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A Wild Desire Realized
Last weekend was a flurry of activity as I scrambled to get 5 art pieces finished and packaged. That included creating and putting labels on the back of each piece, fitting a box, taping together a bunch of skinny lengths … Continue reading
Happy Holidays Everyone!
If you have happened by Silverspring Studio this Christmas Season, I wish you the happiest of holidays. I am journaling away, albeit mostly without words, which I certainly appreciate the irony of. Here are a few images from a journal … Continue reading
Annus Mirabilis
Last night I watched a program about Einstein and his development of ideas that led up to E = mc2. His whole life, Einstein was fascinated with light ~ and NPR has a short article about Albert Einstein’s Year of … Continue reading
Going Further and Deeper
I am completely enamored with how the different aspects of the art processes I engage in dovetail. I take photos, and can print them out and use them as collage elements in both my paper quilts and my journals. I … Continue reading
Posted in Art Processes & Techniques, Carol's Art, Cracked Paper Quilts, Inspiration, Paper arts, Photos
Tagged Art processes, Carol Wiebe, dovetail, flow, ocean
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Deb Is Airborne
It seems like only a few hours have passed, but Deb is on her way home to Florida after spending four days with me in Silverspring Studio. We spent happy hours creating computer art, and cutting, stitching, and painting paper. … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Inspiration, Paper arts
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Que Sera, Sera
This is the piece that has been my wrestling partner for some time now. I wanted to use very simple shapes, and employ two layers. I also gave myself the challenge of trying to represent trees absorbing light, a concept … Continue reading
Posted in Carol's Art, Cracked Paper Quilts, Paper arts
Tagged Doris Day, insight, light, memories, photons, Que Sera Sera, trees, wrestling
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Wanda Spangler-Warren Is Easily Amused
A particular paragraph in an article entitled Buffalo Township artist feeds the imagination and fools the eye (from TRIB Live News) delighted me: Spangler-Warren considers her naivete to be a strength. “Since I am self-taught, perhaps I just dive into … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Inspiration, Paper arts
Tagged Easily Amused, HGTV, Illuminated Light Sculptures, illuminated sculptures, lightsculptures, Luminescent sculptures, Making Connections, Niara Isle, sculpture, Stephen White, The Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, third dimension, Todd Camp, TRIB Live News, Wanda Spangler-Warren, William Leslie
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Provocative Paste Papers
Making paste papers brings back memories of finger painting with the abandon of a child. However, as you will see from some of the examples, paste papers can plump up your paper stash in a beautifully sophisticated manner. Rhonda Miller … Continue reading
Posted in Art Processes & Techniques, Artists, Authors, Books/DVDs, Inspiration, Paper arts, Videos, Workshop info
Tagged Blue Roof Designs, calligraphy, Carol Wiebe, Claire Maziarczyk, cornstarch, Debbie Dodd, Diane Maurer, Elissa R. Campbell, fabrics, Jenny Taliadoros, Marbled and Paste Papers, Martha Stewart, My Handbound Books, paper tapestries, Paper Works by Paper Nerds, paste, Paste paper, paste paper paste, Renee Troy, Rhonda Miller, Roann Mathias, Rosamond Loring, Sage Reynolds, Shannon Phillips, Silk paper, Studio 3D, The Art of Making Paste Papers, wallpaper paste, wheat paste
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Paper Lovers Can Wear Their Favorite Material
The Fashion Spot features a forum on Paper’s Place In Fashion History that, as a paper lover, I found quite fascinating. Japanese paper clothing (Kamiko) was, according to this site, made in the Heian age from 194 – 1185 AD. … Continue reading
