Tag: collage artist
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The Day Job v My Creative Life
It’s not easy when you struggle to find the time and energy to create but you have to do something else to pay the bills. A real job. A proper job. A defined payday at the end of every month. I take issue with the phrase ‘work/life balance’ only because it implies that work isn’t…
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Making Altered Board Books
I began making collaged board books as a way of using up small scraps of paper rather than throwing them away. In the past I’ve put together handmade books using cardstock, binding the pages with embroidery thread, but using a readymade board book makes the process a little quicker (although it’s still a long process…
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Introducing myself and my art
Ephemera: objects that, when they were produced, were not intended to last a long time or were specially produced for one occasion [Cambridge Dictionary Online] Below: The first artwork I sold (on 20cm x 20cm paper) The blank page, like the blank canvas, can be a terrifying thing. So many possibilities, but also the potential…
Helen Kitson 