Explore your mixed media creativity with the new and convenient Mixed Media Explorations eBook plus print book bundle!
With a sense of creative abandon, renowned mixed-media artist Beryl Taylor shows you how surprisingly easy and fun it can be to turn fabric, paper, stitch, and embellishment into unique pieces of artwork. Using her own art as examples, Beryl gives step-by-step instructions for making projects like mixed-media artist trading cards, fiber postcards, wall hangings, and books, using the latest mixed-media products and techniques, all the while encouraging readers to follow their own instincts and experiment.
In Mixed Media Explorations you'll learn how to:
- Apply basic design principles like layering, highlighting motifs, and creating grids to give your art depth and meaning
- Use five simple embroidery stitches in creative ways to add interest and texture
- Turn favorite papers into fabrics that can then be stitched or quilted
- "Age" your art by etching, burning, and tearing
- Create richness with metallic threads, paint, rubber stamps, and stencils
- "Embed" fibers and found objects
- Use everyday items like brown grocery bags, wallpaper scraps, and bleach to create texture
- Stitch through metal
Most of all, you'll be inspired to follow your heart and explore your own creative talents. Discover a new world of mixed media with the Mixed Media Explorations bundle! Dedication and Acknowledgements Forward
Chapter 1: The Beginnings The Early Years Getting Started Materials and Tools
Chapter 2: Experimenting Bleaching Paper Bleaching Velvet Working with Shiva Paintstiks Stitching on Hot Water-Soluble Fabric Working with Model Magic Working with Water-Soluble Paper Embedding and Sandwiching Working with Pellon Interfacing Etching into Velvet Ultra-Thick Embossing Enamel on Fabric Xpandaprint Tyvek Paper Stitching Metal Friendly Plastic Foiled Brown Paper Wallpaper and Wallpaper with Plaster of Paris Fabric Paper Six Classic Hand Stitches
Chapter 3: Elements of Design Design Tips and Tricks A Closer Look Practicing with Small Projects -Greeting Cards -Postcards -ATC's
Chapter 4: Fiber Art Corset Mounting, Hanging, and Framing Gallery Three Projects -Bird Hanging -Angel Hanging -Heart Quilt
Chapter 5: Books and Bindings Book Vocabulary Styles and Bindings -Accordion Style -Single-Page Style -Traditional Style Gallery Book Project -Checkerboard Book Book Sculptures
Resources About the Author Beryl Taylor, originally from Rotherham, England, studied art at the Manchester High School of Art. After discovering creative embroidery she continued her education with the City and Guilds textile and embroidery program and later founded the textile group Threadmill. Beryl now resides in New Jersey where she continues her role as wife, mother, and mixed-media artist.
Item #: XC07QM1
ISBN: 978-0-97669-282-9
Mixed Media Explorations Print Book + eBook Bundle: Blending Paper, Fabric and Embellishment to Create Inspired Designs
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In the new and convenient Mixed Media Explorations eBook plus print book bundle, Beryl Taylor shows you how surprisingly easy and fun it can be to turn fabric, paper, stitch, and embellishment into unique pieces of artwork.
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