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3-D COLLAGES: CELEBRATING CONTEMPORARY FAMILY HISTORY
by Diana Twedt
For Diana Twedt, the colorful pop art of Andy Warhol and Robert Raushenberg provided the inspiration for contemporary collages that focus on the present, not the past. Discover how she used “paint, paper and dreams” –along with foam board and current images of her family, to create these pop art portraits (page 24).

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FRAGMENTS FROM THE PAST:
An Artist Shares Her Love for Mixing Media
Rusty can lids, canceled checks, torn screen –– it all has a place in her art.
by Olivia Thomas
  24 POP ART PORTRAITS:
Collages that Celebrate Contemporary Family History

Foam board brings a new dimension to current images of loved ones.
by Diana Twedt
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THE VILLAGE OF LOST STORYTELLERS:
Spirit Houses Tell the Tale of Immigrant Ancestors
A mixed-media artisst shares her blueprint for building wooden shrines.
by Linda Woods
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UNSPOKEN LESSONS FROM MY FATHER:
His 1939 Sketchbooks Inspired My New Stamps
Is she destined to see the world through the eyes of her dad, also an artist?
by Judi Kauffman

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GOOD AS GOLD: Metal Embellishments for Photo Cards
Making childhood memories shine with wire, beads and baubles.
by Sheila Endsley
  80 WINGED BEAUTIES: Angelic Faces Adorn Beaded Necklaces
An artist turns her family photographs into sparkling jewelry.
by Phyllis Bauer
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A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA: Artwork Recalls a Remarkable Man
To honor a father-in-law, she re-creates ancient slip books.
by Catherine Hightower
  86 ROMANCING THE PAST: Cards that Capture the Golden
Days
A passion for all things vintage leads to a sweet series.
by Brenda Ambrosino
         
Passages: THE NEW SPIRIT OF SCRAPBOOKING & JOURNALING

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ARTIST Q&A: Christine Adolph Chats about Her Scrapbooking Style 52 FROM MEDIEVAL TO MODERN:
Like Old Manuscrpts, Scrapbooks Preserve Our Stories

by Johanna Dehler
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OUTSIDE THE LINES: Show Your ‘True Colors’ on Scrapbook Pages
by Marylinn Kelly
59 PAGES: From Our Readers’ Personal Collections
48 COMP BOOK MAKEOVERS: A Quick Way to Journal on the Road
by Katherine Brooks
68 68 DETAILS: Creative Touches & Techniques
14 GENERATIONS: Discovering Your Roots
Is your history Hidden in Boxes?
Clues to Your Past Might Be as Close as a Closet
by Emily Anne Croom
84 LASTING IMPRESSIONS: Preserving Your Keepsakes & Photographs
Beyond Fads: Keep Clothes Looking Beautiful for Ages
by Maureen A. Taylor
18 HEIRLOOMS FOR HOME: Linens, Furnishings and Interior Accents
Sweet Old-Style Boxes; Decorating with Faux ‘Antique’ Photographs
by Janet Hofacker
90 THE FAMILY ALBUM: Artwork from Our Readers
75 CYBER ART: Creating with Technology
Scanning Made Simple: Copy Your Heirlooms and Save the Originals
by PC Smart
112 REMEMBRANCES: A Reader’s Tribute
A Woman Welder Remembers Life in the Shipyards
by Suzanne Gerard
         
28 TOOLS FOR CREATIVITY: New Product Reviews 107 BEGINNING BASICS: Scrapbooking
89 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: How to Share Your Family History Art 109 RESOURCE GUIDE
100 SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONS 110 TIMELY EVENTS: Workshops, Tours & Conventions
105 BEGINNING BASICS: Genealogy 113 LOOKING AHEAD: What’s in the Next Legacy
106 BEGINNING BASICS: Computer Talk
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ONLINE CONNECTIONS
23 DESTINATIONS

SYLVIA BISSONNETTE:
COVER AND PAGES 6, 8, 13, 18, 21, 25-26, 48, 52, 81, 86

J.D. GIBBS PHOTOGRAPHY:
PAGES 7, 22, 24, 27-29, 33-38, 42-47, 50-51, 53-57, 59-66, 85, 87-88, 90-97, 113

MELODY M. NUÑEZ:
PAGES 68, 113