Awakening the Secret Garden within

My two-hours' worth of colouring in progress in Johanna Basford's "Secret Garden"

… I told the interviewer, I believed stories are found things, like fossils in the ground, he said that he didn’t believe me. I replied that this was fine, as long as he believed that I believe it. And I do. […]

February 11th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art and Books, Artist Portrait, Artist's Family, Books, Collage, Collage Tips, Eco-Friendly Art, Health and Art, Mixed Media, Uncategorized | 2 comments

Summer Reading List: Art-Inspired Novels for Everyone!

A page from my collage zine "l'invisible" was inspired by Carol Shield’s novel "Swann: A Mystery" about Mary Swann an unknown poet.

Recently I ran across Alyson Stanfield’s Art Biz Coach Blog which listed some great summer reading featuring fiction novels with artists as their main characters. It was such a great idea […]

June 23rd, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Art and Books, Art History, Book Review, Books, Collage, Collage Gift Ideas, Collage Techniques, Collage Tips, Eco-Friendly Art, Library, Literacy, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

My First Collage Zine!

The front cover of Michelle Casey's Zine L'invisible/The Invisible takes the reader through a series of journeys through the artist's mind…

My First Collage Zine!

Well, I must say, it’s been nice to be back in the studio this month creating on a more regular basis in between bursts of holiday shopping! Taking […]

December 30th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Books, Collage, Collage Techniques, Collage Tips, Eco-Friendly Art, Library, Literacy, Mixed Media, Reading, Uncategorized | 6 comments