Author Archives: joneam

Book Notes: Crafty Birds

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Put a bird on it! Ricë takes you inside the pages of Crafty Birds edited by Kristy Conlin, in this edition of book notes. Take a look!

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iPhoneography: A Flower by Any Other Name…

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David Hayes and Seth Apter dreamed up the App-ter Project, a iPhoneography project. David shows you some of the images resulting from the project here.

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Simple Things

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Melanie Rothschild offers thoughts on the simplicity of the month of May, watermelon and feta cheese, and using simplicity in art.

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Obscuring Text from stART Journaling: An Art Journaling Workbook

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There are so many ways to obscure text while art journaling but we couldn’t fit them all in stART Journaling: An Art Journaling Workbook. Here are two techniques, one from stART Journaling and one from Mixed Media Revolution.

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Marketing for Artists, Part 7: Blogs for Art Voyeurs

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First Victoria Rose Martin showed you how to create your own blog as part of her marketing for artists series, and now she offers advice for keeping that blog interesting.

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Creating Backgrounds from Mixed Media Techniques for Art Journaling

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Create fabulous backgrounds for your art journal with these techniques from Mixed Media Techniques for Art Journaling, Journal Bliss and Acrylic Techniques in Mixed Media.

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Top 10 Duct Tape Mixed Media Projects for Mother’s Day

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We enlisted the help of Tape Crafters to show you 10 awesome projects (including video demonstrations!) you can make for unique Mother’s Day gifts.

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The Open Window: The Gift of Practice

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In our fast-paced society we often try to skip past the practice while expecting perfection on the first try. Quinn McDonald explains why practice can be better than perfect.

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Book Notes: Art Journal Freedom by Dina Wakley

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Ricë takes you inside Art Journal Freedom by Dina Wakley in this edition of Book Notes. Take a look at the beautiful art journaling pages and variety of techniques!

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Editor Profile: Amy Jones

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Amy Jones joined Create Mixed Media and F+W Media’s Fine Art Community in June 2012 as an Associate Editor. She has a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Miami University’s School of Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on transatlantic fiction publishing, …

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