Carve, Stamp, Play

In this inspirational volume, artist and author Pam Carriker offers uninhibited mixed-media play while encouraging you to look at your work with a newly evaluative eye and determine what works for you. Create your own art journal while using a variety of mixed-media techniques and explore seven important elements of art: Color Texture Shape Space Depth Mark making And shading An art-making workshop in a book, Creating Art at the Speed of Life offers a 30-day syllabus, introducing and exploring each element in a se.;Title Page; Contents; Introduction: Driven to Create; The Handmade Journal; Chapter 1: Playful Palette: Exploring the Element of Color; Lesson 1: Color Wheeling; Lesson 2: Colorful Language; Lesson 3: Analogous Analogy; Lesson 4: One Color at a Time; Lesson 5: It's Complementary; Chapter 2: Tactile by Nature: Exploring the Element of Texture; Lesson 6: Under Wraps; Lesson 7: Multitasking Mediums; Lesson 8: Rubbed the Right Way; Lesson 9: First Impression(ism); Lesson 10: Faux-toshop Collage; Chapter 3: Setting Boundaries: Exploring the Element of Shape; Lesson 11: Getting into Shape(s).