Patti and I have been exchanging comments about how to best get a plain paper or photo paper image transfer to work properly. One of the conclusions Patti came to is that it’s not an exact science by any means! It can take a lot of experimenting and a lot of tries to end up […]
Did you enjoy Chris Tessnear’s tutorial yesterday? I sure did! Even though I’ve been making mixed media art for quite some time, there are always tips and tricks that I learn from other people’s work. Ideas that make me say to myself, “Hmmm…gonna be trying that tomorrow!”
Do you have an idea for […]
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Joni’s Things
My name is Joni Owens. I was surprised, and excited when Cyndi invited me to share some of my collage pieces with her readers. I love working with all sorts of odds and ends. I have had no formal training (the only art classes I remember were way, way back in I […]
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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Basic Spirit by Isabel Besse
Isabel Besse emailed me some great additional tips to pass on to everyone! She wrote:
Hi ! I’ve been altering photos for quite a while….a couple of things I’ve found out….
The photos don’t need to be wet to sandpaper. Also, you can use a spritzer bottle to wet the […]
One of my online friends from the Bead Journal Project has experimented with Speedball Speedy Cut Printing Block rubber, and has come up with an excellent fish stamp! Timaree, aka Freebird, read my grid stamp post awhile back, and mentioned that she’d been playing with the rubber stuff. You can read about how she made […]
Make Art Monday!
Carolyn posted a comment after I shared the instructions for making a grid stamp and told me that she had used the technique to make a unique card. I was thrilled that she was willing to share both her process and the results with all of us. Thank you so much, Carolyn!
Carolyn created […]
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