Tag: Handmade Paper

Doodle Jewelry

 My doodle is on handmade paper I coated it with polyurethane to protect it and make it translucent. The wire is silver plated.

In Loving Memory

I created this Day of the Dead skull in memory of my sister who passed away recently.  The paper used, I made from the tree that used to grow outside our bedroom window – when we were children.  I embedded roses and dried orchids in the paper, embroidered the features and spider web detail and…

Bird 2 By Karen Schoubye

This Mixed Media Bird piece was made with Fabric, Handmade Paper, A Large Handmade Button, Glass Gems, Chip Board and Acrylic Paint.  Bird 2 has a confident expression on his colorful face and is a One Of a Kind Beauty Bird.  Writing Says; Be Yourself And Be Beautiful!   Created by Karen Schoubye of Animalia Art and…

Lavender Tale

Handmade lavender paper from recycled magazines, junk mail and catalogs.  Background: Mixed media, collage, drawing and writing on board.

Pencil Box

Title: Pencil Box Art IS Therapy.  As a Studio artist with an Art Therapy background, I choose to create this piece juxtaposing the little, frail, hurt inner child and the strong adult me that has a voice that can be heard.  The layers and layers of hand-made paper, watercolor, pencil, ribbon, yarn, thread, collage and…

Italia

Sue's collage incorporates handmade papers her daughter collected while living in Florence Italy.  Published 2009, 1000 Handmade Greetings: Creative Cards & Clever Correspondence by Quarry Books.            Working as a layerist, I combine handmade and hand painted papers, pigmented inks, fibers and findings until they evolve into a cohesive design rich with color.  Antique book pages circa…