table of contents

regular features 

24  I Made This: 'Self-Portrait'
       LINDSEY OSTROM

26  Adventures in Arting
       JULIE FEI-FAN BALZER

30  The Workshop
       JEN CUSHMAN       
       Mold Making with Resin and         Clay

35  Announcing the 2012 
       Artisans and Finalists  

42  Artist Profile: Patti Munro
       BARBARA DELANEY  

46  Getting Technical
       KATHLEEN DAY

95  Follow Your Art
       TIFFANY TESKE

projects and techniques

48  Word Birds
       ANN ELLIS
       Making inspiring collaged        friends for your studio

50  Strength in Numbers 
       TORY BROKENSHIRE &
       ROBIN OLSEN  
       Or how to start your own          
       art group

56  Running with Scissors  
       JUNE PFAFF DALEY 

60  Mixed Media Walks
       the Runway
       JENN MASON

62  Sweet Vignette Jewelry
       HEATHER CHEVREAU
       A mix of old and new

66  How to Fake It
       JODI OHL
       Faux encaustic painting

72  Recycled Heads
       ALLISON STILWELL

79  A Year of Art Prompts
       BELINDA SPIWAK
       [and FRIENDS]

departments

2 Musings

8 Who Did This?

10 Social Corner

12 In the Mix
     This Just In, Now Read This, 
     A Look at...Printing Custom        Fabric, and On Our Radar

22 Muse Flash
      A pastiche of creative
      inspiration

23  Reader Challenge        Announcement: Traveling  
       Artists: Luggage Tags       

85  Reader Challenge Results:
       A Little Me

92  Marketplace

94  Classifieds and Ad Index