With an emphasis on simplicity, this is an introduction to the art of collage using preserved plant material. All that is needed is access to a garden or the countryside; no previous skills are necessary. Introductory chapters explain the types of plant material which are suitable, and when and how the varied decorative designs can be created from flowers, leaves, cones and seeds. There are projects and topics including: simple flat collage bookmark;raised collage designs; seed patterns; gilded plant materials; embroidery effects; fantasies; framing; greetings and Christms cards; basket weave boxes and Church ornaments.
Popular designer Bari J. brings her bright and feminine signature style to 15 new projects-ruffled quilts, a unique tunic and bag, plus sweet decorations and accessories for every room in the house. Readers will appreciate the book's luscious photography, as well as Bari's in-depth advice on fabric collage, free-motion stitching, machine applique, patchwork piecing, and simple garment techniques.
The Art of Fabric Collage: An Easy Introduction to Creative Sewing
Fabric collage is a new method of quilting that gives every sewer the ability to express personal creativity while learning innovative sewing techniques. In The Art of Fabric Collage, designer Rosemary Eichorn uses a friendly, personal approach to show how to move beyond traditional quilting into a fascinating area she herself pioneered.
Was Picasso a modern Midas who not only turned the trash of everyday life into the gold of Cubist collage but also gave new value to the work of the Old Masters? Or was he a counterfeiter who mercilessly raided the styles of others? Krauss suggests that the reason we still ask these questions is that modernism itself is a hall of mirrors in which counterfeit & genuine are two sides of the same condition. Revealing Picasso s collage as a vertiginous play of voices, she shows that no single voice is authentic, no single voice sanctioned by its author.
