I make a lot of collage art and put them in things like gluebook. But what is a gluebook exactly? There isn’t a definitive answer, but it’s not a difficult idea to wrap your head around. A gluebook is a “book” where you glue things (like a collage) in. The following are some examples: A …
A Journal from envelopes
I’ve broken a personal record for the amount of time it took me to make a little journal: almost no time at all. No sewing, no stitching, nothing complicated. It’s just envelopes, washi tape, and decorative embellishments. I’ve been admiring these little journals made from junk-mail envelopes for some time. Of course I’m not the …
From a postage stamp catalog to a journal
In addition to all the wonderful postage stamps I got from the SJ Stamp Club, I also got a few old stamp catalogs that I’ve been thinking about what to do with. As I started going through the US stamps in my collection, I had the idea that I could make some collage art using …
Experimenting with junk mail
I’ve been convinced for a while that junk mail can be of some kind of artistic use. I’m still not sure exactly what or how it could be of use, but I wanted to start experimenting. I started setting aside pieces to make small book bundles. I was looking for heavier- weight catalog covers, tri-folded …
Using scrap paper for making a junk journal
I find that collage art is not easy. I love making collages but it doesn’t come naturally to me. Some people can easily throw something together while I take what seems like forever to do a single spread of pages. I’ve wanted to start using up lots of the bits and pieces of scrap paper …
