My fondness for using recycled materials in art knows no bounds. So when we were planning the Fall 2018 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors, one article had to be included: kitchen table printing using juice boxes, from artist Roseane Viegas. Circumstances led Roseane to develop this technique, which is so brilliant that I had to…
“Years ago, when I was unable to go to my studio because I was recovering from surgery, I realized that the inner material of a juice box could be a good surface for printing. This printing process is quick, simple to learn and to make, sustainable, and the finished print can be an unforgettable gift…
Monoprinting is a great way to create unique artwork. In this tutorial from our July/August 2008 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine, artist Cathy Taylor shows you how to create artful nature prints using easy monoprinting techniques. You can frame your finished nature prints, or use them in art journals, handmade books, collages, and other…
Have you ever admired another artist’s work and felt so lucky when they shared their techniques? That’s how I feel every time Seth Apter releases a video—it’s like he’s letting us into his secret technique vault. Good news: We have a brand new exclusive Mixed Media Techniques with Seth Apter kit that includes two new…
If you haven’t discovered the unbridled joy of monoprinting with a gel plate, you have not lived, my friends. That’s why I’m so happy to bring you this fantastic guest blog from Joan Bess, the author of Gelli Plate Printing: Mixed-Media Monoprinting Without a Press, and the inventor of the Gelli Arts® Gel Printing Plate.…
Recently I began using some of the mixed-media art techniques that I’ve learned to make miniature accordion books. My latest one included sewing shapes into the front and back covers, and wow, did I learn a lot from this experience! Each stitch taught me something new, but by the time I had tied off the…
Once Dorit Elisha discovered printmaking in school, she never looked back. “The part I enjoyed most was when the teacher gave us the freedom to print on ‘found papers,’” she says. “Found papers were anything I could find, not the specialized (and expensive!) fine art papers normally used by printmakers. Artwork by Dorit Elisha “At…
Intuitively painted collage papers, created for my upcoming workshop 'My Color is Beautiful Art'. This is a print that I created on a Gelli Arts gel printing plate, using a variety of DecoArt acrylic florescent and metallic paints. There's more! Come immerse yourself in a visual feast of yummy color, gelli plate textured prints and…
Intuitively painted collage papers, created for my upcoming workshop 'My Color is Beautiful Art'. This is a print that I created on a Gelli Arts gel printing plate, using a variety of DecoArt acrylic florescent and metallic paints. There's more! Come immerse yourself in a visual feast of yummy color, gelli plate textured prints and…
Experimentation is the key to artistic discovery. Asking "What if?" and embracing happy accidents can teach you so much about art techniques and, more importantly, how you can develop your own style with those techniques. This dropcloth fabric pattern could be the result of months on the printmaking table, but it was actually accomplished with…
