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Tags: Book Arts, book-binding, handmade-books
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 […]
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 […]
Artist: Elis Cooke
Business name: Into the Blystic
Location: Tara, Ontario, Canada
Website & Blog:
Into the Blystic
Into the Blystic blog
Elis, how do you describe your work?
Loosely I would describe my work as mixed media. I am especially focused on acrylic painting, making textural works with handmade paper, monoprinting and bookarts. My business name is a reminder […]
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 […]
The big sale, organized by Virginia Spiegel, will be taking place on May 5 and 6!!
Tags: Collage, Mixed Media
Artist: Andie MacCowan
Location: Rochester, NY
Website:
PictureTrail Album
How do you describe your work, Andie?
My recent work is mostly Artist Trading Cards, Artist Post Cards, and mixed-media canvases. I love photography, painting, and drawing, always trying new techniques and experimenting with new ideas. I use images or photos for inspiration and adapt them to wherever […]
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 […]
Art Attack Thursday!
Judy Coates Perez makes beautiful quilts…out of lots of different materials! She is the mixed media artist’s dream when it comes to quilts, using paper and fabrics, stamping and sewing…basically whatever she feels like! I love her silly lighthearted pieces, and I also love her deeper ones with layers of meaning. You’ll enjoy […]
Art Attack Thursday!
I love this stuff! PicaPica has created happy fun pieces from found objects and recycled papers that are just too much fun. You can visit their Etsy shop, or now their website at PicaPicaDesign. Tell me, how cute is this?
There are also platters and jewelry, more vases, collages, and […]
Do not throw ANYTHING out!
Written by Cyndi Lavin [email] for b5media.
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