Overview

"Learn how to create adorable mixed-media art to send to loved ones, friends, and even strangers via snail mail-then share in the happiness it brings. Author Sarah J. Gardner has made it her mission to help others find their creativity and inspiration through mixed-media art. In Share Your Joy, she offers her idea for how to share joy via handmade postcards, note cards, and other items that can be mailed to anyone around the world and put a smile on their face. That's where Sarah gets her joy, and with the techniques and step-by-step projects in this book, she will help you find it too. Working on papers you have painted and that can be drawn and painted over (what Sarah calls ""art papers""), you will learn to use collage, stenciling, found objects, watercolor and acrylic paints, and more to create art to share with others. Included in the book are: Step-by-step projects for making shareable art Interviews with ""art swappers"" who've sent and received art for years Inspirational prompts, quotes, and affirmations to keep your creativity levels up Suggestions for how to make inspirational journals and sketchbooks to work inside Experience the fun and happiness of making shareable, mixed-media art with Share Your Joy!"

Full Product Details

Author:   Sarah J. Gardner
Publisher:   Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint:   Walter Foster Publishing
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780760383094

ISBN 10:   076038309
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   07 September 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Mixed-Media Toy Box The Art Paper Obsession Art Paper #1 - Single Color with Texture Art Paper #2 - Patterns of Painty “Marks” Art Paper #3 - High-Contrast Doodles Art Paper #4 - Tiny Watercolor Marks Art Paper #5 - Sheer Watery Leaves Art Paper #6 - Wistful Watercolor Art Paper #7 - Playing with Inks Art Paper #8 - Stenciled Layers The Shareable Projects Shareable Project #1 - Sewn Collage Postcards Shareable Project #2 - Painted Layers Postcards Hanna Andersson and the iHanna - DIY Postcard Swap Shareable Project #3 - Polka Dot Artist Trading Cards Shareable Project #4 - Woven Paper Artist Trading Cards Shareable Project #5 - Watercolor Rainbow Greeting Card Shareable Project #6 - Abstract Collage Note Card Real Art Connections: A Conversation about Sharing Joy with Jana Clinard-Harris Shareable Project #7 - Valentine Paper Mobile Shareable Project #8 - Intention Journals Shareable Project #9 - Embellished Envelopes Ideas for Sharing Your Art (Joy) Resources Pullouts Acknowledgments About the Author  

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“Gardner’s projects are an art-supply lover’s dream, allowing for exploration of color and pattern and effects.” * BookPage *

Author Information

"Sarah J. Gardner is a mother, practicing lawyer, and self-taught artist in Southern California. She works with mixed media and seeks to help others who want to explore their creativity and play with art supplies. She has taught art since 2007 and hosted art camps for her daughter and their friends, which inspired her to create art ""play dates"" for adults as well. Her website is juicy-s.net."

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