Collage Journeys: A Practical Guide to Creating Personal Artwork - Softcover

Davies, Jane

 
9780823099511: Collage Journeys: A Practical Guide to Creating Personal Artwork

Synopsis

Collage can be more, much more, than just cutting and pasting. It can be a wonderful art form and a means of self-expression. "Collage Journeys" presents a series of innovative workshop assignments, each designed to relate the technique and format of a collage to its subject. Gathering materials, generating ideas, painting with paper, working in layers, using text, keeping a visual journal - project by project - new collage skills are explored. Stunning finished pieces offer additional ideas and inspiration. For anyone who has ever wanted to take collage to the next level - adding meaning, subtext and style - "Collage Journeys" offers the journey of a lifetime.

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About the Author

Artist, designer, and teacher JANE DAVIES is known for her bold use of color. Davies designs tableware, fabric, paper goods, stationery, and other products for many prestigious manufacturers. She teaches workshops in collage, handmade books, and other topics relating to mixed media, and is also the author of A Glaze of Color (2004) and Collage With Color (2005), both published by Watson-Guptill Publications. She lives in Rupert, Vermont. Visit her on the Web at www.janedaviesstudios.com

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