another atc display

my mom bought this contraption...i am not sure what to call it but the basic idea is that you can hang your socks on it so they can dry outside. instead of socks, i thought it would be perfect hanging like a mobile with clothespins clipped to atcs. it was a great bargain, just a dollar at a store in chinatown.

erraticus zine/artitude zine

last week i received the latest issue of erraticus zine, issue #8 as well as a back issue, #2. what i love about erraticus is that it's pure eye candy as a full color zine with beautiful collage and mixed media art by various artists. there's also a section featuring two wonderful and whimsical etsy shops! erraticus zine is a wonderful source of inspiration that i can look at again and again.



I also recieved two back issues of artitude zine. artitude zine's focus is also mixed media, collage and altered art. i enjoy reading the articles on projects, though i often find that the black and white photos are too dark. i don't seem to to enjoy looking at the art as much - maybe the style does not appeal to me.

latest work

i am very much enjoying the use of heavily textured papers in my collages right now as well as combining blue & green together. my favorite colors are purple, green and blue but i find that more and more green is very prevalent in the collages i make. i think purple is a lot more of a rare color compared to the other colors.

i am also been awaiting my custom designed business cards and a box of supplies to come into the mail...i want them to come now!

featured on decor8

i'm very excited to be featured on decor8 today as part of artists who keep visual journals :)

art in my journal

i haven't been able to journal as much as i'd like to lately. i've been busy with my school work, my etsy shop and writing. i am making a little video of some of my art journal pages at a non-profit called writercorps on thursdays...hopefully it will be finished soon.




i found this call for art journal pages for a book to be published by quarry books:

1,000 Artist Journal Pages

4/2/2007

**DEADLINE MAY 15, 2007**
Rockport Publishers/Quarry Books is an international publisher of high-quality visual and idea books for design professionals and creative enthusiasts—crafters, artists, and designers.

We are seeking project contributors for an upcoming book tentatively titled 1,000 Artist Journal Pages. The book will feature pages of artists journals created by non-professional artists.

Projects should be artist journal pages that are bound into a journal or book or created to be bound in a journal or book. Pages can use any media and/or found elements and include text, illustration, collage, sketches, etc.

We are seeking projects in the following categories:

* Sketched or doodled pages
* More is More: using a wide variety of mediums, with images and text
* Collaborative: projects that are considered round robins or worked on by more than one person
* Graphic approach: Emphasis on text as art
* Raw journals: Edgy, truthful and extreme visual journaling
* Fabric: Using fiber materials for construction
* The found journal: using mainly found materials

Deadline is May 15, 2007 Though selections will begin immediately so don’t wait!

download the pdf for more info:
http://www.quaysidepub.com/files/subflyer.pdf

funky nature chunky book

i had a fun time last month making atc sized book pages for a 'funky nature' themed chunky book. a chunky book or fat book as they are also known as are collaborative art books. a group of artists will sign up to make a certain number of pages in a theme chosen by the host. then they will send the pages to the host. the host assembles the pages together, binds the books and then sends the books to the artists.


manuz's artwork on the right



my work on the right


the group that hosted this book was atcards.com the main focus of the forum is trading atcs but there are also a section for altered art swaps.

what i loved about recieving this book was that there was a diverse range of styles and colors. it was well worth the wait! this was my first chunky book, i can't wait for the second.


rocnic's work on the right


as you can see in the pictures, we went crazy with fibers and color!