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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: F & W Publications (January 5, 2006)
  • ISBN:1581806965
  • Dim:10.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 in.
  • Average Customer Review: 5 Stars  (Amazon.com)

    • To order your copy: You can find and order Art Stamping Workshop at any of your favorite online booksellers, as well as your local bookstores or stamp stores. North Light Books distributes internationally

 

  
Book Description

Art Stamping Workshop: Create Hand-Carved Stamps for Unique Projects on Paper, Fabric, Polymer Clay and More

This inspiring guide takes stamping to a whole new level of artistry. Ideal for the rapidly growing number of rubber stampers, fabric artists, polymer clay enthusiasts, greeting card crafters and book makers, Art Stamping Workshop shows readers how to carve their own stamps and create a range of sophisticated and personalized effects on projects of all kinds.

This one-of-kind book includes:

-A detailed section on materials and techniques

-Complete, step-by-step demonstrations and templates for carving stamps out of soft carving blocks (it's surprisingly easy!) and other materials

-Ideas for incorporating a range of media, including beads, wire, commercial stamps, textiles, found objects and more

-22 projects that demonstrate how to blend stamping, printing techniques and mixed media to adorn jewelry, journals, scrapbooks, paper, ceramic tile, gourds, ornaments and fabric

-A gallery of more advanced artwork from some of the biggest names in this genre

Readers can easily adapt the instructions to suit their own projects and styles, and they will delight in the artistic approach to crafting this book provides

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Book also available through North Light Book Club and Stampington&Co.'s online bookshelf,  The Shoppe at Somerset.   Check the book review.

                       
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  • Paperback: 280 pages
  • Publisher: Mesa Point Publishing  (June 17, 2002)
  • ISBN:0971890102
  • Dim:11.0 x 8.5 x 0.7in.
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 Stars  (Amazon.com)
  

 

  
Book Description

Holy Moly Mackeroly!   From 3 Art Stamps to The Smithsonian
Reflections on the Business of Art and the Art of Life

This book is about the process of creating a craft business and meeting the real challenges that you face along the way.

Not just another "technique" or "business how-to" book in the usual sense, Gloria Page has done something entirely new -- to write a memoir-style book and tell the story from personal experience. It offers a refreshing and cogent new approach that will inspire anyone. This book perhaps belongs in the self-help/motivation section as much as in the business aisle.

Starting anything new, whatever it may be, can take a certain amount of courage and support. Gloria addresses the challenges, whether it be tackling money issues and production systems, or setting up a studio. All of the practical topics are discussed as well: websites, reps, wholesale/ retail, art and craft shows, galleries, getting artwork published, teaching classes, etc. She weighs in on touchy topics with candor and humor -- from the fear of becoming a "starving artist" to the genuine problem of facing boredom in continually cranking it out. Once again this book takes a unique turn. All throughout, Gloria offers illuminating reflections from her own diverse experiences on the more internal aspects of "the art life".

A special inclusion in the book are the accounts of friends of the author, invited to share with you their own stories in order to broaden this experience. Yes, dreams can come true! And you hear about them.

The book is full of enthusiasm, honesty, encouragement, and respect for anyone with sincere hopes and the willingness to try new things. Without doubt, it will help to supply the vision and to point the way. By providing useful tools to work with and focusing on the significant people, moments, and pivotal decisions that anyone encounters, this book will surely inspire personal reflection and hope.

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More Info at Amazon.com and  The Shoppe at Somerset.

And, of course, there's the Yahoo! Holy Moly Mackeroly group.

 
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