Category Archives: paper and collage

artist and color research

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Claire Louise

Color is ALWAYS a conscience choice that the artist has to confront when making a new piece.  sculptors, painters, costume designers, graphic artists, photographers, etc. all deal with color and make color choices based on what they intend the viewer … Continue reading →

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Color Project, Part 1: Paste Paper

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Claire Louise

Paste paper is a decorated or textured paper that is made by mixing pigment and a paste mixture called wheat paste together.  After applying the pigment paste mixture, patterns are created with several tools that move the pigment around the … Continue reading →

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celebrate love today and always!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Claire Louise

happy love everyone!  i thought i’d share what i made for my love for valentine’s day.  hopefully it will inspire those of you who are tired of v-day cards from walgreens and red construction paper hearts. i made lucky stars … Continue reading →

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poetic alterations

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Claire Louise

last week i led a workshop at Urbana Free Public Library for a group of 15 or so high schoolers.  i wanted them to pick a children’s book and remake it into a a small book of 5 – 10 … Continue reading →

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book arts at Hook Pottery Paper

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Claire Louise

for the past couple days i’ve been working in Andrea Peterson’s studio finishing a book, Anamorpho.  yesterday we beat a cotton rag and recycled paper blend and added pigment to warm it and a denim thread for hints of blue. … Continue reading →

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pink pages

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Claire Louise

      the paper is cotton rag with a handful of blue jean and colored pink with red and burnt umber pigments.  the images are recycled from another project involving collage and image transfer onto white cotton rag paper. … Continue reading →

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