How do you enliven an old pair of jeans? Try a little air brushing and stitch. I was easily able to create shading and blending on my daughter’s jeans with the airbrush system from Aztek. My teenage daughter, Meredith, has been spending a lot of her hard-earned paycheck on a cosplay outfit for an upcoming…
I’ve wanted to keep an art journal for years, but could never find the time because: a) I was too busy working on deadline projects. b) I needed to organize my supplies first. c) I had not yet found the perfect place to do my art journaling. d) I was too tired/forgot. That’s what I…
When I was a little girl, my aunts started a gold charm bracelet for me. For several years, on each birthday and Christmas, a tiny package arrived with a new charm. I still have it-wore it on my wedding day as my something blue, because some of the charms have blue stones. What luck! You…
You can usually spot an artist from across the room. She (or he) is the one with the hand-stitched shirt, the unique cuff, or the hat that adds panache. Artists have style, and they're constantly looking for art to wear! Vintage neckties make a base for embellishment on these art-wear necklaces. In this free eBook,…
If you’ve ever looked for a way of altering photos by adding color without ruining the photo or obliterating the details, this digital photo art technique is for you. One way of altering photos like this one is to create and paint a transparent skin. In the January/February 2013 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors, Patti…
In this free eBook, Making Art to Wear: 4 Free Mixed-Media Designs for Wearable Art Clothing and More, you’ll find four wearable art ideas you can adapt to suit your style—or that of your favorite artist.
In Part II of Jodi Ohl's popular web seminar on How to Get Started Teaching Online Classes, she will review the nuts and bolts of how to create online video workshops, including filming, editing, and special effects. Join Jodi Ohl to learn How to Create Online Video Workshops. During "How to Create Online Video Workshops" you…
What do you look for in an art teacher? What I look for is someone who can teach a technique but who also encourages his or her students to bring their own ideas and talents to the interpretation. If that person has a winning personality and combines mixed media with stitch, so much the better.…
When I was a child, someone gave me a stack of origami papers and a booklet of origami instructions. Being the spatially challenged person that I am, I quickly lost patience with origami folding. Instructions at that time were 2-D only, no video, and I had a hard time following the directions with dotted lines…
