Here are just a few of the wonderful
articles from inside the July/August 2003 issue of Somerset
Studio®
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Playful Plastic:
Rubber Stamped Resin Jewelry by Sherrill Kahn
Make beautiful jewelry with resin beads as your base, new Lumiere
paints from Jacquard, and your favorite rubber-art stamps! They’re
all the rage: resin beads from Natural Touch, Lumiere paints from
Jacquard—all you need is a little imagination to create gorgeous
rubber stamped jewelry.
The
Assemblage Art of Greg Delger by Holly Dare
This artist puts his heart into every piece he creates—both literally
and figuratively. Using no glue in his mixed-media assemblages, Greg
Delger attaches heart-shaped elements and wire, wood, metal and even
feathers to a base that is later framed in discarded wood.
Mélange
edited by Linda Blinn
In this issue: The Many Faces of Mindy Carpenter, Flying High with
Journals! Plus, multi-zine publisher Sherylnne Carriveau; Design File;
a visit to The Art Bar; Alexandra & Parus, a Collaborative Tribute
to Nick Bantock (he loved it!); and Love the Journey by Beth Cote.
Janet
Hofacker’s Wild Cards
Janet Hofacker’s playing-card collages are the subject of our next
Call for Creativity. Use them as a foundation for collages, assemblages,
greeting cards, or small art pieces. Read more about submitting your
artwork to Somerset Studio by turning to On Assignment on page 104.
Artist Portfolio:
Karen Michel by Ricë Freeman-Zachery
She paints, creates altered books, and keeps an art journal. All of
these endeavors spring from Karen Michel’s love of paper and
her belief in the importance of daily art making as a sort of meditation
for inspiration.
Cover
Story:
Collage Puppets by Anne Bagby
The “queen of hand-carved imagery” shares how she made Alice
in Wonderland-inspired puppets with a new stamping, painting and decoupage
technique. It all begins with a trip to your local thrift shop …
and who knows where it may end? The author provides lots of fun tips
and ideas for creating playful yet elegant paper puppets for your next
performance.
