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On Father's Day, our collage-age daughter presented her dad with a card she made herself. The handmade nature of the card, and especially the sentiments inside, made it more precious and valuable than any purchased gift could be. Nature art: pounded plant matter on linen, accented with hand stitching...
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When Pam Carriker asked me to contribute to her mixed-media art techniques book, Art at the Speed of Life , she had a specific topic for me to address: "Art ADD." My collage of favorite media and art techniques, represented as a wheel of fortune. Was I offended that she thought of me for this...
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You've all been pretty excited about the June's Golden Giveaway Sweepstakes, but now it's time to hold on to your easel, because the "stakes" just got bigger and better. This week, the collection of products gives you everything you need to prepare a substrate, lay down a foundation...
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We're holding another sweepstakes, giving away prize packages each week in June. This week, the package includes two sets of GOLDEN OPEN Acrylics Introductory Modern Set. It includes: • TWO OPEN Acrylics Introductory Sets - Modern and Traditional colors • OPEN Thinner Sample • OPEN...
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When I first attempted to make mixed-media art , I was always fixated on the focal point. I started with an image and then build around it. After being disappointed with my results, I studied the artwork and techniques of artists whose work I admired. One thing I learned was how important it is to create...
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Knowing how popular GOLDEN art products are with mixed-media artists, we're holding another sweepstakes, giving away prize packages each week in June. First up is the This GOLDEN OPEN Acrylics Introductory Modern Set. It includes: • OPEN Acrylics Introductory Set - Modern • OPEN Thinner...
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Recently I have been upcycling burlap coffee bean bags into café curtains for my kitchen. (Get it? Café curtains?) Burlap coffee bags ready for upcycling. When I started out, I thought I was just going to use the main part of the bags with the cool graphics. I cut apart the first bag in...
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Earlier this week, I wrote about how to turn your doodles into personal imagery you can use again and again in your art. That got me thinking about another way you can reuse a drawing, doodle, or an entire collage or painting: image transfers . Drawings printing on Rub-onz image-transfer film, then applied...
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Several events have happened lately that have made me stop and ask myself where I'm going in my life, among them a birthday and the realization that my children are getting more independent. And you know what they say, "If you don't know where you're going, you'll end up somewhere...
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One of the most fun and creative ways to personalize your art is with monoprinting and screen printing. With screen printing and monoprinting techniques, you can use your artwork as it is, or create cards, clothing, fiber art, and multi-layered mixed-media art. In this new free eBook, Printmaking Techniques...
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I've been making gelatin monoprints for a couple of years now, and I have a stack of printed papers to show for it. My collage using a cut-up gelatin monoprint. Honestly, I could happily churn out monoprint after monoprint, oohing and aahing over each little creation. But I'm at the point where...
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After 23 years of marriage, I have finally figured out how to make it easy for my husband to get me what I want for my birthday. He's not too comfortable in the lingerie department and he can't keep track of which books I've already read. Although we have identical taste in home furnishings...
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My only formal training in printmaking came many, many , years ago in a high school art class. We made intaglio prints, silkscreen prints, and woodcuts. I absolutely loved the class and still have some of my prints (they're all of houses, a favorite theme of mine to this day). Printmaking with mixed...
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One of the best classes I've ever taken was my one-day soy wax fabric art session with Jeannie Palmer Moore last summer. Detail of 'Latte' quilt by Jeannie Palmer Moore. She used a colored newsprint transfer for the "image" under the saucer. Jeannie is a fiber artist who uses all...
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I hope by now you’ve heard about our new magazine for paper lovers because o ur submission deadline is closing in quickly! Want the inside scoop of the type of projects we’re looking for? Here are some ideas! Silhouettes (people and or pets!) Books from a single sheet of paper (origami styles are great...