Collage and mixed media art – examples and tutorials, including art journaling, torn paper collage, assemblages, art shrines, and more.
The Asparagus Wand was created for Sukie’s “Fairy Wand Exchange,” in July 2001. I made four of them to add to the wands already being sent by my daughter – who’d adopted the name “Applefaerie” – and me. The Asparagus Wand is shown below. It started in Michael’s Arts & Crafts store, where my daughter
This is an Altoid tin shrine created for a 2000 Capolan exchange, and titled the Relic Room Assemblage. The outside of the box: Altoid tin, secured with an antique button, and hemp twine with beads. Preparing the Altoid tin: First, I hammered it to age it. Then I sprayed it with a cream-colored epoxy paint,
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These are notes from my popular Artfest 2001 workshop about using images and word art to embellish purses and tote bags. Supply list Vinyl bag with at least one transparent side. Plain white paper as your collage support Collage elements – flat (or nearly flat) items and images Some kind of paper adhesive Clear laminating
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Collage art and assemblages are just two of the most fun, varied art forms. Even beginners can achieve success with collage and assemblage. The biggest difference between them…? Collages tend to be flat. Or flat-ish. Assemblages can be three-dimensional, and can be small or really, really huge. a collaged card in the Inspiration Deck exchange
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Collage is an easy way to add art to your diary or journal. For years, I started each day with a quick torn-paper collage, the same as I used to create my handwritten “morning pages,” taught in The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity Collages are a visual version of
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This article originally appeared at this site in 2004. Someone asked me about copyright law, the Sargent images that I’ve used in my printed (reproduced) projects and products. I’m not an attorney, so this is my personal opinion. In general, works created before 1923 are in the public domain, at least in the United States.
Wax paper is always among my basic journaling supplies, and I use it any time I need to protect pages that include glue, water media, or anything sticky. When I travel, I pre-cut sheets of wax paper, and tuck them into the back of my journal. Usually, I use a rubber band or a binder
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Gesso can be a useful for art journaling as well as painting and mixed media art. I use gesso often when I’m creating heavily embellished pages in my art journals. (Usually, I use Liquitex gesso, or whatever comes from a reliable brand, isn’t too water-y, and is inexpensive. See my current recommendations at the foot
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I start each day with an art journaling collage, like I used to do “morning pages.” As you can see from the collage at right, I’ve been doing this – off and on – since 2002. I allow myself half an hour for the initial collage process. Then, later in the day, I may go
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Below is an article about creating an artists journal. I wrote it early in 2002. Before you read it, here’s the backstory: Back then, I was preparing to leave a difficult marriage. My then-husband wanted me out of the house, but I insisted on staying until my youngest child finished high school. It probably wasn’t
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