfaces than ever before. I used the Digital Ground White, and […]

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July 3rd, 2008

Artist Profile: Carol Tanzi

Unravel the Mystery - it’s Pandora’s Box
The Goddess of Garbage by Carol A. Tanzi, ASID, CID
Her work is creative, imaginary, and forward thinking. Its beginnings were rooted in a new way to approach recycling to help save our environment and natural resources. The name Goddess of Garbage was thought up by one of her […]

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June 23rd, 2008

Bonnie Meltzer’s very mixed media constructions

The Journey
Computer parts, wire, and digital images all live happily together in Bonnie Meltzer’s painted and embellished work. Not content to confine herself to one mode of expression, Bonnie makes jewelry, wall pieces, assemblages, and does web design too!
I invite you to spend a pleasant hour oooooing and aaaaaahing over all the treats on […]

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June 16th, 2008

JoAnnA Pierotti’s wonderful artwork

An amazing artist with a busy schedule, who still takes the time to encourage young artists that she meets! That’s JoAnnA! Visit her blog and enjoy her artwork, marvel at her courage, and enjoy the journey through her creative process. There’s much more to see at Moss Hill Studio, JoAnnA’s website.
Visit […]

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June 10th, 2008

Making an abstract collage

Technique Tuesday!
Nita Leland writes, in Creative Collage Techniques:
With nonobjective design, the picture has no apparent reference to a subject….Instead, the formal elements of design are the picture. The picture is “about” color, line, or shape without a specific realistic image to create the visual sensation.
So here’s the problem: I can’t really tell you exactly […]

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June 9th, 2008

Burst!

Make Art Monday!

Isaiah 44:21-23
“Remember these things, O Jacob,
for you are my servant, O Israel.
I have made you, you are my servant;
O Israel, I will not forget you.
I have swept away your offenses like a cloud,
your sins like the morning mist.
Return to me,
for I have redeemed you.”
Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done […]

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