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This Just In Whether it’s a product, a tool, or a storage item, we have all used our things in imaginative ways to help make our art spaces or our art our own. A child’s lunchbox repurposed to corral ribbons, a vintage hutch storing paints, everyday items used as stamps—artists strive...
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Cloth Paper Scissors Today
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Barbara Delaney
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19 Jul 2010
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Filed under: art, create, Inspiration, mixed-media, text, canvas, scissors, artist, Cloth, paper, jewelry, assemblage, magazine, photo, inspiring, studios, press, fluid acrylics, encaustic, cardstock, card stock, repurposed, junk, handmade paper
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The summer calendar is filling up fast! And one not-to-be-missed event is the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach, California, July 23-25 (Preview Night July 22). Yes, it is a quilt show, but mixed-media artists would be totally remiss to overlook this amazing event. Not only can you get all kinds...
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Barbara Delaney
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23 Jun 2010
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Filed under: art, create, Inspiration, mixed-media, metal, scissors, artist, Cloth, paper, jewelry, studios, Workshop, workshops, Jane LaFazio, books, ATCs, charms
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A remarkable thing has happened since I reorganized and moved my studio space (documented in the Summer 2010 issue of Studios ): whenever I need something, I know right where it is. This phenomenon has come in very handy over the last month as I created decorations for my daughter's high school graduation...
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Cate Prato
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16 Jun 2010
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Filed under: collage, art, mixed-media, paper, glue, studios, craft, thread, assemble, cardstock, pins
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This 1 48-page special issue features 30 outdoor and indoor studios, including a garage-turned-art-shed, a studio where they artist draws the architectural details right on the walls, and a candy-colored dye studio. Get an inside look at three studios makeovers, including our Editor's home studio...
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StudiosSummer 2010
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14 Jun 2010
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Filed under: art, Cloth, Paper, Mixed-Media, Dye, Scissors, Studios, Artist, inspiration, carving, home studio, Workshop, CREATE
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Cover art by Sue Pelletier about this issue Make time for travel journaling and mixed-media jewelry. Artist Profile with Susan Lenart Kazmer, Go to Paris, Guerrilla Art, Pocket Scrolls, Plaster Collage Learn how to make mixed-media pendants with musling. Read about Susan Lenart Kazmer's love of found...
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CPS31
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10 Jun 2010
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Filed under: sketchbook, workshop, stitch, Collage, Art, Canvas, painting, Cloth, Paper, Mixed-Media, embellishment, Transfers, ATCs, dye, Sew, Pendant Swap, technique, clay, Monoprinting, Lesley Riley, create, inspiration, Scissors, quilts, Artist, collaged, Encaustic, Combine, stuffies, Muse, green, assemble, printing, Charm, Doll, Photo, Ephemera, Studios, portrait, wire, challenges, craft, Metal, Jane Lafazio, digital, Books, Linda Blinn, assemblage, Sketching, Lutradur, Jenn Mason, Fold, triptych, Glue, sketch, cyanotype, magazine, Collaboration, textural, text, printmaking, jewelry, found objects
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Digital cameras and photo-imaging software have made it quite easy to take pictures and distribute them on blogs, social media, and even print magazines. But perhaps you sometimes wonder why some people's pictures come out clear, sharp, and colorful while others--maybe yours?--look dark and fuzzy...
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T he Summer 2010 issue of Studios won't even be on newsstands until May 18, but we've already had such great feedback that I feel like celebrating. People who now have the copies they pre-ordered from the Interweave Store have been raving about bright colors, the variety of studios, and the storage...
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Studios is now on Twitter! You can follow us for news, tips, tricks, and the occasional treat at StudiosMagazine . I'd like to share something that I discovered while on vacation last week: The power of puttering. In each issue of Studios , we talk about how to get organized, de-clutter, improve...
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I love this time of year. I love watching the bulbs emerge from the cold earth. I love the random days of 70 degree weather amongst the drizzly days as April fades into May. Lots of exciting things are going on this time of year. My hometown Brookline Artists Open Studios group and all the other local...
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We're sending the Summer 2010 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors Studios off to press this week and I am both excited and relieved. Excited because this is one of our most colorful issues, with a wide variety of studios and a lot of new features thanks to our expanded format . Relieved because my studio...
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In the Studio with Cate
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Cate Prato
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13 Apr 2010
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Filed under: art, Cloth, Paper, mixed-media, craft, Scissors, Studios, photo, sculpture, wire, press, Jenn Mason
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Happy Friday to all! In six short days the International Quilt Festival will have Chicago buzzing. Lots of amazing quilts to see, vendors to visit and replenish your stash, and don't forget to take some time for Make It University! TM . We have some wonderful artists teaching lots of fun workshops...
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Around the Corner with Barb
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Barbara Delaney
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9 Apr 2010
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Filed under: Cloth, Paper, Scissors, Workshops, Studios, Calligraphy, Cloth Paper Scissors calendar, calendar, Open Studios, Make It University!, quilts, Chicago
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I'm pretty excited about how my new studio space came out. It's much more functional, and I got everything sorted, organized, and put away. I used a lot of your suggestions, plus ones from previous Studios issues. Thanks! I can't reveal the whole thing here--or even where it is. You'll...
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So, if you have too much paper, what do you do? Give it away, of course! I have 10 packets of papers--vintage, new, and found--for the lucky winners. What you see in the picture is just a sampling. Each packet will include at least 30 pieces. All you have to do is a leave a comment stating your favorite...
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It's time to come clean. My "studio" has been a mess for more than a year. And not just a "middle of a project mess," either, but a "can't walk without tripping, can't find anything, bar the doors and call 'Clean House'" mess. And, as long as we're...
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On the Cover: Artist Brenda Brink's studio in Indiana, resurrected from an old theater. about this issue This Super Special Issue features - 101 ways to store and organize your studio; Studio spaces for kids; Close-up, vibrant photographs of the best ways for storing and showcasing studio supplies;...