Category Archives: Handmade Books and Journals

Why I Joined The Sketchbook Challenge

Posted on January 2, 2011 by CarolWiebe

I’m not usually much of a joiner. I always have so many of my own ideas and projects on the go, that it is difficult to plug myself into other’s challenges. However, I decided to join this group because it … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Challenges, Art Processes & Techniques, Handmade Books and Journals | Tagged Carla Sonheim, Carol Sloan, Diana Trout, Jamie Fingal, Jane Davies, Jane LaFazio, Jill Berry, Judi Hurwitt, Kelli Perkins, Laura Cater-Woods, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Lyric Kinard, Melanie Testa, Sue Bleiweiss, Susan Sorrell, Violette Clark | 2 Comments

A Time For Gratitude

Posted on December 23, 2010 by CarolWiebe

I just read Tammy’s Never-a-Bah Humbug post, Jeane’s Thank You, Blue Sky Dreaming’s determination and gratitude during Winter Solstice, Bridgette’s encouragement to eat lots of cookies, Leah’s suggestion to make like a butterfly and let your life metamorphose, caught a … Continue reading →

Posted in Artists, Carol's Art, Handmade Books and Journals, Music, Videos | Tagged barb Pearson, Blue Sky Dreaming, Bridgette Guerzon Mills, Christmas, Coldplay, Courtney Putnam, Dale Devereux Copeland, Dan Wiebe, Diane Kramer, Elena Ray, favorite, gift, Gloria Hansen, In the Sun, Jane LaFazio, Jeane Myers, Jude Hill, Judy Coates Perez, Julianne Fuchs-Musgrave, Katherine Treffinger, Katherine Tyrrell, Kathyanne WHite, Katie Kendrick, Kelli Nina Perkins, Leah Piken Kolidas, Leslie Avon Miller, Mary Ann Wakeley, Michael Stipe, Rima Staines, Sharon Barfoot, Susan Cornelis, Tammy Vitale, The Sketch Book Challenge | 10 Comments

Do You Want To See?

Posted on September 28, 2010 by CarolWiebe

I just finished this little handmade art book . . . . it’s about 4.5″ x 5.5″. It cups nicely in the hand, and was created much like OVA. This book was created for a dear friend whom I spent … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol's Art, Carol's poetry, Carol's Writing, Handmade Books and Journals | Tagged Carol Wiebe, Cracked Paper Quilts, cranium, crow, handmade art book, ocean, Ova, sand, skull, starfish, What We Want, WOW | 12 Comments

From Literal to Lateral Thinking

Posted on September 20, 2010 by CarolWiebe

I was thinking about what I wrote yesterday concerning my updated art journal pages. Yes, I do “read” paintings like dreams, but did my catalogue of symbols remind you of someone pointing to the clouds and squealing, “There’s a rabbit. Oh, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Processes & Techniques, Carol's Art, Handmade Books and Journals | Tagged Art books, art journals, dream symbols, dreams, Edward de Bono, engage, game, lateral thinking, literal, painting, subconscious min | 3 Comments

It Is Written

Posted on September 17, 2010 by CarolWiebe

I am starting a new art journal, and have the first few pages under way. The application of collage and paint to a paper surface continues to fascinate me. There is a hypnotizing quality to the colors and images that … Continue reading →

Posted in Carol's Art, Carol's Art Processes & Techniques, Handmade Books and Journals | Tagged art book, art journal, collage, female figure, It is written, paint, too much of a good thing | 8 Comments

What Can I Say, Except WOW!

Posted on August 30, 2010 by CarolWiebe

I have written about Maggie Grey in this blog a number of times. Her artistic output is legend, and every book she has published is replete with ideas, suggestions, techniques and illustrations to blow your eye sockets (and your mind). … Continue reading →

Posted in Books/DVDs, Carol's Art, Carol's Art Processes & Techniques, Carol's Writing, Handmade Books and Journals, Products | Tagged A Series of Paper Quilts Evolve Into an Art Book, Crochet, e-book, ebook, generous, Maggie Grey, Turn a Series of Small Quilts into an Art Book, Workshop on the Web, WOW | 10 Comments

The Art of Cropping

Posted on August 3, 2010 by CarolWiebe

I call this new double page spread, from one of my art journals, “Every Moment.” Every moment, something is waiting to be born in your life ~ let your mind open to each possibility and your arms will acquiesce. Glare … Continue reading →