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France
Germany
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Spain
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Art Saves: Stories,
Inspiration and Prompts
Sharing the Power of
ArtReaders see how,
through our various
artistic releases, they
can connect with a deeper
part of themselves,
escape from the
challenges and pressures
of life and also connect
with those in need. They
will be inspired seeing
how 20 artists have used
their talent and passion
to elevate and infuse
their lives with beauty
and meaning.Art can be a
quilt, a collage, a
stamped card, a poem, a
musical performance, a
well-loved garden, a
delicious meal, a warm
conversation and more. In
addition to reading the
various artists stories
and being inspired by the
beautiful photos in this
book, readers are also
walked step-by-step
through a project from
each artist and tips on
how they can use art in a
similar way in their own
lives.Stories include:
Danita who used art
journals to help her out
of depression; Rebecca
Sower who is empowering a
creative group of women
in Haiti to build
self-sufficiency; and,
LK Ludwig who found a
voice that she knew could
not be silenced through
her art. About the
AuthorAs Editor-in-Chief
of Somerset Studio and
numerous art & crafting
magazines from 2004 to
2009, Jenny Doh is
considered an authority
within the art & craft
industry.
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Artists Journal
Workshop:Creating Your
Life in Words and
Pictures Based on her own
40 years experience in
keeping an artists
journal, Cathy Johnson
knows that an artists
creative life can benefit
from written and visual
explanations and
experiments.Over the
course of this book,
readers benefit from the
tips, techniques and
exercises that will make
their artists journals
their own. Readers learn
how to use their journals
to celebrate any occasion
or milestone, work
through a problem or
creative block, plan
future works, sketch
from life and experiment
with new materials or
techniques. About the
AuthorCathy Johnson has
written 35 books, many
on art and natural
history. She has been a
contributing editor,
writer and illustrator
for The Artists Magazine,
Watercolor Artist and
Country Living for over a
decade. She started a
popular group blog called
Sketching in Nature,
http://naturesketchers.blogspot.com/.
She also teaches online
workshops at
http://www.cathyjohnson.info.
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Objects of Reflection
Objects of Reflection
embodies dimensional
assemblage resulting in
art that is so personal
it resembles a page from
the artists journal.
Inspiration pours from
every page of the book
through a gallery of
projects designed by the
author. Specific elements
of each project will be
noted with a legend
detailing what each
object symbolises,
giving the reader insight
into the reasons why
those objects were
selected. In addition,
20 step-by-step
techniques include tips
for attaching elements
with simple materials
like string, wire and
tape, aging objects,
adding texture with
modeling paste and more.
About the Author In
addition to assemblage,
mixed-media artist Annie
Lockhart enjoys
photography, painting
and writing. She has
taught painting and
assemblage workshops in
Italy, at Artfest,
Valley Ridge and now at
her home studio. Her work
has appeared in Belle
Armoire and Somerset
Studio.
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The Artistic Mother The
Artistic Mother sheds
light on the difficulties
of fitting art into the
busy mothers life. It
motivates readers to
overcome those challenges
and make art an important
part of their lives.
Shona Cole offers
practical advice and
planning tools to help
them along the way. The
author inspires the
creative soul in each
mother with: Artist
Spotlights; a Weekly
Action Plan for any
medium; tips on creating
time and space; and, a
solid overview of three
of the bestloved arts:
poetry, photography,
mixed media. The second
half of the book contains
the Artists Workshop, a
12-week, 12-project
course that brings
creativity back into a
mothers life. About the
Author Shona Cole is a
mixed media artist and
photographer, as well as
an Artist-on-Call for
Stampington. She is
currently working on a
poetry book and has been
published in numerous
Stampington publications.
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Book Art In this in-depth
look at the book itself
as art, the reader will
be guided through a wide
variety of binding
techniques and structure
styles, topped off with
plenty of inspiration for
transforming books into
works of art. Techniques
range from collaging
directly in a pre-made
book (altered bookmaking)
to printmaking to making
concertinas and books
folded from a single
sheet. The reader will
see the form and function
of a book in a new light,
viewing it as a new form
of creative expression.
Step-by-step photos guide
the reader through
binding techniques as
well as through several
mixed-media applications
in this inspirational
resource. About the
AuthorDorothy Simpson
Krause is a book artist,
painter, collage-maker
and printmaker who has
combined traditional
media with digital
applications since the
late 1960s. She is a
Professor Emeritus at
Massachusetts College of
Art, where she founded
the Computer Arts Center.
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Wide Open: Inspiration
and Techniques for Art
Journaling on the Edge
This book has a special
focus on observation.
Instead of encouraging
the reader to sit in a
coffee house and journal
about a favourite memory,
the author will
encourage them to sit in
the coffee house and take
note of what they see,
and how sitting at a
particular table makes
them feel, right then
and there. Its very much
about being in the
moment. Each card in this
deck will focus on a
technique that goes
beyond the norm (such as
experimenting with photo
decay) and encourages
artists and writers to
explore an edgier side to
their work. Cards are
divided into categories
such as my body, other
artists and new ways with
text. The accompanying
notebook has blank space
for the reader to record
observations, as well as
colourful artwork and
inspirational"es and
prompts sprinkled
throughout the pages.
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Art of Personal Imagery:
Expressing Your Life
Through Collage In The
Art of Personal Imagery,
author Corey Moortgat
introduces readers to a
new approach to collage,
one that blends
traditional collage
techniques, such as the
use of symbolic images
and words, with typical
methods of chronicling
life events, such as
journaling and
scrap-booking. The result
is innovative, fresh and
meaningful collage that
uses modern photos as
well as vintage images,
personal writing as well
as words from antique
books, to commemorate
everything from special
occasions to
extraordinary
everydays.With
step-by-step instructions
and photos for countless
techniques and nine
intensive projects,
Moortgat teaches readers
the secrets behind the
distinctive multi-layered
look of her collage.Using
a wide variety of collage
surfaces (including wood,
vinyl, fabric, foam
core, corrugated
cardboard and more),
readers will explore
their own personal
symbols and icons and
experiment with new ways
to express themselves
through their art. About
the AuthorCorey Moortgat
works primarily in
collage, with her
favourite subjects being
personal imagery, old
photographs, nudes, any
vintage papers she can
find, and most recently,
her newest muses: her
son, Riley, and her
second baby on the way.
Her work has been
featured in Somerset
Studio, Artitude Zine,
and the books
StampArtistry, Frame
It!, Kaleidoscope and
Artist Trading Card
Workshop. She has taught
many small classes at art
supply stores and at
ArtFest.
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Altered Curiosities:
Assemblage Techniques &
Projects: Assemblage
Techniques and Projects
Two very important things
make this book stand out
from the crowd of other
collage, mixed-media and
assemblage titles: the
projects (full of
oddities and the
unexpected) and the
techniques - several of
which have never been
published before. A
common element of Jane
Wynns style is to find an
object, break it and put
it together again
(sometimes more than
once), and she loves
using anthropomorphic
associations to tell
stories in her
projects.Step-by-step,
readers will learn her
unique method and her
sought-after techniques.
Along with surface
alterations (faux-aging,
patinas and the use of
unusual household
products), Altered
Curiosities teaches metal
etching with rubber
stamps, simple wiring to
create dramatic lighting,
instruction for altering
simple toy figures
(making two-headed
animals, for instance)
and more. About the
AuthorJane Wynn is a
mixed-media artist who
exhibits throughout the
USA. Working with a
diversity of mediums from
metals to wood, from
fiber to found objects,
she creates art with a
curious narrative. Her
work has appeared in
several books and
magazines and she has
been featured on Internet
radio and television.
Jane earned her Masters
in Fine Art from Towson
University and currently
teaches a variety of
workshops.
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Secrets of Rusty Things:
Transforming Found
Objects into Art For the
first time, readers will
be able to witness the
entire
journey/transformation of
common discarded
materials into
shrine-like assemblage
art - from the yard sale
where an item was found,
to witnessing the authors
design thought process
(which objects currently
in the studio could work
together?) to painting
the final touches. Tales
of legends and myths that
would normally read as
textbook come alive with
Michaels warm and
humorous style. Readers
will feel taken by the
hand through the creation
of the projects, and
will feel like they are
truly spending personal
time with the artist.
This book is appropriate
for the collage artist
who has never before
tried their hand at
assemblage, but its also
for artists of any
skill-level who want to
own a beautiful and
inspiring book that
entertains as well as it
instructs. About the
AuthorMichael de Meng is
an assemblage artist
whose work is heavily
influenced by Latin
American art forms such
as retablos, ex votos,
and milagros. He works
and resides in Missoula,
Montana.
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Living the Creative Life:
Ideas & Inspirations from
Working Artists: Ideas
and Inspiration from
Working ArtistsThis book
answers questions that
every crafter ponders:
What is creativity,
anyway? Where do ideas
come from? How do
successful artists get
started? How do you know
when a piece is
finished?Creativity is
different for everyone,
and Living the Creative
Life offers a wide range
of insights from 15
well-known and admired
full-time artists,
including: Linda Woods
(art journaler and
co-author of Visual
Chronicles and the
forthcoming Journal
Revolution), Michael
deMeng (mixed-media
assemblage artist and
author of Secrets of
Rusty Things), Melissa
Zink (New Mexican
mixed-media artist and
bronze sculptor), James
Michael Starr (collage
and assemblage artist),
Scott Radke (puppet
maker) and many
others.Colourful and
engaging artwork fills
the pages alongside the
chronicles of artistic
awakenings, creative
techniques, inspired
strategies, unique ways
of thinking, and
high-energy brainstorms
by the very artists
readers admire in
magazines, learn from at
retreat workshops and buy
work from online.Full of
been-there,
have-you-thought-about-trying-this
stories and insights,
Living The Creative Life
will appeal to artists of
all mediums and skill
levels.About the
AuthorRice
Freeman-Zachery is an
artist and writer who has
produced clothes, dolls
and jewellery and whose
art has been featured in
Lynne Perrellas Artists
Journals & Sketchbooks
and Terry Taylors Altered
Art. She writes artist
profiles for Art Doll
Quarterly, Belle
Armoire, Legacy,
Somerset Life, and
Somerset Studio. Her two
books, Stamp Artistry
and New Techniques for
Wearable Art, feature
her own art and that of
other mixed-media
artists.
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Anticraft: Knitting
Beading & Stitching for
the Slightly Sinister:
Knitting, Beading and
Stitching for the
Slightly Sinister Readers
of Anticraft will be
introduced to
non-traditional craft
ideas. Filled with
projects such as the
Tough Baby sweater, the
Yar! Pirate Hat, Dem
Bones socks, Apothecary
tote and a sleek black
duct-tape corset,
AntiCraft takes an
approach much sought
after by the growing
audience of hot
publications like BUST,
Ready Made and Craft:
transforming traditional
crafts into quirky
wearable fashion.
Featuring a variety of
knitting, stitching and
beading projects the book
instructs, inspires and
entertains. It includes
quirky sidebars such as
How to tap into your dark
side and The top five
reasons its good to be an
AntiCrafter, plus comic
strip art, recipes and
more.
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Collage Fusion: Vibrant
Wood and Fabric Art Using
Telamedera Techniques
Alma de la Melena Cox
developed the term
telamedera to express the
fusion of vibrantly
colored materials and
wood that brings a range
of artists to a new form
of art making. Using a
piece of wood as a
canvas, the reader will
learn to use a
wood-burning tool, plus
a variety of mixed-media
techniques, including
stencil-work,
dimensional paint,
fabric, beads and
personal imagery, to
bring the art to life.
Twenty techniques feature
finished pieces of
inspirational art and an
additional 10 fully
stepped-out projects draw
on a number of art
techniques that speak to
quilters, painters,
scrapbookers and more.
About the Author Alma de
la Melena Cox began her
artistic career in fi ber
art and her award-winning
quilts soon gave way to
painting and then fabric
collage. Her work has
been featured in numerous
local Oregon newspapers
and most recently in
Cloth Paper Scissors.
Alma has won several
awards for her quilts.
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Desire to Inspire: Using
Creative Passion to
Transform the WorldIn
Desire to Inspire,
readers are introduced to
a variety of writers,
artists and
entrepreneurs, each with
a unique example of how
she wishes to make an
impact in the world,
share her message and
encourage others to
inspire those around
them. Each contributors
story gets at the root of
why they wish to
encourage and inspire
others (and in their own
way, through acts of
passion, change the
world). In addition to
getting inside the heads
of these incredibly
successful artists,
readers are given an
exercise by each
contributor that will
help them determine their
strengths and their own
possible direction to
take down their creative
life path. About the
AuthorChristine Mason
Miller is a mixed-media
artist. She maintains a
strong audience on her
website and blog, and is
been a contributing
artist in Taking Flight
by Kelly Rae Roberts. She
is also a contributor in
forthcoming NL titles,
Art Saves by Jenny Doh
and The Artist Unique by
Carmen Torbus.
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Destination Creativity:
The Life-Altering Journey
of the Art Retreat Art
retreats change peoples
lives. This book offers
the reader a chance at
the complete art-retreat
experience without having
to ever leave their home.
Many people are hesitant
to spend the money on
attending a retreat in
person, and this book is
a fun and fulfilling
alternative. Theyll get
to virtually: explore the
area, settle into a dorm
or hotel room and make
their way through the
buffet line in the dining
hall; and, theyll sit in
on classes, talk to some
of the instructors, and
hang out with fellow
attendees. Destination:
Creativity will not only
make the reader feel as
if they are traveling
right alongside Rice as
she journals her
experience, but they
will also receive
inspiration and learn a
thing or two as they get
to partake in several
different workshops
alongside her. Scenic and
atmospheric photos a
plenty will showcase the
most minute of details in
addition to the important
things like the workshop
step-outs. About the
AuthorRice
Freeman-Zachery is a
freelance writer with two
books published by North
Light - Living the
Creative Life and
Creative Time and Space.
She is the primary voice
behind
CreateMixedMedia.com,
her articles featuring
the works of artists
across the globe appear
regularly in numerous
magazines. She is a
mixed-media artist and
her own passion is
art-to-wear.
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Digital Art Wonderland:
Creative Techniques for
Inspirational Journaling
and Beautiful
BloggingOnline
communities and blogs are
all a form of digital
journaling, whether we
realise it or not.
Combine this craze with
the mixed-media artists
love of art journaling -
and you have the winning
combination of Digital
Art Wonderland.After an
introduction on how
digital applications are
appropriate for the
concept of journaling,
the reader is guided
step-by-step through
eight tutorials, each
one giving them new
techniques for not only
scanning original art and
doctoring it up
digitally, but also the
how-to for creating
digital art from
scratch.In addition, the
reader is walked through
the process of setting up
a blog, adding personal
design touches,
networking with social
media, designing with
type, writing styles and
more. Plus, for the
reader who may not be
into blogging, this book
also provides information
on printing digital art.
About the AuthorThe art
of husband-and-wife team
Angi Sullins and Silas
Toball has been featured
in several publications
including Somerset
Studio, Somerset Digital
and Smashing Magazine.
Angi and Silas are
veterans in the digital
art movement and their
Web site
(www.duirwaigh.com) and
blogs have won numerous
awards.
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Image Transfer Workshop
Readers will be
introduced to 35 transfer
techniques (complete with
finished art examples)
that cover basic tape and
gel medium transfers and
go well beyond. Valuable
troubleshooting fixes
enable crafters of any
level to work with
transfers that may have
had a less-than-desired
outcome. The workshop
format of this book
provides quick reference
and examples of art
utilising a variety of
transfer processes that
inspire the reader beyond
single transfer
applications. About the
AuthorDarlene Olivia
McElroy has taught a
variety of mixed-media
subjects at the
collegiate level and has
led workshops at local
craft stores as well as
in her studio. She has
received two Best in
Mixed-Media awards from
the Contemporary Hispanic
Market (2005 and 2006) as
well as Best Dimensional
and Best of Show at the
Faces of Women in Las
Vegas and New Mexico.
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In her first book, Mary
Todd Beam taught readers
how to act upon their
artistic inspirations
andjoyfully appreciate
the creative process
while developing the
skills they needed to
expressthemselves through
their favorite
mediums.Now, readers
will take their
creativity to the next
levelby further exploring
ways to use color,
design, metaphors and
symbols to bring that
creative edge totheir
work.Readers will learn
26 new techniques that
help them express the
world they see aroundthem
and their lifes
experiences. As before,
Beam will showcase guest
artists who will share
theirown insights of
artistic expression.
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Raw Art Journaling:
Making Meaning, Making
ArtRaw Art Journaling
brings self-expression
through the act of art
journaling to its most
basic, raw and easiest
level ever.Beginning and
seasoned artists/writers
often come up against
blocks when prompted to
write or draw something
original. This obstacle
is addressed with
exercises such as
creating found poetry,
the Words as Tarot
Exercise and a wide range
of abstract/doodle-like
design suggestions - just
to name a few.Chapters
cover surfaces to journal
on; what to write and how
to incorporate
words-as-art into
journaling; transferring
the exercises into a
variety of media
including photography and
textiles; and, creating
basic backgrounds with
paint, tape, stitching
and more. About the
AuthorQuinn McDonald has
experience writing for
newspapers,
corporations, those in
need of speeches,
financial firms and
marketing companies, and
she currently offers
creativity tips on her
blog
http://quinncreative.wordpress.com.
Quinn teaches courses on
writing for the web,
team building, creative
thinking for leadership
and other custom writing
courses, and she is a
life and creativity
coach.
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Dusty Diablos: Folklore,
Iconography, Assemblage,
Ole! In Michaels
follow-up to Secrets of
Rusty Things, readers
will not be disappointed
with a whole new crop of
art from this well-loved
artist. In Dusty Diablos,
all of the artwork is
tied into Michaels love
of Latin-American
culture, including not
only ancient folklore but
colourful pop-culture as
well. In addition to
Michaels personal
anecdotes, readers will
be walked through the
step-by-step creation of
their own nicho (nook
shrine), bottle-cap
milagros, several
painting techniques and
will also receive a
tear-out collection of
eight loteria game cards,
with the authors top
eight assemblage creation
tips printed on the back.
This book will have a
random-access approach,
similar to Kaleidoscope,
where the reader will be
able to open the book to
any page and be able to
jump right in and enjoy
the sights. About the
Author Michael deMeng is
the author of Secrets of
Rusty Things and an
accomplished assemblage
artist in the mixed-media
world. His commissioned
works span the globe and
Michael teaches sold-out
workshops across the
United States, in
Canada, Mexico, Italy
and Australia.
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Bent, Bound and
Stitched: Collage, Cards
and Jewelry with a Twist
Just as they were with
Collage Lost and Found,
readers will be inspired
just by flipping through
the pages of this
beautifully designed
book. In addition to
good-looking projects,
there are techniques -
many of them.Techniques
include bending and
shaping wire into letter
and number
embellishments, using a
sewing wheel and acrylic
paint to add texture to
papers, making hinges
from a portion of a
rubber stamp, adding
texture to cards with
basic sewing, combining
different gauges of wire
to create different looks
for jewellery, combining
rivets and shrink
plastic, using a basic
silkscreen process along
with collage and
reworking found objects
into jewellery. About the
AuthorGiuseppina (Josie)
Cirincione is the author
of Collage Lost and Found
and a contributor in
Artist Trading Card
Workshop. A mixed-media,
jewellery artist, Josie
sells her work to many
boutiques and trendy
stores in the greater
Phoenix area. She designs
rubber stamps for
Stampotique Originals,
and packages found
collage materials for
sale at local stamp
stores. She has studied
at Phoenix College and is
currently designing her
own product line.
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Creative Awakenings:
Envisioning the Life of
Your Dreams Through Art
Readers begin their
creative journey with an
overview of the intention
setting process and
instruction on how to
start a Book-of-Dreams
Journal to record their
Creative Awakenings.
Then, readers are
introduced to 12 artists
who went through the
process themselves and
will see firsthand -
through inspirational
artwork as well as
several step-by-step
mixed-media techniques -
how these contributors
used the
intention-setting process
to realize their own
dreams.After learning by
example, readers are
then guided through the
process of using the
included cards to help
them set their own
intentions and use their
journal as a tool to
record the process. They
also receive tips on
forming their own
supportive circles and
starting their own
Awakenings round-robin
journal. About the
AuthorSheri Gaynor is a
licensed clinical social
worker, a registered art
therapist, professional
coach and a mixed-media
artist. She offers
transformational
workshops, retreats and
events, combining
writing, photography and
mixed-media. Sheri
resides with her husband
just outside of Aspen,
Colorado.
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Upcycled Accessories
Upcycled Accessories is
all the fashion -
everyone is doing and now
you find out how easy it
is with this fun book on
polybag recycling. The
reader is guided through
instructions on fusing
plastic, then through 25
step-by-step projects
that feature techniques
such as incorporating
crayon shavings, paints
and stencils and plastic
tulle. The book will also
include projects that
feature collage, fabric
applique and permanent
marker designs. The book
marries two hot subjects:
eco-craft and sewing. The
market may be flooded
with sewing books, but
this book stands apart by
going beyond repurposed
materials, instead
focusing on using a
genuinely recyclable
material - plastic.About
the AuthorTracie Lampe is
a self-taught mixed-media
artist and fiber
artist/vendor. Her work
has been featured in
Artist Trading Card
Workshop as well as
Interactive Art Workshop.
Tracie has been teaching
at ArtFiberFest for four
years and sells her
handspun fibers through
Etsy and at the Renegade
Craft Fair. Now you can
own her book Upcycled
Accessories.
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Creative Time and Space:
Making Room for Making
Art With a fresh approach
and an A-List new group
of contributing artists,
this book will embrace
the idea that making
creative time and space
is at the core of
creativity. Readers will
find that it is not just
about managing your time
or setting up a studio
space, its about the
mindset of successful
artists, and about
making room in your life
for your craft. Whether
theyre simply looking for
creative fulfilment in
addition to a hectic
career and busy family
life, or aiming to
refocus their entire
lifestyles, readers will
be inspired to make
creative space in their
lives by the pros
themselves. About the
AuthorMost recently the
author of the
best-selling Living the
Creative Life, Rice
Freeman-Zachery writes
regularly for Somerset
Studio, Belle Armoire,
Legacy, Art Doll
Quarterly, Belle Armoire
Jewelry and Altered
Couture. She is well
known for her artist
profiles and interviews.
Availability: In Stock
£8.68
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Creative Collage
TechniquesThis liberating
guide teaches artists how
to begin, design and
apply collage techniques
in exciting new ways. It
features fascinating work
from 50 leading collage
artists who explain their
techniques in
easy-to-follow,
step-by-step
demonstrations. Seven
different sections
encourage artists to
stretch the relationships
between color, texture,
shape and paper.
Following 100 innovative
demonstrations, artists
will achieve amazing
results from mixing
collage with other
mediums, including
watercolor, acrylics,
unique papers and more.
Those who work in
watercolor or acrylic
will find that this book
can help them boost
creativity and add a new
kind of excitement to
their work.
Availability: In Stock
£8.92
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