On Friday I attended two wonderful shows at the Grolier Club at 47 East 60th Street in New York (www.grolierclub.org). The first exhibition, “Rooms of Wonder: from Wunderkammer to Museum, 1599-1899” closed on Saturday, Feb 2nd. It was a show … Continue reading
The Altered Page Seth Apter of the wonderful journaling and art site, The Altered Page, has reviewed Alternative Art Journals and is offering a giveaway! Leave a comment on the link above by December 16th to be entered to win … Continue reading
Alternative Art Journals with Margaret Peot and Alternative Art Cards with Margaret Peot These two new DVDs are workshops on disks–step outside the traditional ways to make a mark and start being creative on a daily basis. Art Cards shows … Continue reading
UK Artist Sue Bulmer has reviewed Alternative Art Journals on her blog: http://suebulmer.blogspot.com/2012/11/book-review-alternative-art-journals-by.html She says: “Alternative Art Journals provides you with ideas of ‘how’ to collect elements which inspire new ideas for your work. This section I really enjoyed as … Continue reading
(Appaloosa Rocks, from Alternative Art Journals: the bottom … Continue reading
Book Giveaway At Quinn Creative! Coptic Bound Sketchbook with Plexi cover and inkblot butterflies Quinn McDonald at Quinn Creative … Continue reading
(a Fotomat booth, originally uploaded from Roadsidepictures from Livejournal (thank you!)) (I really, REALLY wanted to work in one when I was a child–that little sweet house, filled with little … Continue reading
Sometimes when we are drawing, we can get obsessed with the perfection of the thing we are doing, forgetting about the purpose of it. These tumbling rough drawings by Masters, made as preparatory sketches, or as studies, are often the … Continue reading
createmixedmedia is hosting a giveaway of Alternative Art Journals: Explore Innovative Approaches to Collecting Your Creativity. Follow the link (paste it into your browser if it is not live), respond by Sunday night, and you will be entered in the … Continue reading
This is one of the nicest quotes I have ever read about making art. I think everyone should be engaged in making art of some sort–think what an awesome world we would be in if everyone were idly turning about … Continue reading
