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Learn how to alter everything from small boxes & matchboxes to large books & globes. Each project has a materials list & clear instructions to get you on your way. You cannot fail to be inspired by this form or artwork & turn otherwise mundane & impersonal objects into ones you love & cherish. ...

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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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Altered Curiosities: Assemblage Techniques & Projects: Assemblage Techniques & Projects Two very important things make this book stand out from the crowd of other collage, mixed-media & assemblage titles: the projects (full of oddities & the unexpected) & the techniques
- several of which have never been published before. A common element of Jane Wynns style is to find an object, break it & put it together again (sometimes more than once), & she loves using anthropomorphic associations to tell stories in her projects. Step-by-step, readers will learn her unique method & her sought-after techniques. Along with surface alterations (faux-aging, patinas & 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) & more. About the Author Jane 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 & magazines & she has been featured on Internet radio & television. Jane earned her Masters in Fine Art from Towson University & currently teaches a variety of workshops.

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Television - A device used for receiving moving images and sound

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rubber - Synthetic rubber is any artificial elastomer, usually a polymer, and is used as a substitute for natural rubber.

rubber - Natural rubber is an elastomer derived from the latex containing sap of some plants.

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