Mixed media altered/digital collage using an image from an old tintype.

Well this month is month 2 for the Art X 12 Artists Collaboration arranged by Seth Apter. The talent of artists on these traveling book projects is very impressive and I am so honored to be on this…

52 different mixed media techniques to alter cards! Explore and experimant with different materials and make your own altered playing cards

mixed media wall hanging by Sonya Girodon

Have you heard of mixed media art? While some people have the habit of mistaking multimedia art for mixed media art, it is not quite the same thing. Mixed

All Things Creative and Altered

Hi Everybody! Today I don't have a video because the project is too big to be filmed! My canvas is 20 "x 27"! So I painted with black gesso, and glued my embellishments one by one (a lot of recycling), taking care to tighten them against each other, and to make 3 different places! I then put silver wax on all the reliefs, several times to accentuate the effect! Then I chose embellishments which were going to become rusty and make drips on my canvas, as if time had acted !! It only remained for me to do some spots of white ink here and there! XOXO Nirvana! Mixed Media Place supplies:

collaborative workshop with traci bautista + karen michel Artfest Annex Seattle, WA November 18-20, 2011 details here: www.teeshaslandofodd.com/annex/classes/michelbautista/vsj...

I can't believe the weather here in Wisconsin this week. The temperatures have gone from 17 degrees 10 days ago, to a balmy 65 degrees today. I've swept the front porch, opened the windows and have been basking in the warm sunlight drinking my morning coffee. As I still here, dog at my feet, listening to the birds, the wind and the occasional passerby. I am thinking about what it means to be here. As in here in Wisconsin. Little by little the boxes have been unpacked. Our home in Vermont rented, our new lives in the Midwest starting to take root. Getting back into the studio after the whirlwind of graduating from VCFA and moving has been challenging, to say the least. There are still plenty of boxes that need to be unpacked. Lots of materials that need to be purged. Things that need to find their right space. My new studio is up on the 3rd floor of this old 4-square we've made home. I'm not crazy about the old paneling, but the finished attic looks out on the neighborhood and offers a quiet place to be by myself and work on my art. Opening boxes and shifting through all "the Stuff" has definitely been inspiring. I've finished a few new pieces and mended a few that were damaged in the move. There's new work on the table. My old style mixed with a new sensibility informed by 2 1/2 years of grad school. This is something I just cannot escape-the resonance of crits and reviews by my peers and faculty. The endless defense of the work you make and the "why's" associate with it. It took a long time for me to open a jar of gel medium and start working on assemblage again. Finally, I feel like I am getting my mojo back. It's not as if it really left me. More like it was taking a long nap. Winter finally breaking into Spring, has opened a mental door for me. I am excited about the months to come. So, readers, if you will allow me, I am back to provide you further musings on Art, Life and Making. I hope you have been well. It feels like it has been an eternity. I know it sounds cliche, but a new chapter has started. 2015 is going to be a fantastic year!

Have you heard of mixed media art? While some people have the habit of mistaking multimedia art for mixed media art, it is not quite the same thing. Mixed

I am here today to share with you a steampunk style mixed media canvas. I wanted to push my color boundaries and go with something a little different (for me), I tend to stick to the blue/green color

2016 Topic 20: Squares and Grids Jane Davies Well hello everyone, Darcy here, time for a new topic. This time we will be going all geometric with squares and grids. These are very basic shapes and have been around throughout history. From ancient Greeks and Romans using geometric designs in their floor and wall tiles, to most areas having a central town 'square', to all forms of art. There is not much I can tell you about the history of squares, being so basic they cannot be traced back to one person or time period. The best we can do is realize that squares have always been used for their functionality, such as the already mentioned 'town square' and animal enclosures such as sheep pens. Once humans moved out of caves and round houses, sturdy, squared structures appeared. First we had simple square buildings, which over time became more elaborate as we began to explore and understand geometry. As for decorative items the most affluent would have had beautiful mosaic floors, constructed with tiny square tiles and artwork would be framed in a square or rectangle. Grids too are not modern, though we do think of them as such. A grid's purpose is to divide an area vertically and horizontally. These spaces are modular and consistent. Documents, even ancient ones, would have employed a grid system, though looking at them you may not see that. But think of the components of a page, the columns, the title, the margins, the spacing between text... these are all done using a grid system. Before we start, let's see who won the Topic 19: Die Cuts Challenge... This was a great challenge, you revisited all those long forgotten dies and made some fab stuff. Abstract shapes and cogs, Autumn shapes and batty bats, there were a great selection, I hope you had fun finding new ways to use them. The winner of Die Cuts is Chris from Pearshapedcrafting Email Darcy to claim your prize. [email protected] Andrea Chebeleu So why squares and grids, why are we drawn to these shapes? Both squares and rectangles ( we should include those as they are so similar and form many grids) are first and foremost familiar shapes and as humans we take comfort in the familiar. These shapes are stable, solid and as such they are trusted shapes. We like boundaries, they help us shape our lives and we like to see artwork held within its own boundaries too. How often do we hear about edging a piece of work with ink or paint as that 'grounds' it. No surprise then that the symbol for 'earthbound' is a square. Marjie Kemper Squares are precise {though in art they don't need to be, there are no 'precise angles police}, they are regular and suggest organisation and efficiency. In an increasingly chaotic world a little bit of order is comforting. This is no more evident than in documents and text, how difficult would it be to read a book if the words were all over the place. The title, chapter heading, spacing, alignment are all ordered in a form of grid to make reading much easier. On the other hand squares,rectangles and grids can be seen as boring, perhaps we are over-familiar with them. With this in mind make sure to experiment with size, colour, placement and layering. Alignment, whilst useful in text can also be crucial in creating interest in art. Try out symmetrical and non symmetrical compositions, add texture, and don't forget to make use of the negative space. Barbara Hepworth Within the art world there were two movements that focused on squares and rectangles, both of these were in the early 20th century. 'De Stijl' {The Style} was a Dutch art movement and made great use of straight lines, squares, rectangles, simplicity and abstraction. This style used limited colours, mainly the primaries plus white,black and grey, it also avoided symmetry. It was used in Architecture, artwork, and even furniture and to this day you can still see many pieces heavily influenced by this style. Another movement of that time was Cubism, this was a hugely influential visual art style and is credited to Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. They took a new approach to representing reality,breaking objects down into distinct planes, this resulted in paintings that appeared fractured. Bottle and Fishes c.1910-2 Georges Braque Squares and rectangles do not need to work alone, when formed into a grid they can be very impressive, such as this photo collage by Hugh Shurley. Patricia Forbes explains more about grouping squares in this short video. Individual pieces do not need to conform to a theme, there are many ways to make very different small pieces work together as one large piece like this collection on wood by Karen Michel. However if you wish to have more uniformity, then a repeating pattern, within gridded squares, works brilliantly. Janja Quilts and blankets have often made use of squares, think of 'Granny squares' used in knitting and crochet. by Haafner Now imagine the same done using mixed media supplies, like this beautiful piece by Frances Solar. Thinking of squares as not just a frame but an integral part of the project is what makes this piece really stand out. Jim Eppler Don't feel that your piece just has to be flat, why not inject some texture into it, like this great piece by textile artist Lee Ann Walker While grids may seem quite harsh and linear in their construction there is nothing stopping you from introducing nature into the project. See how the organic shapes within soften the squares of glass. Staying with organics and nature, even garden spaces can make use of squares. Perhaps you are planning a garden makeover, this might be something to consider, especially if you are limited for ground space. Squares and grids are all around us, just take a look, see how many you can see even in your own home. This is a photo I snapped from the window of a coffee shop. The pavement squares outside looked nothing special until it started to rain. All of a sudden they looked pretty and suggested ideas for a background layer. Don't worry about your squares being perfect, nobody is going to come along and measure them. I think this following piece if one of my favourites, I love the layers peeking through and the non-perfect edges. Scott Bergey Squares are also found in edible art, I am only including this as I am actually eating these as I type this intro. However there is nothing to say that food cannot be beautiful to look at before you eat it. See Little Sugar Snaps for the recipe. Finally a video tutorial from Michael Lang. Have a great two weeks playing with squares and grids, see how you can make them look different. Don't forget to follow Darcy and Leandra's Pinterest boards if this topic pushes your buttons, you will see plenty more examples to whet your appetite there! I am really looking forward to seeing what you create over the next 2 weeks! Darcy Topic 20: Squares and Grids PaperArtsy Blog Challenge We'd love you to share your ideas and link up your creative response to our current blog topic. Take a minute to read the challenge guidelines below. All links go in the draw to win a voucher to spend on products of your choice from the PaperArtsy online store. The Squares and Grids link will close 17:00 (London Time) Sunday, Oct 30th, winner will be announced 2 hours later at 19:00. 1. The challenge is a for you to show how you are inspired by the current blog topic. Your entry should contain: - a mention of which post inspired you and why, and - a link in your blog post to that original post on the PA blog. The whole concept of this challenge is 'play along with us'. You are encouraged to put your own twist on ideas you see on our blog, do your own thing - whatever grabs you! 2. The link you put on our linky page must lead directly to the specific post on your blog where you have explored the technique/ idea mentioned in point 1 above. Don't link to the home page of your blog. 3. We prefer your challenge blog post is created exclusive to our challenge, but if our topic fits perfectly with another challenge, then you may link to both if appropriate. 4. You are most welcome to use stamps/ products/ substrates you have to hand from a variety of companies, we do not expect you to exclusively use PA products - it's lovely when you do though! 6. You can enter as many times as you like. We don't want to restrict your creativity! NB. Link closes at 17:00 Sunday Oct 30th (London Time) 7. The winner of the random draw will receive a £50 credit voucher to be redeemed on the PaperArtsy Website. The credit voucher includes VAT and postage. We request that one of your purchases is an A5 rubber stamp. You can add any other items to your basket, but the final total should not exceed £50. 8. Each fortnight on Sunday, the winner will be announced at 19:00 (London time). In the same post, the link for the next fortnight will be posted. 9. It's your responsibility to claim your prize coupon from Darcy. email: [email protected] Good Luck! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Innovative creativity from PaperArtsy. Paint, stencils, and techniques galore for any mixed media enthusiast to enjoy.

52 different mixed media techniques to alter cards! Explore and experimant with different materials and make your own altered playing cards

It's been a while since I posted so here is what's new. Below is a Stix 2 canvas I have completed with a kind of steampunk industrial theme, each time I use this canvas I learn something new. I am not sure why but I have been a little obsessed researching Punch & Judy of late as I want to do some kind of altered art piece based on it. I had a little play making a Punch head and mounted it on a small book box. Not sure where this will lead but hopefully I will get inspiration for this project soon! Thanks for reading, Andy

art-journal page made for scrapki.pl DT more: czekoczyna.blogspot.com/2013/03/ulubione-kolory-favorite-...

mixed media art assemblage canvas using acrylic paints, gilding waxes, ink sprays, texture pastes, and miscellaneous items painted altered into a collage.

Inspire, create, renew

My dearst friends :) Today's post is a quick one! Few updates and a little reminder :) Let's start with saying few words about Maremi's Creative Cafe! What is it? Oh boy, where will I start? It's a place created just for YOU. Following your need of being part of loving place where you can share your daily craft I created this Creative Cafe just for you. I wish this place to become inspirational with cosy feeling where we can explore and connect with others around the world. Let's share love for creating! Let's make friends, drink coffee together, learn about each other… craft together. Feel free to share your daily art, work in progress, arty products you got, things that could bring smile to others and inspire! Show us your messy table, I hope we will have some challenges, vlogs, chit chats and more importantly... I hope we will have some fun! I hope to meet you in the Cafe :) Click HERE ! I would also love to share with you a crazy challenge we did in the group! 10minute art challenge! It's never too late to take part :) Be sure to share your art with me! Use #maremismallart or #maremichallenge :) Enjoy the video! My next share for you is a journal page! I love creating in the evening... when it's pease and quiet... just me and my table :) I use Scrapiniec chipboards and Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays to colour it! My next piece to share is another journa page. I really wanted to recreate one of my oldest pages. Final piece turned out different but I trully loved it! I used new moth stamp from Visible Image! Last project for today is very special to me! I had some awesome time creating with my baby girl. I hope the video will make you smile maybe even laugh :) Enjoy !!! Lastly :) Did you hear about Wanderlust? I am so proud to TEACH in this amazing year !!! Buy Wanderlust 2017 before 31st December 2016 and save 20%! Early Bird Price - £79! (regular price £99) project creators starting from left - Dyan Reaveley, Susan Tonkin Riegel, Wilna Furstenberg i Amanda Grace Click this link to register for your classes now and see all the details! Also :) by using this link you are giving me a chance to earn a small commission as your teacher. Thank you a lot in advance! Come and join me and 25 other teachers Projects creators starting from left - Amanda Grace, Guriana, John Creighton Petersen i Susan Tonkin Riegel. project creator Mary Wangerin Marta xx

Well this month is month 2 for the Art X 12 Artists Collaboration arranged by Seth Apter. The talent of artists on these traveling book projects is very impressive and I am so honored to be on this…

DecoArt Blog - Completely transform an inexpensive children's book through the magic of DecoArt Acrylics and other products.

Dear fans we have some mixed media treat for you today. Check out Gayle's self-expression that will blow you away! Her visual art combines not only great art materials and skills but emotions which will reach your soul. Hello lovely Mixed Media Place people. My page today started out as a sort of experiment. I love to work with faces but I’m also a bit obsessed with pattern. I wanted the face to be ‘patterned’, and I could have done that by collaging onto it, or drawing onto it or stamping onto it. But, I wanted to see what an image transfer face would look like when placed over textured, patterned paper. The result is subtle, but the pattern can be highlighted with paints and inks. I have also added more surface pattern and texture with a stencil and modelling paste. I’ve then framed the face with lots of metal embellishments and painted them with Mica Powder. A piece of 12x12 inch chipboard. Gessoed and then using a Finnabair Elementals Stencil and White Crackle Texture Paste I have worked around the edge of the page. I then dry embossed some heavy paper with a floral, Bohemian type pattern and stuck it down onto my card. Because the card was quite thick I needed to use the 3D matte gel. Next, using art basics Soft Matte Gel, I transferred my photo onto my page over the embossed paper. Then some colour. I’ve Distress Spray Stain. Using art basics Modeling Paste and a stencil similar to my embossed pattern I’ve added some surface texture and pattern. I did this to try and soften the edges of the embossed paper, I wanted it to “blend” in a little more to the page. Using art basics 3D Matte Gel as an adhesive metal elements were added to frame the face. Finally all the metal was painted using Finnabair’s beautiful Mica Powders. You can see the left hand side of the face has been painted while the right hand side is still raw metal. Some wire and bead detail. Surface textures. Products used from Mixed Media Place:

Mixed-media art, art journaling and scrapbooking by polish artist and teacher Anna Dabrowska aka Finnabair.

My obsession with Mixed Media projects continues. Never fear, I’m still sewing, knitting and crocheting as well – I can never just do ONE thing. In fact, I’m working on a crocheted pair of boot cuffs for my sis now. Please follow me on Instagram if you don’t – lots …

How to Transfer Images onto Paper by Rebecca Parsons. Such a great Mixed Media technique, perfect to use in Art Journals or Junk Journals!