The 4-day workshop I attended in the Portland area, in August was called “Washed and Worn”. We we would be making journals using vintage papers that were tea dyed and distressed. Our instructor was Michelle Geller, an artist who makes amazing journals. She also well known for being a big collector of vintage Dennison labels …
My week-long getaway to Portland
In mid-August I took a week-long trip to Portland for the purpose of attending a workshop towards the end of the week. Since the workshop was to begin on a Wednesday, I decided that I would come out a few days earlier to see the city. I had always wanted to see downtown Portland and …
Currency as paper ephemera
You are going to think I have completely lost my mind. Maybe I have. Currency as paper ephemera? Tear them up into pieces and collage with it? I have before, actually, like I did in my gluebook called “Valuable Papers“. Here’s one of the spreads in that book. Yes, I like to use currency in …
My Penmanship collage-art notebook
This week I’ve been working on some collages in pages of a little notebook called Penmanship Notebook from the Unemployed Philosophers Guild. Where it all began Back in January I posted a gluebook project I did using a notebook from the same company called Mars Passport. I loved the idea of creating collages in a …
Why isn’t there enough time for art?
Summer is the most challenging time of the year for me in regards to finding time for making art. My two children are 10 and 7, so when the school year is over, I have 10 weeks to fill with activities to keep them from asking for the ipad. We go to the library, and …
