Tag: collage

Magazine Collage: Abstract Flower

Using items around the home to create art is such a fun and innovative process. The planning and ideas seem to come flooding in when you discover an…

Golden Extra Heavy Gel Medium

For me, working with paints tends to be generally focused on smoother surfaces. But what if it wasn’t? If you want to try a different approach to your…

Artist Trading Cards

Through out history, artists have participated in the trading of miniature artworks with one another or for things such as room and board, goods or just to exchange…

Laser Cut Wood Frames and Plaques

Oh the dozens of project ideas that came rushing to my mind when I entered my local Michaels arts and crafts store and saw, not one, but two…

Scrapbook Paper

If you are not the scrapbooking type, that is totally okay. I tried to incorporate this craft into my life when I became a mother. I invested in…

Vintage Canvas Collage

In this video tutorial, I use a 6 inch gallery wrapped canvas to construct a beautiful vintage inspired collage. Supplies: 6 inch canvas Mod Podge (Check out the…

Artists’ Corner Episode 7: Daniece Lyon

In our 7th Artists’ Corner podcast episode, I sit down and talk with Oklahoma based artist, Daniece Lyon and we discuss her love of all things crafts and…

Artists’ Corner Episode 4: This Intangible Existence

The creative process seems to unfold for everyone differently. A lot of artists use music to inspire their work while for others, it may very well be quite the…

Magazine Collage Tutorial

This was a very fun project for me. Working with collage was something I have done before but not quite like this. In this video tutorial, I am…

finished assemblage piece, a bust of a doll with a semi-steampunk aesthetic

Assemblage Art Tutorial: A Semi-Steampunk 3D Collage

Assemblage artists combine found objects to create a layered, three-dimensional collage. Assemblage (pronounced “ah-sem-blahj”) is a cross between scrapbooking and sculpture. The found objects used in assemblage art are…

Peacock Watercolor Collage Tutorial

Watercolor collage is a technique that I’ve used for more than twelve years. Liquitex Matte Medium and rice paper can add that interesting and beautiful “extra something” to your…

The Joys of Mod Podge

Once I discover an art supply that I enjoy, I try to use it in as many future projects as possible. Mod Podge is one of those products…