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My “Washed and Worn” journal making experience

September 18, 2019 By //  by Margarete Miller 18 Comments

A busy spread of collaged pages

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 …

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Filed Under: altered Art, collage art, gluebook

How art saved my life

February 25, 2019 By //  by Margarete Miller 12 Comments

a collage-art, 2-page spread in an art journal consisting of book pages, washi tape, the color red, and large numerals

That’s a bold statement, isn’t it? I’m not sure I can say that art saved my life precisely, but it certainly saved my sanity. Ten years ago my life was in upheaval, and my physical and mental wellbeing were on very shaky ground. What happened? I had a baby. It’s true, that nothing can completely …

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Filed Under: altered Art, arts & crafts, collage art, personal

Inspirational gluebook artists – Mary Green

September 6, 2018 By //  by Margarete Miller 4 Comments

Paper art

I’m sometimes asked who inspires me. I have a list of people whose work in collage art, particularly vintage collage art, really inspire me. The first person I want to mention, and probably the person who has most influenced my love of collaging vintage papers, is Mary Green. Who is Mary Green? I discovered Mary’s …

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Filed Under: altered Art, collage art, gluebook, vintage ephemera Tagged With: gluebooks, vintage ephemera

Jumping into the digital ephemera arena

August 17, 2017 By //  by Margarete Miller Leave a Comment

Junk journal

I enjoy making vintage junk journals. Every time I make one, I try to think of creative ways to embellish the pages. I don’t like to write or “journal” in my books, I prefer to add collages or do artwork to fill the pages. In turn they become tomes of paper treasures that I have …

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Filed Under: altered Art, collage art, gluebook, junk journal, paper crafts

How do you know when it’s done?

November 1, 2016 By //  by Margarete Miller Leave a Comment

How do you know when you’ve done enough to your art project, and it’s time to call it quits? How do you know when you’ve added enough color, embellishments, texture, when enough is enough? I started putting together a collage in an altered book. I put down some vintage paper scraps, washi tape and slickers, …

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Filed Under: altered Art, collage art, paint & ink

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