Hi, and welcome back to our three-part Studio Saturdays Create Along series! We’re making a travel art journal by Dea Fischer’s book featured in the September/October issue of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine. In this third and final post we’ll create the book pages, punch holes in the pages and the cover for the binding, and…
Today we’re kicking off a regular series called Technique Tuesdays, where we’ll give you useful and fun tips for all types of mixed-media art. This first installment focuses on making accordion books and folded paper art projects. These types of books and projects are some of my favorites–so many variations exist for making art journals and sketchbooks, and for…
A view from my version of the file folder book from the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of CPS magazine. This view shows one of the pockets with an inspiration for a journal tag – a paint chip in matching colors of my book! The paint chip will either be stitched onto other card stock or it…
Another view of my completed file folder book from the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of CPS magazine. I added signatures of paper for writing, to-do lists and drawing on when the mood strikes me. I used some new and vintage papers for my signatures, like ledger paper. You can see the whole process of my version…
This is my version of the file folder journal/book from the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of CPS magazine. I had seen the video on the website, but I didn't have the magazine with full instructions until someone gave me a copy as a gift. I began my project in December 2012, but finally got inspired to…
After seeing some of the really gorgeous and or creative efforts, I feel a bit reluctant to add this. But I promised myself to keep putting my work out into the world – so here it is. Mainly paper (i love paper) and paint (ditto). I added the paint and some Pearl-Ex for a bit…
After seeing some of the really gorgeous and or creative efforts, I feel a bit reluctant to add this. But I promised myself to keep putting my work out into the world – so here it is. Mainly paper (i love paper) and paint (ditto). I added the paint and some Pearl-Ex for a bit…
Inspired by the plastic container of water flavouring, that looked “Rocket“ shaped. Frame made from cloth paper (cotton fabric, encyclopedia pages and tissue paper), machine and hand sewn. Rocket made from platic container, cork, washer and cloth paper. Rivet detail using silver gel paste. Hand stitched stars and planet. After burn from cloth paper, candy…
mixed media: water color, colored pencil, dazzles, acrylic paint, tissue paper, and glitter.
This was so fun to do I am hooked! my mini book is just 2 by 3 inches solder on a brass sheet then my bezel filled with plaster and dried flowers then coated with resin glazes. Inside I coated mixed media papers with plaster, pressed flowers from my garden then washed with colors and…
