Download or read book Collage and Keep written by Eleanor Shakespeare and published by Frances Lincoln. This book was released on 2015-08-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A visual journal and keepsake which encourages readers to explore, reflect and create using collage.
Download or read book Collage Journeys written by Jane Davies and published by Potter Craft. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collage can be a useful art form and a means of self-expression. This title covers gathering materials, generating ideas, painting with paper, working in layers, using text, and keeping a visual journal. It presents a series of workshop assignments, each designed to relate the technique and format of a collage to its subject.
Download or read book Mixed Media Collage written by Holly Harrison and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Collage Ideas Book written by Alannah Moore and published by Ilex Press. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collage allows your creativity to run riot. It lets you juxtapose disparate elements, styles and media against each other and create something entirely novel, bizarre, arresting, beautiful, ironic or unsettling. Old and new can be fused together; digital and handproduced can be combined. What you can create with collage knows no bounds. Expertly curated with an eye to the fresh, the exciting collection of new collage ideas will inspire collage artists at every level, from those dipping a toe in the art form to experts.
Download or read book Storytelling with Collage written by Roxanne Evans Stout and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every collage has a tale to tell. Tell your story in paper, fabric, and objects collected from your world. Storytelling With Collage will inspire you to capture your poetic thoughts, fond memories and passionate daydreams in a soft and simple style. Using simple tools and supplies that delight you, you'll learn to work with a variety of prompts and will discover how each element you select--from small shells collected on your last trip to the pretty paper you unwrapped from a recent gift--has its own part of a complete narrative. Nine collage prompts will walk you step-by-step through a collage creation as you work with textured papers, fabric, stitching, found objects, images, natural materials, color, wax and metal. In addition, inside you will find: • Numerous Tasks--ideas for combing your world for collage fodder • Beautiful photos to inspire you to customize your own worktable • Perspective on finding inspiration outside your window through the seasons • Extra inspiration in each chapter from the Collage Stories and works by 25 contributing artists Capture the textures and colors of your moments today through your own Storytelling With Collage!
Download or read book The Collage Workbook written by Randel Plowman and published by Lark Crafts. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both a popular hobby and a recognized art form, collage encompasses a wide range of creative styles and techniques--explored here by the creator of the popular A Collage a Day blog. Offering step-by-step instruction, visual inspiration, and even a library of copyright-free images, this hands-on guide covers all the necessary materials, tools, and know-how, from adding color and transferring images, to décollage (tearing away layers). And to spark the reader's imagination, there are 52 creativity prompts, such as a collage using the letters of a single word.
Download or read book The Age of Collage written by Dennis Busch and published by Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV. This book was released on 2016 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Age of Collage Vol. 2 documents current developments in the world of collage and reveals why this technique is as fresh as ever.
Download or read book The Art of Play written by Joan Stanford and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At forty-two, Joan Stanford—a busy mother, innkeeper—discovered, to her surprise and delight, a creative process for insight and healing that allowed even her, a self-proclaimed “non-artist,” to start making art. In The Art of Play, Stanford shares her journey through art and poetry as an example of how taking—or, more appropriately, making—time to pay attention to the imagery our daily lives presents to us can expand our awareness and joy, and she offers readers suggestions for how to do this for themselves, inviting them to embark on their own journey.
Download or read book Cut Paste Create written by Eleanor Shakespeare and published by Frances Lincoln. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book to make your own. Embrace your style and use pattern, colour and shape to reflect your personal taste. Become the designer of your world as you create inspired ideas of your own. Collage, design and play, cut, paste and create. Cut, Paste, Create is a visual journal where the reader is encouraged to fill the pages with design ideas using collage and to explore and reflect on their own creative concepts and personal taste. Whilst some pages seek a more personal engagement, for example relating to moods or feelings, others simply provide a space to â??design a range of coats for your dogâ?? or â??create a welcome matâ?? to invite people in to your home. Including helpful tips and basic principles of collage, the reader is guided to source materials from their everyday world and to look for what is beautiful, inspiring or unusual to them. * If you could change your hairstyle every day, what would it look like? * Collage designs for your own fashion collection * Create your own wallpaper * Design your own bookends * Collage some cheery umbrella designs for when youâ??re under the weather * Create your own set of stamps * Design a range of eyewear to suit your mood
Download or read book The Art of Eric Carle written by Eric Carle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carle is one of the most beloved illustrators of children's books. This retrospective is more than just an appreciation of his art, however. The book also contains an insightful autobiography illustrated with personal photographs, an anecdotal essay by his longtime editor, a photographic essay on how Carle creates his collages, and writings by Carle and his colleagues. Still, it is the artwork in the oversize volume that seizes the imagination. More than 60 of his full-color collage pictures are handsomely reproduced and serve as a statement of Carle's impressive talent. - Booklist
Download or read book Lorna Simpson Collages written by Lorna Simpson and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Black women's heads of hair are galaxies unto themselves, solar systems, moonscapes, volcanic interiors." —Elizabeth Alexander, from the Introduction Using advertising photographs of black women (and men) drawn from vintage issues of Ebony and Jet magazines, the exquisite and thought-provoking collages of world-renowned artist Lorna Simpson explore the richly nuanced language of hair. Surreal coiffures made from colorful ink washes, striking geological formations from old textbooks, and other unexpected forms and objects adorn the models to mesmerizingly beautiful effect. Featuring 160 artworks, an artist's statement, and an introduction by poet, author, and scholar Elizabeth Alexander, this volume celebrates the irresistible power of Simpson's visual vernacular.
Download or read book Extraordinary Things to Cut Out and Collage written by Maria Rivans and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to discover the fun of collage then this fabulous book is the perfect kit. Collage artist Maria Rivans has gathered hundreds of beautiful, quirky, and downright daft images, and they're all here for you to cut out and stick. Flowers, birds, cats, and butterflies can be combined with buildings, eyes, moustaches, and catalog models in dubious pants to create extraordinary original artworks and talking pieces! Maria provides an introduction to collage styles and tips on technique. An ideal activity for young and old, this book is a perfect gift or self-purchase for anyone seeking arty fun and a great deal of sticky silliness!
Download or read book I Love to Collage written by Jennifer Lipsey and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes art can seem intimidating to kids--but collage, with its layering of already-existing images and materials, feels like something they can master. With this exciting new entry in Lark’s My Very Favorite Art Book series, readers aged five and up will have a blast learning basic techniques and producing fabulous finished pieces. Young artists will get creative as they cut out facial features from magazines and rearrange them in whimsical portraits; weave strips of paper together to form interesting visual patterns; and design a cityscape from geometric shapes. They can even make personalized greeting cards for friends and family. Each finished project is showcased in a full-page photo or illustration--and because the text is kept to a minimum, even pre-readers can follow along.
Download or read book Soulcollage Evolving written by Seena B. Frost and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SoulCollage is an accessible collage process with practical applications that has a growing international community. It's easy to learn and it's inexpensive. Best of all, it inspires individual creativity and encourages good communication in families and groups. SoulCollage is adaptable to many contexts and groups. Anyone can enjoy the multi-leveled, creative process. All you need is a good pair of scissors, pre-cut mat board cards, images you can find anywhere, and glue! When you have made some cards, you can consult them, asking important life questions and letting your cards speak your own intuitive wisdom back to you. SoulCollage is fun to share with friends and in groups for personal enjoyment and self-discovery or to work with professionally, as a trained SoulCollage Facilitator. Founder Seena B. Frost's first book ignited a worldwide interest in SoulCollage, which invites anyone to be creative and undertake an adventure of self discovery. All you need is a good pair of scissors, pre-cut mat board cards, images you can find anywhere, and glue! After you have made some cards, you can consult them, ask important life questions and let your cards speak your own intuitive wisdom back to you. Frost's first book, SoulCollage, now out of print, was a finalist for the Nautilus 2002 Book Awards for titles that contribute significantly to conscious living and positive social change. SoulCollage has evolved into an international community of Facilitators and SoulCollagers enjoying and sharing this simple, yet profound process. SoulCollage Evolving gives the basic instructions for how to make and do readings with SoulCollage cards, and describes how individuals and groups are using this process with different age groups and in many socioeconomic, cultural, and religious contexts to discover their wisdom and change their world.
Download or read book Cut and Paste written by Patrick Elliott and published by . This book was released on 2019-06 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collage is one of the defining subjects in Modern Art. It is as important and popular today as it has ever been. This definitive survey of collage and 3-D sculpture (made from bits and pieces stuck and nailed together) spans the whole period from about 1600 to the present day. Each page of this book is filled with fascination. The lavish illustrations include images of items such as books with fold-out flaps, Victorian collage, Valentine and greeting cards, double exposure photographs, album covers such as Sgt Peppers, the Hungry Caterpillar, many curiosities and items from Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, Pop, 70s counterculture, video and computerised collage. AUTHOR: Patrick Elliott is Senior Curator at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh. He has written extensively on modern and contemporary art. Recent publications include Another World: Dalí, Magritte, Miró and the Surrealists (2010), Tony Cragg (2011), The Two Roberts: Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde (2014), The Amazing World of M.C. Escher (2015), Joan Eardley, A Sense of Place (2016) and True to Life (2017). SELLING POINT: * There are no other affordable books available on this important subject * This is the only book that looks closely at the early centuries of Collage * Collage is popular, fascinating and historically revealing 240 colour images
Download or read book Urgent 2nd Class written by Nick Bantock and published by Raincoast Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His internationally best-selling "Griffin & Sabine" saga is treasured for its blend of lyrical storyline and compelling, imaginative art. Now Nick Bantock gives a short course in visual creativity in "Urgent 2nd Class." A tour through the techniques and materials which constitute his signature style, Bantock shares with readers numerous ways ways of using old paper ephemera -- maps, letters, postcards, ledgers, scraps, photos, and many more items -- to create their own idiosyncratic art. Written for people of all artistic skill levels, the materials mentioned are all easily found and inexpensive, and the processes are simple enough to do at home (and with access to the most advanced machinery used in the book, a photocopier). An inspirational guide to the simple artistic techniques which can alchemically transform ephemera into remarkable works, "Urgent 2nd Class" is the handbook for a new generation of visual poets.
Download or read book Quilt Paper Scissors written by Berene Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to create stunning paper collage from on hand materials and accurately transpose those designs into a fabulous quilt Quilter Sarah Hibbert finds inspiration in the every day objects around her. Her unique approach includes using readily available, recyclable materials for paper collage, then she takes this design as the springboard for her quilts. Quilt Paper Scissors! is the first craft book of its kind, combining the disciplines of paper collage and quilting. Rather than using a collage of fabric pieces, Hibbert incorporates found objects, such as card stock, pages from magazines, and even canned food labels, into her quilts. The result is stunning, and in the book, she teaches you how to do this at home. Inside, you'll find 18 projects for both collage and quilting; the book even includes the paper materials needed to complete one of the projects. Hibbert's work is incredibly artistic, and soon, you'll be able to execute one-of-a-kind designs at home.
