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April 04 Photoart Tiles Maria Lamb explains how to create these antique looking art tiles for gifts for your family and friends ATC Seaside Fun and frolics "Beside the Seaside" with Danielle Torres's ATC artists. 04March d'album de Paris A 45 RPM album transformed into a tres chic retro holder by the creative hands of Norma Kooi March 04 Vintage Image resources the complete list of all the free vintage images and ephemera for your artwork Fabric Altered Book Norma Kooi shows an easy method for an embellished fabric book with her beautiful "a song flung up to heaven". Feb 04 Beeswax Collage Marylin Rock's collages take on a sensual glow with this inviting technique. Wax and relax here. Feb 04 Retro Lovers ATCs Get your heart throbbing with these hot blooded romantic atcs with a touch of creative nostalgia. Feb 04 Karyn Gartel is Altered Diva A passionate desire to create has transformed this mother of 5 into a prolific artist as her stunning artwork reveals Artists Trading Cards It's a small space, yet artists can give a glimpse into their own personal style, different techniques, and their creative ideas. Crazy Quilting Pat Winter's amazingly rich and colorful purses pouches and glass cases appear difficult to do, but here simply is all you need to know Shrinking Your Art Denise Lombardozzi shares her triptych methods with shrink plastic and also some of her artwork to inspire you Covered Up change the cover of a cheap notebook into a unique art journal . The variation and materials here are amazing Lilla Le Vine these stunningly beautiful embroideries full of the colour of Hawaii will inspire you to reach for your needles Reciprocal Links a new page of art e links including those that have linked to art-e-zine on their sites. Put your links here More Vintage Images sent in by you, old postcards and photos for us to use in our artwork. They're always welcome. Collaged Glass Pendants microscope slides and antique lenses are the canvases for our wearable mini collages. Check out these cracking beauties Erika Tysee Collaging and Mail Art are a major part of Erika's world, step inside it here Cigar Box Purses customized cigar boxes make stylish purse accesories, here are some that we made earlier April 03 Make a Mini Altered Book Jeanette Janson's mini book with her fabulous collages is a neat way of making a personal one for yourself Treasure Purses Fabric or paper and whatever you have, to invent a delicious colourful texture and design with a hint of practicality march03 Faux Art Bottles dont throw away your empties turn them into collectibles from another era, plenty of inspiration from our intrepid swappers Shout Out a picture's worth a thousand words and here is one that was sent in and just had to put up. More welcome Book Ends The inside book cover collage story by Lisa Cook.....not to be missed Resin d'Art These super mini collages set in resin are an ideal embellishment or can be used as jewelry, by Shauna Palmer Art Attack Shauna Palmer's Style is not for the faint hearted, bold, adventurous, colourful and leaves no doubt, be brave and go for your art Image Transfer Processes a guide being created by visitors showing inspiring examples and methods on how to transfer images Saval's Collages a Collage artist from theCzech Republic shares with us some of his exciting work Jan 03 Belinda Schneider This wonderful German artist's artful pockets embellished with beads and eyelets will get your creative impulses going. Dec2 Creative Dolls Add your doll to this page of dolls gathered by Arteth Gray's swap. Also instructions on how to make a simple fabric doll Polymer clay small journal covers What do you do with a slab of clay?make a journal cover of course, well we did and here are our efforts Collage on Canvas A big full page of juicy collages that our swappers enjoyed experimenting with on canvas backgrounds Indian Summer a page of hot colour and images to spice up your inspiration Urban Generated originally meant for the grunge page, our youngest artist yet Brendan Walker makes digital brushes from old tickets..... Capolan Masquerade a theme to evoke mystery and intrigue, but these artists reveal their true art, hosted by Shauna Palmer, Aug 02 Art Dolls Jill Smith, a textile artist in the UK, shares her very unique doll creations, with info about herself and her textile group Art of the Photo Stamp Increasingly popular, photo stamps can give varied results, the artwork shown from our swap explore their possibilities Funky Figures These little people are very experimental but I think we all had fun and learned a lot about wire and beads and polymerclay Altered Altoid tins a simple little tin with alternative ideas on its mind, the variations are endless Art-e-Cards send a unique electronic art card created by artists showing their exciting work on art-e-zine, more artist's to follow Play with Clay#2 Pendants were the theme for our swap and you'll find a variety of lovely techniques with info for your pc ideas and inspiration Have Stamps will Travel the artists in this swap hosted by Shauna, take you to the far corners of the World Fabric Fancies something different, purses, bags, pendants, experimenting with the potentials of textiles Femme Fatale#2 bad girls are back and they mean trouble but they sure are arty. Loads of creative ideas, worth waiting for Amber Dawn's mixed media jewellery, a dazzling display from this New York artist. With info on her special Fun FaNtAsY packs for you Beadz n Embellishments those extra little somethings can make a big difference, here are a few ideas Christina Parise Studio Red, hold on to your hats, these collages of Christina's will blow your mind Art-e-zine Cafe Just created a space for you to make some new friends and chat online-- why not use the technology Femme Fatale these Bad Girls dump the hearts and flowers, these 20th Century Fox gals want diamonds as their best friend Feb Linda Lynch hot collages with cold laminate technique explained HeartWorks in progress for Valentines day add your art to this heartfilled page Cathleen Perkins Studio d'Art. Cath has created some beautiful collages for her altered book pages full of visions of Paris circa 1900 Studio d'Art Journal pages, assemblages and some of her early oil paintings on this 2nd page of Cathleen Perkins art studio Play With Clay beware this can become addictive, we share what we've learnt playing with Polymer Clay with you. Dec Mail Art Book we've got a bundle of arty envelopes and an ephemera heaven to show you Dec. Its a Gift we are gathering gifts for your inspiration, Marie Skrotzki -collaged mini journal and Game Pieces Bracelet from Cathleen Perkins Altered book cam A great collection of Altered Books Hosted by Shauna Palmer background :Helga Strauss altered book |
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work brought together Extraordinary Junk Yard Dolls Linda Abbott certainly can create an unusual doll from her scavenging parties. June 04 The Alchemy of Linda Abbott casting her magical eye over flea market finds, she transmutes dross into gold in the artistic melting pot. June 04 D J Pettitt Art Mix An exciting blend of experimental techniques feature in this collage artist's developement. June 04 Transformations D J Pettitt's beautiful inkjet transfers, show the possibilities of the humble deli sandwich wrap paper. June 04 Becky Christian spend some time in her playful world and your day will seem a little brighter June 04 Decorative Tiles with Lazertran Norma Kooi has been busy with another interesting way of decorating these tumbled tiles May 04 Bambi Doe Blake's Fascinating Dolls A passionate doll artist, she uses mostly natural materials to create these delightful whimsies May 04 See what you can Doodle Maria Lamb shows how a simple doodle can lead to greater things. April 04 |
Make your own Digital Stamps a tutorial from Gillian. Dec 04 Sally White Vintage Pocket Books. Three pages of delightful books with copper mesh pockets to store your stash of vintage ephemera .Nov 04 Judy Corona A Creative Mind. Rich patterns, jewel-like colours and creative ideas flow from her mind onto our page for you to enjoy. Nov 04 Outsider Art check out this page for some art that crosses over the line Oct 04 Collage on Canvas Many artists are here to inspire you to take your collage to the next level Sept 04 Shabby Chic Artist's have sent in their creative responses to this theme of a time worn elegance Sept 04 Match Box Shrines Charlotte Kemsley enjoys creating these mini art shrines and tells us how she does them. Send yours in as well. Aug 04 Your Art Why not submitt your best artwork for consideration on this page |
Time Out for Art Debrah Pierce busy mum of 3 boys, creates time to pursue her new found love of collage and
reveals some techniques for us 04 Healing Expressions Lani Kent shares her awesome decorative art which has brought her deep satisfaction and soul rejuvenation 04 05 Botanica Ann Peterson created a book full of silk pages transferred with botanical prints and embellished with antique lace. A delicate treasure Fabrications Ann Peterson has a way with fabric, quilted, embroiderd, ribboned and embellished, a rich tapestry for your delight April 05 Sew Vintage Punk Charlotte Kemsley tells us how she punks up her vintage prints with her racy go faster sewing machine March 05 Quilty Creations Linda Koch You'll want to start making fabric journal covers, boxes and anything else you can quilt seeing these luscious things Janet Diamond Extreme Earrings a fabulous transformation for resurrected gems, into upmarket jewelry by this Beverly Hills designer. Feb05 Follow Your Dreams Norma Kooi is passionate about vintage antique ephemera and puts it to good use. Enjoy! Jan 05 Your Digital Stamps here's what you've made from the tutorial, lots more welcome Jan 05 |
A Vintage Christmas with Norma Kooi use up your leftovers to make a seasonal slide mount cover and some cool cards 11.05 Collaborative Books Jeanette Janson and her friends share the exciting books that they created 10 05 Skinny Fat Book 35 artists went to town on this gorgeously embellished and arterly created book, put together by Shauna Palmer 08 05 Moments in Time Norma Kooi kickstarts a Travel Journal adventure with some easy ideas to get you on your way 08 05 The Art of Transfer Bobbi Studstill describes how she transfers her digital photos onto her mixed media work. 07 05 Claudia Roulier Mixing it up A mixed media artist who collages on canvas, postal art and atcs with relish for detail and painterly effects 06 05 A Postcard from Karenann Young 12 in fact, deliverd to your desktop, Mail Art with her real excitement for experimentation 06 05 Atc Swaparama here you can find our recent ATC swaps hosted by Shauna Palmer, with more to come so check back here 06 05 My Magic Art Box Gillian Allen I love this, all the art media you could ever dream of in just a little ol box 05 05 Board Books Linda Koch revives children's board books and starts you off transforming them into your own story 05 05 Funky Fotos Judy Corona shows how to 'arty' up your bad photos and develope those negatives into positives . May 05 Altered FX photos Gillian Allen experimenting with the Harajuku girls of Japan in Photoshop became a liberating experience. slide show 04 |
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