Visit our virtual
Gallery! See more artwork by our talented readers in our Up
Close and Personal section.
Where
can you see more than 500 extraordinary examples of rubber stamping,
calligraphy and paper crafting? It’s all here, in one art-filled
publication: Somerset Studio®’s
Gallery III. The latest issue in our popular Gallery series
features everything you love about Somerset Studio®
in 200 lush pages, including enlightening how-to articles, beautiful
full-color photography and, best of all, hundreds of handmade creations
by your favorite artists — as well as you, our talented readers!
Once again, Gallery contains no advertising, so that every
page will be packed with creativity.
Gallery
Volume III $14.95
plus S&H Order Online!
Letter
from the Editor
1
Birds
of Paradise:
An Appreciation of the Art of Flourishing by William A. Lilly
A master penman shows how calligraphers get their wings.
Fun
Fabric Art Tags by Janet Hofacker
Art from your journal pages will look great on these fabric transfers.
56
Stamping
Goes High-Tech:
Use Your Computer to Salvage Art ‘Failures’ by Leslie Parsons
Adding stamping to digital art can turn a mistake into a masterpiece.
72
Icing
on the Box:
Make a Lasting Impression in Faux Wood Finishes by Rose Wilde
An artist shares her technique for dimensional stamping on boxes
and other forms.
Origami
Boxes:
A Twist on a Traditional Art Form by Tina Koyama
A lifelong fan of origami finds endless ways to build a better
box.
124
Suns
and Swirls:
Shrink Plastic Turns Boxes into Treasured Trinkets by Tracy Tolmachoff
A childhood love of making things from plastic becomes a sophisticated
technique.
A
Matter of Perception:
Anything Goes in These Layered
Polymer Clay Assemblages by Linda Lubé
Create dimensional pieces using jewelry, buttons, feathers, and
other treasures.
Expressions
Artwork by our talented readers can be found throughout the magazine.
Sample
Instructions
Basic how-to information on the artwork pictured in this magazine
166
Resource
Guide
Where to find some of the stamps and art supplies listed in our
how-to articles.
189
Glossary
of Terms
Discover the meaning of brayer, buffering, beater and other frequently-used
craft terms.
190
Beginning
Basics
New to paper crafting, stamping or calligraphy? Here’s a
guide for getting
started or enhancing your skills.
192
We've
got a colorful mix of art from our contributors in this issue.
We call this group "Tropical Hues" because of the
bright island colors. Clockwise from bottom left: Titanic
Faux Postage by Marg Buhagiar, Circus of the Perverse
by Mary Theresa Murphy, Art by Debbi Baker, and Frida
Times Three by Susan Auer. Sample instructions begin on
page 166.
Below
are some wonderful articles featured in Gallery - Volume III
Art
on Credit
Leslie Altman has found a great use for old credit cards that ordinarily
get cut up and tossed in the trash: She gives them a metallic finish.
Find out how to give your expired gold card the look of real gold, and
use it to decorate jewelry, journals and other artwork.
A
is for Art
As artist Diana Twedt demonstrates, foamboard is an excellent medium
for creating dimensional jewelry that’s also lightweight. Discover
how Diana uses foamboard and wonderful art stamps to create pendants
and necklaces that are truly wearable art.
Touch
of Gold
Carol M. Heppner shares her technique for creating gorgeous guilded
rice paper. With gold Pearl-Ex powder, rubber stamps and a few other
simple materials, you, too, can make beautiful paper for decoupage and
decorating.
No
More Plain Manila
Who says envelopes have to be boring? With rubber stamps, Barbara Gregory-Pearlman
turns her ordinary envelopes into mail art. If you like to make cards,
give them a proper send off and learn Barbara’s easy technique
for stamping on envelopes.
In
Gallery III, a collage on page 147 was misidentified as Tribute to Frida.
We apologize to the artists, and we have included the correct title,
artist and instructions here:
La
Puerta Encantada
14" x 11" Ann Harvey
Wilson, WY
Make Polaroid transfers from color slides of San Miguel de Allende on
watercolor paper. Enlarge Polaroid transfer door image using a color
copier. Enhance the street scene and gate images with colored pencils.
Copy photo images onto Lazertran with a color copier. Scan postage stamps,
map and other images into the computer. Enlarge and modify as desired.
Copy all images onto Lazertran. Collage the Lazertran images onto a
pre-stretched canvas panel using acrylic matte medium.
