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Collage Sourcebook is the preeminent resource book for anyone interested in collage. Filled with step-by-step projects and instructions for various collage techniques, this book also highlights the inspiring work of several prominent collage artists.

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Collage Sourcebook
Exploring The Art And Techniques Of Collage

Authors: Jennifer Atkinson, Holly Harrison and Paula Grasdal
Pages: 272
Page size: 10" x 10"
Publisher: Rockport
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4Q0230
Weight: 2.4lb

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Collage Sourcebook is the preeminent resource volume for anyone interested in collage. Whether you are a devoted collage artist, or are interested in incorporating collage techniques into other art areas such as journaling, altered books, scrapbooking, sewing, quilting, doll making or rubberstamping—this is the book for you.

Filled with step-by-step projects and instructions for various collage techniques, this book also highlights the inspiring work of several prominent collage artists. Artist share their inspirations, offer creativity tips and discuss how they approach collage as an expression of their interior world.

Learn how collage can enhance your artwork as you use this amazing process to express and explore your hopes, dreams and visual aesthetics.

Featured Techniques: Paper collage, fabric collage, found-object collage, collagraphy, applique, assemblage, encaustic, frottage, chine colle, monoprinting, photomontage and photo transfers

About the Authors

Jennifer Atkinson received her M.A. in Art History from Boston University in 1983. She worked for a number of years at Clark Gallery, where she and her colleague Julie Bernson organized shows of found object and collage art. She has written book reviews for Art New England, a bimonthly publication and has been appointed curator of the Fuller Museum of Art in Brockton, Massachusetts.

Holly Harrison is a freelance writer and editor. Her first craft book, Angel Crafts: Graceful Gifts and Inspired Designs for 41 Projects, was published by Rockport in April 2002. She has also contributed to numerous magazines, including Metropolitan Home. She and her husband recently moved to Concord, MA, where she finally has a room of her own for writing and crafting.

Paula Grasdal is a printmaker and mixed-media artist living in the Seattle area. She has contributed to several other Rockport publications, including Angel Crafts: Graceful Gifts and Inspired Designs for 41 Projects, The Crafter's Project Book and Making Shadow Boxes and Shrines. Her work has been exhibited in galleries in the U.S. and Canada.

Table of Contents

 
Introduction 8
A Short History of Collage10
Collage Basics12
Paper Collage14
Paper Materials18
Paper Techniques22
Trompe L'Oeil Paper Collage26
Woven Paper Collage32
Gallery 40
Fabric Collage46
Fabric and Fiber50
Fabric Techniques54
Stories in Stitches58
Vintage Work64
Gallery 70
Collagraphy76
Collagraphy Materials 80
Collagraphy Techniques 84
Accidental Music88
Collective Memory94
Gallery 100
Found Object Collage106
Found Object Materials110
Found Object Techniques114
Objects with a Past118
Scrapbook Images124
Gallery130
Exploring Creativity140
Silent Book142
Broken Melody145
Temple148
Crossings151
Enmeshed154
The Creative Process156
Chronicling Relationships158
Pond Life160
4 Dresses163
The Chess Lesson166
What I Think I Know About Elizabeth & Maggie169
Le Mariage172
Encaustic Collage175
Expressing Dreams and Wishes176
Art Doll178
Ceremonial Figure 1181
Transformation184
Arcadia187
Dream House190
World Traveler's Dream Mobile193
Using Symbols in Collage196
Inspired By Nature198
Secret Garden200
Shhh.....203
Strata206
Urban Birdsong209
Lilies of the Valley212
Photo Transfers for Collage215
Creating Visual Memoirs216
Tuscan Memory Box218
The Way We Were221
Livonia224
Clara227
Memory of Home from an Island230
Transforming Paper for Collage233
Gallery of Inspiration234
Directory of Artists283
Resources267
Bibliography271
About the Authors272

 

 

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