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, […]
Looking for something to do with yourself now that the year is almost over? Here’s a great project that will showcase all of your favorite correspondence from the year:
Does anyone write letters anymore? Of course they do! Even if your love letters arrived via email, this great little tutorial will show you how to make […]
Although there are certainly plenty of books that cover the great art of book making, perhaps you’d like to try a simple version first before investing in more detailed directions. Dawn Vinson at Daydreaming on Paper has generously made instructions available, using both diagrams and photos to illustrate the most basic process of binding your […]
I’ve assembled a list of the books that I think are the best of the best in several different categories, including altered books, creativity, collage, and digital art! The Library can also be accessed anytime through a permanent link in my blogroll.
Tags: Assemblage, bead-arts, Book Arts, book-review, Collage, Creativity, Fabric & Fiber, Mixed Media, Paper
Artist: Valerie Foster
Website & Blog:
Val’s Altered Heart Journey
Val’s Webshots album
How do you describe your work, Val?
I describe it as rather haphazard, or all over the map. I think I have my own style, but it’s hard for me to pin it down. Most of my art is free-style, out of my own head. […]
I love Geninne’s style! She does a lot of watercolors, but also mixes in collage, acrylics, embroidery, journaled calendar pages, and painted eggs. It’s light and airy, breezy and just plain fun. Visit Geninne’s Art Blog for a look at her illustrations and her life!
Tags: art-journals, Collage, Mixed Media, watercolors
Sturgeon Moon
Once more, I spent this month working on the moon for last month! It’s not that I’m behind…I decided in the beginning to work on the month that has just passed, hoping to gather more inspiration while I’m experiencing it! You can find links to more of the Bead Journal Project’s participants on Robin […]
Thunder Moon
In my usual fashion, this month I worked on the moon for last month! You can find links to more of the Bead Journal Project’s participants on Robin Atkin’s blog.
Click on “Bead Journal Project” under “categories” in the right-hand sidebar to see the past two months’ beaded journal page.
Tags: Bead Journal Project, bead-art, bead-embroidery, […]
Nate True has come up with a journal clasp mechanism which you’ve just got to see in action. Fortunately, he’s included a video clip! This thing is great. He writes:
This was the product of a day’s worth of work after about a week of pondering on a cool way to keep a […]
I recently became aware of the wonderful work that was coming out of an online artist community known as the ABC_Alteredbookclub! My friend Elizabeth took the time to give us all an overview of what her group does, and has shared some of the beautiful art! The rest of this post are her words:
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Written by Cyndi Lavin [email] for b5media.
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