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In This House: A Collection of Altered Art Imagery and Collage Techniques 22 reviews
Angela Cartwright, Sarah Fishburn
Quarry Books, 2007
I was a little shocked when I saw this book
+ A wonderful world of ideas!
+ Brilliant & Inspiring!!
+ Sit back and enjoy!
+ It's a series of canvases, it's a book, its a three-dimensional house
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Artists' Journals and Sketchbooks: Exploring and Creating Personal Pages38 reviews
Lynne Perrella
Quarry Books, 2004
Good for the classroom
+ Creative Inspiration A+++
+ Incredible book on visual journaling!
+ Awesome resource
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Altered Books Workshop30 reviews
Bev Brazelton
North Light Books, 2004
Great resource, Excellent source for beginners
+ Brazelton Makes Altering Books Look Fun and Easy
+ Great book for beginners or the more experienced
+ Helpful "workshop" for beginners
+ A Personal Workshop on Paper
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Making Journals by Hand: 20 Creative Projects for Keeping Your Thoughts30 reviews
Jason Thompson
Quarry Books, 2000
Creative and Inspiring
+ Wonderful Ideas
+ expansive techniques, but the art is up to us ý
I loved this book, but when I got "Making Memory Books and Journals by Hand" I was surprised to find "Making Journals by Hand" is actually included in that text in full: word for word, page for page, project for project . Instead of buying "Making Journals by Hand" and "Making Memory Boxes", save ...
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Visual Chronicles: The No-Fear Guide to Creating Art Journals, Creative Manifestos and Altered Books 64 reviews
Linda Woods, Karen Dinino
North Light Books, 2006
Sisters with a sense of humor!
+ Fantastic ideas and inspiration
A wonderful book that provides tools for anyone who wants to start journaling. And even for those who are experienced there is a lot to read, see and laugh about. The essence of what Karen and Linda want to tell you is that only you can tell your story. No one else can do that for you. The sisters ...
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Collage for the Soul: Expressing Hopes and Dreams Through Art9 reviews
Holly Harrison, Paula Grasdal
Quarry Books, 2003
Collage for the Soul
+ WOW
+ A wonderful resource
If you are a collage artist, you will want to purchase this book. It is not a "how to" book but a wonderful resource of images and artists you might not find anywhere else. Many different styles of collage are represented and I find something new and inspiring everytime I look at it! There are ...
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Mixed-Media Collage: An Exploration of Contemporary Artists, Methods, and Materials 10 reviews
Holly Harrison
Quarry Books, 2007
Has a Major Focus on the Creative Process and What Inspires the Artists
+ Insights into your favorite artists' techniques!
+ Not just a picture book on Mixed Media
+ Wonderful book
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The Art of Personal Imagery: Expressing Your Life Through Collage25 reviews
Corey Moortgat
North Light Books, 2007
Worth every penny I spent on it
+ Great inspiration
+ A wonderful book about process...
As an avid scrapbooker and beginner mixed-media artist, this book has really made me redefine my style. I've reached a point in my art that doing pretty pages was just not enough, and I found myself including more and more symbolic items in my artwork. Being OCD-like, this book has really prompted ...
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Art Stamping Workshop: Create Hand-Carved Stamps for Unique Projects on Paper, Fabric, Polymer Clay and More 20 reviews
Gloria Page
North Light Books, 2006
THE book for stamp carving!
+ art stamping workshop
+ Takes practice
+ A Stamping & Carving "Must Have"!
+ Thank you, Gloria Page!
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Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and Other Adventures in Bookmaking12 reviews
Holly Harrison
Quarry Books, 2003
amazing inspiration for experienced artists
+ Great inspiration!
+ Good as a supplemental book
+ my first altered book...
+ Misleading blurb, but a beautiful book about artist's books
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1,000 Artist Trading Cards: Innovative and Inspired Mixed Media ATCs (1000 Series)15 reviews
Patricia Bolton
Quarry Books, 2007
1000 Artist Trading Cards
+ Another ATC must-have
+ 1000 atc's reviewed
+ Excellent service all round
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Living Out Loud25 reviews
Keri (Author/Illustrator) Smith
Chronicle Books, 2003
Bless you, Keri!
+ One of my favorite
+ Kerri Smith is my hero
If you're not looking for fun, colourful whimsy & an off the wall experience, then don't get this book. It's carefree, gorgeous, filled with playfulness and encourages the child in all of us out to play. I loved the way it's presented, although I couldn't bear to wreck it by dismantling the ...
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Altered Art: Techniques for Creating Altered Books, Boxes, Cards & More13 reviews
Terry Taylor
Lark Books, 2004
An Altered Showcase
+ Great book
+ Amazingly Beautiful...And helpful!
+ Wonderful!
+ This book is full of ..
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1,000 Artist Journal Pages: Personal Pages and Inspirations (1000 Series)18 reviews
Dawn DeVries Sokol
Quarry Books, 2008
100% eye candy!
+ One of the Many Artists...But Always Thankful
+ Something for everyone!
+ Ahhhh-mazing
+ Beautiful Book
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Altered Board Book Basics & Beyond: For Creative Scrapbooks, Altered Books & Artful Journals5 reviews
Jan Smiley
C&T Publishing, 2005
True source of inspiration
+ A little confusing for a beginner
+ Amazing Inspiration
Although the size of the book is not large, the scope is great. It is full of solid text and ideas supplemented with wonderful illustrations. It combines how-tos and inspiration in meaningful ways. A true source of ideas for anyone who pursues, or would like to pursue, these crafts. Thanks to all ...
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True Vision: Authentic Art Journaling11 reviews
L.K. Ludwig
Quarry Books, 2008
Sharpen your art-journaling tools and get crackin'
+ How to get to your inner voice and speak visually from it
+ one of the best
+ awesome
+ Open ended inspiration
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Pockets, Pull-outs, and Hiding Places: Interactive Elements for Altered Books, Memory Art, and Collage15 reviews
Jenn Mason
Quarry Books, 2005
Secrets
+ Excellent resource for altered book artists
+ Loved this book!!
+ Innovative Ideas
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True Colors: A Palette of Collaborative Art Journals27 reviews
Kathryn Bold
Stampington & Company, 2003
impossible to put down
+ True Colors
+ Inspirational
+ Gaining a new perspective
+ Get your creative juices flowing
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How to Be an Explorer of the World: Portable Life Museum2 reviews
Keri Smith
Perigee Trade, 2008
Fun with Keri
I really enjoyed reading this book. Each exercise seems like sound advice from a caring friend. Reading Keri's blog, or any of her wonderful books is a great place to soak up inspiration.
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New Directions in Altered Books19 reviews
Gabe Cyr
Lark Books, 2006
What a fun book!
+ Altered books as Art
+ altered book fan
+ Recommended
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