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  • Winter Creative Updates: Workshops and Events

    Winter Creative Updates: Workshops and Events

    Greetings Fellow Creatives! Meg with Studio 2 Makings here dropping a chilly late January line in an attempt to stay warm this winter. We’re almost through. Stay focused, we got this! We’ve got some news on events new and old, a fun creative collage challenge, and some behind the scenes studio projects to discuss in…

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  • Learn Mixed Media Art: 5 Collage Techniques with Free Digital Downloads

    Learn Mixed Media Art: 5 Collage Techniques with Free Digital Downloads

    New or experienced artists alike, we all benefit from experimentation and creative play in our artwork. Welcome to the digital resource hub for MMM: Not Your Average Collage Class! Here you can find the 5 mixed media techniques we learned in-workshop for your future reference.

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  • What is Eco Art?

    What is Eco Art?

    We were recently invited to the Wild Ones Quad Cities Symposium at The Hauberg Estates to share all about Eco Art! Eco Art is such a wide genre of art making. What follows is a more in depth exploration on Eco Art that may not have been able to fit in the confines of a…

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  • And Then There Were Two- Alice in Wonderland Shadowbox Process

    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

    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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  • Spring Song.

    Spring Song.

    A few new deadlines and a case of the winter blues nets for a breath of fresh air in the studio: Follow me on Instagram: @mega7meg @studiono2

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  • I Am Building A Forest: Showtime!

    The exhibition opening for I Am Building A Forest is in 3 days. AhhhH! Here’ What I’ve been up to via Instagram (you fucking hipster.): It’s so strange, and feels so GOOD to have a vision that I’ve had stuck in my head forever, come to life right in front of me. I can’t wait…

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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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  • Venus Envy 2012

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  • I Am Building A Forest: Light Test

    A continuation in my ridiculous adventure in stop motion animation. Things are starting to get reeeeeeally exciting. ๐Ÿ˜€ A good friend of mine is well on her way to finishing the highly anticipated forest-tromping character. And tonight (it’s about 3am, eek!) a most awesome art-music jam session was had- and we got a feel for…

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