Synopses & Reviews
Review
"The ideas are inspirational. The book makes you want to go and grab your markers...and play. It's so inventive and wonderful." CraftLit: A Podcast for Crafters Who Love Books
Synopsis
Featuring artwork from a wide range of contributors, this resource explores creative self-portraits through fun and easy exercises and essays that instruct and inspire artists working in all media. Examples of collage, fiber arts, and mixed-media artwork offer visual inspiration while essays throughout the book act as a guide to personal and artistic self-discovery. Step-by-step techniques and creative prompts are used to direct artists through different approaches to creating self-portraits while exercises utilizing collage, drawing, photography, and stitching will jump-start the creative process and get ideas flowing on paper and fabric, encouraging artists to express themselves in new ways.
About the Author
Cate Coulacos Prato is an editor for
Cloth Paper Scissors and
Quilting Arts Magazine. She lives in West Boylston, Massachusetts.