Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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January 2nd, 2008

Online training in the design elements

The Artist’s Toolkit is an amazing educational site. Set up and maintained by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, this incredible toy tool allows you to explore all of the different elements and principles of design in a fun and interactive way. Many of us in the mixed media world did not have a classical […]

By Cyndi -- 2 comments

December 17th, 2007

The Library - the best mixed media art books

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

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December 13th, 2007

Artist Profile: Nicole Natri

Halloweenhead, 2007
Artist: Nicole Natri
Location: Linköping, Sweden
Blogs:
Nicole Natri Art Nicole’s collage portfolio
Nicole Natri Nicole’s personal blog
Nicole, how do you describe your work?
It’s a process of dissecting our collective history as much as my own personal one. Since I’ve chosen to work only with antique and semi-antique material in my collages, I think the […]

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December 6th, 2007

Artist Profile: Laura Tabakman

Triangular ‘99
Shibori dyed fabric, polymer clay and found objects
17” x 12” x 4”
Artist: Laura Tabakman
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Websites:
Laura Tabakman
Flickr photo album
Laura, I’m impressed that you do both wearables and non-wearables, both so incredibly well! How do you describe your work?
I work in mixed media, fiber arts and polymer clay. I feel more comfortable working […]

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November 15th, 2007

Artist Profile: Valerie Foster

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. […]

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October 26th, 2007

Bead Journal Project…September’s Harvest Moon

Harvest Moon
At last! The warm browns and golds that I love so much! I spent the month of October reflecting on the month that had just passed and creating Harvest Moon. I think I’m going to have a very hard time with the moon for October, which I’ll start the first week or so of […]

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October 25th, 2007

Artist Profile: Ptolemy Elrington

Artist: Ptolemy Elrington
Business name: Hubcap Creatures
Website:
Hubcap Creatures
How do you describe your work, Ptolemy?
I generally make representations of natural forms from recycled or reclaimed materials. I’ve diverged occasionally, because I’m always up for a challenge, but that’s my preferred work direction. A lot of work is with reclaimed hubcaps, hence my website and business name.

What […]

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