Seth Apter's Blog, page 45

Assemblage Encounter

I have joined two artists, Dale Copeland from New Zealand and Robbii from New York, for an online exhibition of assemblage art. 


We each contributed five works for the show, including...
Dale
Robbii
Seth
See all 15 works here.

The Week Links: 92

Join me every Sunday when I share some of my favorite links I discovered in the previous week. Earlier posts in the series can be found here.

And here is Week 92...


1. Do you know the difference between coffee and peanut? Now you can with this color thesaurus.


2. Stunner of a card. Watch the video to find out how it is made.


3. I so love the work of Squeak Carnwath but hearing her discuss her work and creative philosophy in this video makes me love her work (and her) even more.


4. Elizabeth Bunsen (eb) is creating beauty in a beautiful new space.



5. Jennifer Coyne Qudeen brings us all some wonder from her visit to Janet Echelman's exhibition at the Renwick Gallery.


6. Cecilia Levy makes the most incredible objects out of paper.



7. 3,900 = the number of pages online from Paul Klee's notebooks.

Now

My collection with Spellbinders that was first shown in January at the CHA Trade and Conference show in California is NOW available online and in stores. 
I designed the line with both artists and crafters in mind. My hope is that some of my mixed media peeps who have not yet embraced die cutting and embossing will find designs in this collection that might entice them to add die cutting to their supply list. Equally, I am hoping that crafters who might be more traditional scrapbooker or card makers will use some of this collection to step deeper into the world of mixed media.

Many of the elements in the collection are designed to work together and you can mixed and match among the products to create something that is altogether your own.

You can head over to the Spellbinders blog to see my process behind this piece and find some ways to take commercial products and make them your own. NOW incorporates the following items from my collection:
Drip Drop Die Set
Robo Square Die Set
French Text Rubber Stamp
Spellbinders is highlighting my collection all this month and has already posted several projects created by other artists. I love the fact that my products lend themselves to many styles and really allow the user to express their inner artist -- no matter in what genre that might be.
From Julia Watts... See the full tutorial here.
From Debi Adams... See the full tutorial here.

Spellbinders: Order Up

I am so very excited to share the news that my first line of mixed media products from Spellbinders is now beginning to ship. The collection is now available online in the Spellbinders shop and through many other online retailers as well. The items will also be carried internationally in many retail art and craft stores. Some parts of the collection may even soon find their way into my online shop.

Over the course of the next few weeks, I will be highlighting some of the products -- and the many different ways that they can be used in your creative process. The collection was designed to be highly versatile so that the components can be a part of your work no matter what your style might be. And many of the different items all work together so that you can easily mix and match within the collection.

SHINE
available for purchase in my online shop
Today on the Spellbinders blog I am sharing a step-by-step tutorial and ingredient list for Shine. 



Shine includes the following products from my collection:
Splatter Proof Die Set
Robo Ring Die Set
French Text Rubber Stamp
Turnarounds 1 Rubber Stamps

Field Notes from CHA

Sending out thanks to Maria Del Pinto from Craft Critique for her wonderful write-up and review of my new product line from Spellbinders. She visited my booth at CHA with her camera and captured the video below. Press play to get a flavor of the collection and to hear my thoughts about it.

The Week Links: 91

Join me every Sunday when I share some of my favorite links I discovered in the previous week. Earlier posts in the series can be found here.

And here is Week 91...


1. These Machine Mad days. Have you seen this vintage wallpaper-making video going around?


2. Did you know that MoMA has launched a free (as long as you do not want a certificate), online photography class?

3. Want to know how Gwen Lafleur made this stunning reliquary? Follow along step-by-step here.

4. 16 designers share their favorite notebooks.

5. Top 10 art journaling tools from Somerset Place. Thrilled that my stamp line is included.

6. 10 artists who contemporize the ancient craft of embroidery, including Izziyana Suhaimi.

7. Came across two older blog posts (1 and 2) highlighting the work of Miroslav Tichy, a Czech photographer that took surreptitious photos using cameras handmade from found objects. Love his photos but love his cameras even more.

Top 10 Art Journaling Tools

So very appreciative to have my Impression Obsession stamps included as 1 of the top 10 art journaling tools in this post on Somerset Place, the blog for Stampington & Company. 

To say that I am in some good company on this list is an understatement. Check it out and see how many items on their list are also on yours!

Lost and Found

Yesterday I posted about the release of a new book from Roxanne Evans Stout: Storytelling with Collage: Techniques for Layering, Color and Texture

Roxanne invited a number of guest artists to create artwork and share their stories. I am so pleased to have been asked to be part of this wonderful book and to have contributed Lost and Found.

As I walk through the world, I am always on the lookout for the lost. 

I seek objects with a history that have been discarded.

Every find is a true treasure that makes my heart beat just a bit faster.

Each object comes with its own history that will now continue rather than end.

All the pieces await their turn, at the ready for the time when they are needed to complete an artwork. Sometimes that is immediate but most times, the wait is long.

The objects don't seem to mind.

Storytelling

There is a new book in town.  Storytelling with Collage: Techniques for Layering, Color and Texture
I am so happy for Roxanne Evans Stout whose first book has just been released by North Light Books. Storytelling with Collage is a special book that brings Roxanne's unique sense of creative style to life. Roxanne is well known for staging and photographing her own signature and stunning vignettes and this book is filled with these inspirational and educational images. 
Taking the definition of collage way beyond what is typically found in a single book, individual chapters cover collaging with textured papers, fabric, stitching, found objects, photos and images, nature, color, wax and metal. Threaded throughout the book are inspirational artist stories, step-by-step projects, sidebar notes, and tasks to complete. Gorgeous imagery is everywhere.

Congratulations Roxanne, on a book to inspire.

The Week Links: 90

Join me every Sunday when I share some of my favorite links I discovered in the previous week. Earlier posts in the series can be found here.

And here is Week 90...


1. Shared this one before but it is worth a second take: Where They Create shares images of the studio spaces of creatives along with short interviews. I can't get enough of these.

2. In love with everything about this artwork from Jenny Marples. And she even shares details of how she made it.

3.  Are you a Spiritualist, Gardener, Collector or Explorer? Find out by downloading the Sandberg Trend Report.

4. Sign up now to be able to receive a free copy of a new eBook, Around the World With 80 Artists, coming to Amazon on April 15.

5. Here is a video primer on PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics -- my go-to paints, especially for art journaling. Get a load of these colors...


6. Always inspired by the work that Rae Missigman posts on her Instagram feed.


7. The Pulse is back and I want you to be a part of it. Read the call for participants here.