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Artwork by Kristen Robinson – who lives in San Dimas, California – graces the cover of this issue.

Jan/Feb 2007
The Books of Intuition by Mar Goman (page 61) were made with the Moleskine line of blank books.
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The Inner Lives of Women . . . . 18
by Jennifer Black
Grand work in miniscule scale.
An Ode to Zelda . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
by Michelle Ward
An art journal chronicles the life and passion of Zelda Fitzgerald.
Post-Bound Book Cover Journal 34
by Amy Blandford
This artist immortalizes her favorite authors through dreamy illustrations.
Responding to the Call: Jar Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
by Jenny Doh
Check out more than 25 creatively embellished jars from our readers!
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Cutting the Canvas: Art Without Fear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
by Jill Postema
Create a unique shadow box effect by cutting into pre-stretched canvases.
Secret Book Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . 92
by Linda Harre
Learn to embellish boxes that can hold treasured books of assorted sizes.
Little Women, Big Hearts . . . . . 97
by Terry Greenman
Louisa May Alcott's classic novel serves as inspiration to this altered book project.
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With One Stamp: Paper Artsy Stamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
by Amanda Belle Nolan
With One Palette: . . . . . . . . . . . 8
by Lori Brofsky
Wedgewood Blue, Dark Goldenrod, Burnt Umber, Buff Titanium
Exemplar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
by Rena Askey
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The Lively Art of Lettering . . . . 30
by Our Readers
Collector's Choice: Canvas Gloves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
by Lynne Perrella
Artist Portfolio: Keri Smith . . . 38
by Ricë Freeman-Zachery
Somerset Workshop . . . . . . . . . 98
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Readers' Expression . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Our readers flaunt their extraordinary talents in the art of paper and mixed-media.
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The Last Page: Impermanent Bee Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
by Sara Reusing
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Destinations
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Online Connections
151
Catalog Collection
158
Advertiser Index

Sylvia Bissonnette
Cover and pages 8-9, 14-15, 19, 31, 78, 92, 94, 100, 103, 107-108, and 111.
Lorin Backe
Pages 10, 16, 18, 20, 24-30, 32-39, 54-72, 81-91, 92, 95-99, 102, 104-106, 109-110, and 112-114.
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Letter From the Editor . . . . . . . . . . 2
by Jenny Doh
Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
by Our Readers
The Business of Art: Living With Criticism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
by Quinn McDonald
On Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
How you can be published in Somerset Studio.
Enlighten Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
by Jenny Doh & Jana Holstein
Book & DVD Reviews.
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Editor's Picks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
by Jenny Doh
New Product Reviews.
Gatherings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Convention Listings
Anticipations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Next Issue Offerings
Sample Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 129 |
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Artists' Papers & Collage Clips Inserts
One Woman and Her Crafting Tales 50
by Pam Garrison
Tattered butterfly images and shabby glass case get reborn.
Building Layers by Digging Deeper . 54
Artwork by Claudia Roulier
An archeologist's perspective on building ATCs.
Remington Reinvented . . . . . . . . . . 56
Artwork by Rachel Saffel
A vintage typewriter gets altered like none other.
Aerosol Girls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
by Michelle Ward & Lisa Hoffman
Spray paints and stencils are hot, hot, hot!
The Next Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Artwork by Annie Lockhart
Annie's assemblages show that anything is possible. |
Rip-Roaring Collages . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Artwork by Jacki Long
Make faces by tearing pages.
Harper Lee's Booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Artwork by Julia Crucil
To Kill a Mockingbird is honored through this special booklet.
Poetic Packet Collages . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Artwork by Janice Lowry
The past and present unite in these works inspired by Emily Dickinson.
The Accidental Crafter . . . . . . . . . . 72
by Bruce Adams
He sees all, yet knows nothing.
Unless noted otherwise, articles for Mélange are written by Jana Holstein. |
Below
are some pages from Somerset Studio, March/April 2007.
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Jennifer Black honors literary figures by creating books that fit into tiny matchbooks.
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Michelle Ward's art journal chronicles the life and passion of Zelda Fitzgerald.
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Artist Portfolio: Keri Smith
by Ricë Freeman-Zachery
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Tag along with Pam Garrison as she shows you how she gathers creative tales that she tells on her colorful and creative blog.
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Learn how to use spray paints and stencils to create the hottest looks!
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