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Need high-energy inspiration when your life gets crazy and your art keeps getting pushed to the back burner? Offering terrific mixed-media art projects, as well as tips for getting organized and inspired, Art at the Speed of Life is a treasure chest of ideas for the artist whose creative goals sometimes get stymied by the frantic pace of modern life. Author and mixed-media artist Pam Carriker proves that art and life can coexist peacefully, productively, and happily. Making things every day can be a joyful reality instead of just wishful thinking.Each chapter in Art at the Speed of Life includes both essays and project ideas from a variety of contributors, including Suzi Blu, Lisa Bebi, Christy Hydeck, Paulette Insall, Cate Calacous Prato. The projects are inspiring, yet easy to complete on a tight schedule, and include techniques such as assemblage, image transfer, and collage. A bonus seven-day journal project helps you track your work as you go. With a unique combination of time management tips and advice, inspiring essays, and projects designed to fit into busy schedules, Art at the Speed of Life will help you live your dream of making art every day.
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Year: 2,011
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Pages: 144
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Pages In File: 145
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Language: English
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Identifier: 1596682612,9781596682610
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Org File Size: 52,830,318
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Toc: Contents......Page 5Acknowledgments......Page 4Introduction......Page 7CHAPTER 1 I Want to Be an Artist When I Grow Up!......Page 9The Multiple-Projects Rule......Page 12Staying Young at Art......Page 13Inspiration at Every Turn......Page 14Redefining the Blank Canvas......Page 16Becoming an Artist as a Second Career......Page 19A Change of Art......Page 20Speed of Life Project: Creating Multiple Backgrounds......Page 22Ten-Minute Journal......Page 25Seven-Day Journal Day 1: Getting Started......Page 27CHAPTER 2 So Many Supplies So Little Time......Page 29Pyramid Scheming......Page 31Keeping Art Affordable......Page 32Artist Attention Diversion Disorder......Page 33Living Artfully......Page 36Heartfelt Collage......Page 38Reining in the Stash......Page 42Speed of Life Project: Vintage-Look Photo Collage......Page 44Seven-Day Journal Day 2: Image Transfer......Page 47CHAPTER 3 Creating Cyber-Space and Setting Limits......Page 49Go Skinny on that Latte......Page 52Good Things Come in Small Packages......Page 53The Joy of Blogging......Page 54Improve Your Blog with Drive-By Posting......Page 55Embrace Online Possibilities......Page 56Artist Spotlight Project: Papier-Mache Dresses Collage......Page 58Be an A+ Student in Online Workshops......Page 61Toilette Papier-Mache......Page 64Seven-Day Journal Day 3: Adding Texture......Page 67CHAPTER 4 Art Therapy......Page 69Art Attack......Page 72Blocked? Read a Blog!......Page 74Artist Spotlight Project: Encaustic Encounter Collage......Page 76Deadline Dilemma: What Gives?......Page 80Art and Healing......Page 81Speed of Life Project: None of Your Beeswax Collage......Page 84Seven-Day Journal Day 4: Resist Technique......Page 87CHAPTER 5 The Working Artist......Page 89Bringing Home the Bacon and Frying It Up in a Pan......Page 91Make a Playdate (With Yourself)......Page 92I'm Not Giving U