Studio 2
Creative community through sustainable art
Tag: mixed media
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And Then There Were Two- Alice in Wonderland Shadowbox Process
…And then there were two. As I prepare for market, every free day off needs to net something new. Where yesterday there was one, now we have two. Here are a few iphone photos from the process: A few more photos from the process: Additional photos on this process can be found here. As…
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Alice – Work in progress
Work in progress. This is my second go-round of a bigger, better, Alice piece. (The first one sold, but you can view the WIP on Studio 2’s Instagram page) A bit about my process: I collect vintage and antique illustrated books. Children books are my absolute favorite. I then meticulously razor cut out these…
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Peripheral Shifts: A Group Book Art Exhibition (and how my latest body of work is still untitled)
I recently had work displaying as part of a group Book Arts Exhibition through Quad City Arts. Now that the work is complete and I’ve managed to miss every other major exhibition deadline, I felt like this would be a good time to post the finished work *laughs*. For hi-resolution imagery (and an effort to…
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Peripheral Shifts: A Book Arts Exhibit
I’ve been on social hibernation mode, hiding away for the past few months in my studio, working on my latest body of work. I was so distracted, that I completely forgot to document it. Or tell anyone about the opening event. Or do any of the media-esque type things PR things that I usually enjoy…
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I Am Building A Forest: Completed Stop-Motion
I looked at the first blog post I wrote about the beginning of this project and realized with surprise that it was nearly 6 months ago. Time flies when you’re having fun I suppose. Below is the finished animation of my pet-project-turned-mild-obsession I Am Building A Forest. I Am Building A Forest will be part…
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I A Buidling A Forest.
It’s 3 am. I’m wide awake in my studio, finally slowing down a bit. I started a new project. 😀 I am building a forest. A continuation of my Illustration work (I think.) Remember this? 🙂 Take papercut ink drawings. Insert found objects, old book pages, yellowed paper. Make it 3d. Put it on a…
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Become: A 3d mixed-media papercut collage
Another papercut collage. Inspired by: tromping in the woods, building forts, finding mushrooms, wild imaginations, and plant life cycles. Media: micron pens, brush/ink, markers, tracing paper, acrylic paint. Part of the upcoming Rock.Paper.Scissors. show. This original artwork has been sold. Check more of my papercut work in my Etsy shop. Looking for more inspiration? Check out…
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Unearth: A 3D mixed media papercut collage
Another papercut collage. Inspired by: Sea-life, the ocean, growth, travel, and navigation. Media: micron pens, brush/ink, collage, markers. Part of the upcoming Rock.Paper.Scissors. show. Invite yourself here. <3
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Travel Sketch 15: Beauty of the Bahamas Part 2
Pardon the momentary lack of posting! Spring break is over. Literally over, today is my last day and tomorrow begins the mad dash to the end of the semester. I wasn’t nearly as productive as I needed to be over break, but hey, who is? It’s finally starting to warm up! (Although cloudy, boo! X()…
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Grow: A Mixed Media 3D Papercut Collage
The second piece  in my tentatively-titled “Moments” series. The title is almost there. I’m getting sooo close, I can feel it! Coming soon This one has a few more layers of depth than the previous piece, Memory(stream)flows. 😀 Inspiration: Memories- how they shift with time, are fragile, fleeting, dream-like, simultaneous and shifty. Perspective-how everyone’s is unique,…