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Take a peek inside our January/February 2005 issue!

 


Artwork by Cynthia Shaffer of Orange, CA graces the cover of this issue. You can read more about her techniques in Sample Instructions.
In This Issue...

Ward Family Traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
by Cherie Ward
Juice canister ends help this artist design a scrapbook page to capture holiday memories.

A Portfolio of Dreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
by Cher B. Lashley
An ordinary papiér mâché is transformed to help a bride collect dreams for the future.

Painting Really Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
by Anne Bagby
Anne shares her recipies for painting papers in red.

Scratch-Art Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
by Lulu Thompson
The artist shares the best tools of the trade for scratch-art.

Romantic Art Quilts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
by Beryl Taylor
The mysteries of Beryl’s exquisite art quilts are revealed.

For the Love of Art-Money . . . . . . . . . . 76
by Hanne Matthesen
Learn how artists in Denmark are infusing monetary value into their art.

Silk-Screened Postcards . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
by Jessica Powell
Simple techniques to silk-screen onto paper.

Titillating Tiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
by Lise Steenerson
Create beautiful and durable embellished tiles that can withstand heat and cold.
 
 


14
Destinations

140
Online Connections

136
Catalog Collection

Sylvia Bissonette
Cover and pages 12-13, 28-29, 58, 60-61, 64, 71, 86, 91-93, 96-97, 110-112, 115-116, and 119.

Lorin Bache Photography
Pages 6, 8, 18-25, 34 35, 42-43, 50, 66-67, 72, 76-79, 113-114, 117-118, and 120-124.

Emily Arata
Pages 66.

Christy Ziemer
Pages 30-31, 52-53, and 67.

Exemplar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
by Heather Victoria Held

With One Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

The Lively Art of Lettering . . . . . . . . . 17
by Our Readers
Featuring glorious lettering art, advanced calligraphy projects, and some quick-and-easy techniques.

Essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
by Jenny Doh
Product Review

With One Palette:
Purple, Black, Tan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
by Janice Lowry

Artist Portfolio:
Jennifer Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
by Ricë Freeman-Zachery

Expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Our readers flaunt their extraordinary talents in papercrafting, book arts, art stamping, and calligraphy.

The Last Page:
Four Coins and One Lucky Man . . .152
by Alexis Mcdonald Seto

Letter from the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
by Jenny Doh

Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
by Our Readers

The Business of Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
by Quinn McDonald
The author teaches you the business of building a web site that works for you.

Enlighten Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
by Sylvia Valle
Book Reviews

Resource Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Gatherings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Convention Listings

On Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
How you can be published in Somerset Studio

Anticipations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Next Issue Offerings

Sample Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Advertiser Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Artists’ Papers & Collage Clips

Claudine Roulier’s
Totally Cool Redheads . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Soul Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Interview with Kristen Jongen

Some Like it Extra Hot . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Spirit Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
by Jacqueline Pearce

Vickie Enkoff ’s Organized Zine . . . . . . .52
Environments Conducive to Create

Below are some pages from Somerset Studio, January/February 2005.
With One Stamp
Five talented stamp artists present outstanding projects using the Forget Me Not rubber stamp \ designed by Michelle Ward for Stampington & \ Company.
The Lively Art of Lettering
With watercolors, and a little bit of masking tape, this lettering artist creates miniature paintings with small collage elements.
A Portfolio of Dreams by Cher B. Lashley
Learn how to beautifully embellish a papiér mâché portfolio and manila file folders.
Some Like it Extra Hot
Collage artists elevate the coffee tumbler to a new level.
For the Love of Art-Money by Hanne Matthiesen
An artist from Denmark makes her own art-money to exchange for goods and services.
Artist Portfolio: Jennifer Davis
by Rice Freeman-Zachery
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