It all started with the stars, many years ago… That’s what I was thinking when I gazed upon this tiny box of foil-colored stars. I came across this vintage box of foil stars at my local antique mall not too long ago. When I saw it, it brought back a memory I had of me …
Telling stories though collage art
September is here and school has started again for my grade schoolers, albeit a bit differently than a typical school year. One of the subjects I love helping my 3rd grader with is Language Arts. There, they read stories and answer questions about comprehension to make sure they get the full meaning out of the …
The activity on my desk
While setting things temporarily on my new desk, I see tons of projects and things that I meant to do, to complete and never did so. We’re in the process of moving from one house to another, so in all the packing, things are getting shifted around. I do like that I have the opportunity …
Inspirational Gluebook Artists – Connie Rose
I have a list of people whose work in collage art, particularly vintage collage art, really inspire me. In this post I want to share with you some of the amazing collage art of Connie Rose, and to share a bit about who she is, if you’ve never heard of her. This is part of …
Learning from example
I’m a firm believer in learning from example. I totally love the idea of copying a style or technique until you learn from it, and your own style emerges. Since we are in the middle of the current postcard swap on “home”, I had been looking for some inspiration to get me motivated for creating …
