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This modus operandi started out being about one thing, morphed into a second exploration, and ended up in far left field. If you include the subsequent “best laid plans gone awry” epiphany, I’d say it’s a grand slam!
Today’s subject was first inspired by the July/August issue of Somerset Studio, which includes a feature on art [...]

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Modus Operandi: How’d they do that?

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

& we’re back! A little later than expected and a bit soggier, but modus operandi has returned. On to this week’s topic…
One of my favorite things about mixed media collage is, of course, the fanatical use of layers and the level of customization within each layer. Learning to do this requires a great deal of [...]

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Thing-a-day has begun!

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Thing-a-day officially began Friday, and while I have been amazed by my productivity, I’ve been a bit of slacker in updating properly and sharing my creations. Check out my feed on their blog for updates (the image in the right-hand border also takes you to my page) and my Flickr pool for photos, but more [...]

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Last week’s theme for Mixed Media Monday was Childhood and, while I am late in uploading this image, I was so very pleased with how the silhouettes worked out that I have to post it. Plus, this blog needed pictures!
The image above was made using a page torn out from an old book (I love [...]

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Go for it: Thing-a-day 2 starts in six days

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Do you make things? Any sort of things? Do you take or draw pictures, write poems, knit, sew, bake, direct your friends in avant-garde flicks or fold origami? Then join Thing-a-day with me and commit to making one thing every day for the month of February.
Put your trepidations aside; it’s the shortest month of year [...]

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