Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

May 15th, 2008

Artist Profile: Judy Coates Perez

Illustrated Document No. 1
Artist: Judy Coates Perez
Location: Chicago, IL
Blog:
Painted Threads

Primordial Sea

Detail
How do you describe your work, Judy?
Painted whole cloth art quilts and mixed media.
What is your creative process like?
When making the large painted art quilts I think about an idea for months (or years) before I even put pencil to paper, my process is […]

By Cyndi -- 5 comments

May 8th, 2008

Artist Profile: Elis Cooke

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 […]

By Cyndi -- 5 comments

April 30th, 2008

The Library - the best mixed media art books

Don’t forget that there are dozens more wonderful books to stimulate your creativity or teach you a new technique…and the best of the best are listed in The Library. You can always find an up-to-date link to The Library in the “Pages” section in the right-hand sidebar of this blog!
Tags: altered-art, Assemblage, book-review, Collage, […]

By Cyndi -- 0 comments

February 28th, 2008

Artist Profile: Boris Bally

Installation
Artist: Boris Bally
Website: Boris Bally

Metamorphic Light
Boris, how did you get started as an artist and what kind of training did you have?
I started working metals in 1974 because of a very enthusiastic and talented jewelry teacher: Steve Korpa. He changed my perception that metal was an unworkable and unforgiving material: “I will make you all […]

By Cyndi -- 2 comments

February 13th, 2008

Jen Worden’s weekly challenges

Jen writes:
I realized that I work really well with deadlines over my head and tucked that information away for a later day. When I began thinking about the New Year and what I hoped to achieve here I revisited that idea, turned it round, fiddled with it and came up with idea of implementing […]

By Cyndi -- 0 comments

February 6th, 2008

Call for entries: Quilting Arts 2009 Calendar contest

2009 Quilting Arts Magazine Calendar Contest
The theme for our Quilting Arts Magazine® 2009 Calendar will be “Celebrating Home.” Show us in stitch, fabric, and embellishment how you celebrate home. You can interpret the theme many ways: as a celebration of the concept of home or what makes a house a home, celebrations at home, honoring […]

By Cyndi -- 0 comments

February 6th, 2008

Call for entries: Cloth Paper Scissors, True Colors Challenge

Show us your True Colors in a Mixed-media Paper Quilt.

Make a mixed-media paper quilt that incorporates a color or colors that reveal the true you.
The entire quilt, including binding, must measure 12″ x 12″.
You are […]

By Cyndi -- 0 comments

January 31st, 2008

Artist Profile: Christy Grant

Artist: Christy Grant
Location: Mechanicsville (a suburb of Richmond) known for its Hanover tomatoes and good schools,Virginia
Blog & Online Gallery:
Art Chickadee’s Reflections
Christy Grant’s Gallery
Christy, how do you describe your work?
Layers, not unlike your site here, Layers Upon Layers. I’m happiest with lots of “stuff” going on in a mixed media piece. Sort of telling […]

By Cyndi -- 20 comments

January 17th, 2008

Artist Profile: Zura Beth

Artist: Zura Beth
Website: Creative Clown
Zura, how do you describe your work, and why did you pick your business name?
That is an interesting question, because reading the first part, I would have answered that a lot of my work comes from a deep emotional place and a lot of it is quite dark. But reading the […]

By Cyndi -- 5 comments

January 10th, 2008

Artist Profile: Eileen Bergen

Artist: Eileen Bergen
The Artful Crafter blog
The Artful Crafter website
Eileen, how do you describe your work?
I’m an eclectic crafter/artist. I’ll try anything once. My current favorite media are digital graphics, digital photography, beaded jewelry and wire-sculpted jewelry. My website, The Artful Crafter, grew out of my desire to share the joy of crafting and teach […]

By Cyndi -- 3 comments