Home Contact Us Help Free delivery worldwide. Art at the Speed of Life: Description Need high-energy inspiration when your life gets crazy and your art keeps getting pushed to the back burner? Offering terrific mixed-media art projects, as well as tips for getting organized and inspired, Art at the Speed of Life is a treasure chest of ideas for the artist whose creative goals sometimes get stymied by the frantic pace of modern life.
Author and mixed-media artist Pam Carriker proves that art and life can coexist peacefully, productively, and happily.
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Making things every day can be a joyful reality instead of just wishful thinking. The projects are inspiring, yet easy to complete on a tight schedule, and include techniques such as assemblage, image transfer, and collage. A bonus seven-day journal project helps you track your work as you go. With a unique combination of time management tips and advice, inspiring essays, and projects designed to fit into busy schedules, Art at the Speed of Life will help you live your dream of making art every day. The Best Books of Check out the top books of the year on our page Best Books of Product details Format Paperback pages Dimensions x x 12mm Looking for beautiful books?
Visit our Beautiful Books page and find lovely books for kids, photography lovers and more. Table of contents Introduction: Living the Artful Life 1. I want to be an artist when I grow up 2. So many supplies, so little time 3. The working artist 6. Art on the go 7. Reclaim your creative time Resources About the contributors show more.
Review quote Inventive mixed-media artist Pam Carriker takes you on a journey to discover your own inspiration and creativity by showing you how easy it is to make beautiful, personal art every day using easily accessible materials such as paper, pencil and paint. These are mostly quick-make projects using up all the day-to-day 'bits' that we keep just in case there is a time when we can find a use for them.
If this sounds familiar to you then now is the chance to use up that 'too good to throw away' item, saved tissue paper, or that inspirational piece of polystyrene lurking at the back of the cupboard! And being creative can fall further down the pecking order when there are more pressing chores to be done. But this book goes some of the way to making you rethink your priorities and fit in art every day. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Art at the Speed of Life: Need high-energy inspiration when your life gets crazy and your art keeps getting pushed to the back burner?
Offering terrific mixed-media art projects, as well as tips for getting organized and inspired, Art at the Speed of Life is a treasure chest of ideas for the artist whose creative goals sometimes get stymied by the frantic pace of modern life. Author and mixed-media Need high-energy inspiration when your life gets crazy and your art keeps getting pushed to the back burner?
Author and mixed-media artist Pam Carriker proves that art and life can coexist peacefully, productively, and happily. Making things every day can be a joyful reality instead of just wishful thinking. The projects are inspiring, yet easy to complete on a tight schedule, and include techniques such as assemblage, image transfer, and collage. A bonus seven-day journal project helps you track your work as you go. With a unique combination of time management tips and advice, inspiring essays, and projects designed to fit into busy schedules, Art at the Speed of Life will help you live your dream of making art every day.
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View all 4 comments. Sep 01, Erin rated it liked it.
Art at the Speed of Life: motivation + inspiration for making mixed-media art every day
This book starts out with a great premise, and very inspirational words from the author and various artists. I like the handmade journal project that continues through the book, and I liked many of the projects included in the book. However, I found the instructions and photographs to be a bit lacking- they needed more detail to really explain the steps involved.
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I felt there were omissions in the explanations of these techniques that would be new to anyone who would potentially enjoy this book. I think they should have cut down on the "inspiration" from other artists and left more room for project pictures and instruction. Mar 20, Rikelle rated it it was amazing.
Can't wait to try some of the projects.
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Filled with lots of eye and soul candy. Dec 07, Sheila rated it liked it. A nudge for those of us who like making art but get stuck.
Feb 14, Megan rated it it was amazing Shelves: This is a fantastic book for anyone who is new to mixed media or art journaling. It is packed with projects, and well as various techniques and art inspiration from various artists. Nov 20, liberal sprinkles rated it really liked it Shelves: This book is filled with ideas, artists' thoughts and inspiration. I like the tips on maximizing the time you have to create art, especially the one on working on multiple backgrounds at the same time.
So easy, now why didn't I think of that? Many of the suggestions are, like this one, easily realizable and practical. Pam Carriker and her guest artists also share interesting techniques, nothing very new but all well-executed and explained. I did learn new techniques on making papier-mache dress This book is filled with ideas, artists' thoughts and inspiration.
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I did learn new techniques on making papier-mache dress collages and Carriker's quicker toilette papier mache, both of which I can't wait to try. I like how Carriker offers an easier and less time-consuming "Speed of Life" project as an alternative to each chapter's Artist Spotlight project, so if you're really strapped for time, you can try an different method to create a similar piece more quickly. The book is also chokeful of information but I sometimes found it a bit overwhemling - there's just so much going on.
Maybe I'm doing this too much on the go and not squeezing in enough time to absorb it all. Mar 18, Cara rated it it was amazing Shelves: It makes me want to make art messes all the time, and it makes me feel like I'd totally be awesome at it. It's also trying to make me feel like I can as in, have time and actually do it, but it hasn't quite gotten that far yet. I did buy paint, though. It's great bedtime reading, I loved starting at the projects and learning exactly how they were done, and it helped me start doing some collage.
Also, for some reason, nothing in it sticks in my mind at all, so I'll be able to use it for bedtime eye candy over and over! I just wish the cover was prettier. The picture they used for this book in the Interweave catalog the project on p. All the pieces are pretty, but they come together in sort of an aggressive feel with the lettering style. It doesn't match the feel of the book.
Maybe I should collage up my own as my next project. Dec 04, Deborah rated it really liked it Shelves: I love all the pictures and projects. I was very anxious to try the ten-minute journal. I am not familiar with watercolor paper, and I didn't know which weight of paper to buy and the book suggest a weight s.
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When I went to fold it multiple times I had problems and paper's folds became too thick, and I couldn't fold it. I placed a sack of flour on the fold to help fold the the paper but eventually, I gave up and I scored the paper along t I love all the pictures and projects. I placed a sack of flour on the fold to help fold the the paper but eventually, I gave up and I scored the paper along the folds and separated in thirds and prepared the pages this way and then recombined the pages.
Other than that, I do enjoy the book very much