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Artwork by Lynne
Perrella graces the
cover of this issue.
Read her article, Quite
White, found on page
41 of this issue.

For the Record ...

Nov/Dec 2005
•Art stamps used for the Elegant Venezia artists' paper design are by Maureen Blackman.
In This Issue...

Layers of Romance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
by Gretchen Ebersol
Build layers of romance by using paints, torn papers, and romantic embellishments.

Tinnies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
by Lisa Kaus
Transform an ordinary tin can into an adorable tinny.

Quite White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
by Lynne Perrella
Join Lynne Perrella on a journey of discovery as she explores her favoritecolor, white.

Pixie’s Folly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
by Sandra Evertson
The author of Fanciful Paper Projects shares elements and techniques to build a whimsical pixie atop a papiér mâché box.

Dream Art Pendants . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
by Maria Teresa Stoa
Faux-metal techniques are easy to achieve with this unique project.

Framed to Fit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
by Tonia Davenport
Learn techniques to elegantly and economically frame artwork of any kind.

Love Portal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
by Darene Schaper
The art of assemblage and juxtaposition.

Books of Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
by Kay Williamson
Embellished Style Stones make the perfect covers for these miniature books.
 
 


136
Catalog Collection

140
Destinations

139
Online Connections

 

Sylvia Bissonette
Cover and pages pages 8-9, 17, 22-23, 41, 68-69, 92, 98-99, 101-102, 105-106, and 109-110.

Lorin Bache Photography
Pages 6, 12-15, 18-20, 34-35, 40, 42-49, 54-63, 70, 76 83, 93-94, 100, 103-104, 107-108, and 111-113.

Emily Arata
Page 1.

Exemplar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
by Naomi Lesberg

With One Palette: VANILLA, CHOCOLATE, COPPER, BURNT ROSE . . . . . . . . . 8
by Maureen Blackman

With One Stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Artwork by Anita Byers, Debbi Baker, Roann Mathis, and Diana Twedt
Story by Jana Holstein

Artist Portfolio: Melissa Zink . . . . . 24
by Ricë Freeman-Zachery

The Lively Art of Lettering . . . . . . . 33
by Our Readers
Featuring glorious lettering art, advanced calligraphy projects, and some quick and-easy techniques.

Editor’s Picks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
by Jenny Doh
A review of must-have products for the art and craft enthusiast.

Expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Our readers flaunt their extraordinary talents in papercrafting, book arts, art stamping, and lettering arts.

The Last Page:
Food for the Soul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
by Melody M. Nuñez

Letter From the Editor . . . . . . . . . . .1
by Jenny Doh

Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
by Our Readers
Book Reviews

The Business of Art . . . . . . . . . . . .10
by Quinn McDonald

On Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
How you can be published in Somerset Studio.

Enlighten Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
by Sylvia Valle

Gatherings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Convention Listings

Anticipations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Next Issue Offerings

Sample Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Resource Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Advertiser Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Artists’ Papers
& Collage Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . Inserts

Live Overflowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
by Rick Laney
The amazing journals of the late Dan Eldon.

Passion for Polaroids . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Artwork by Terry Berg
Story by Jenny Doh
Add one-of-a-kind artwork with emulsion transfers.

White & Whiteness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
An examination of race relations through art.
Artwork by Janie Pinterits
Story by Jenny Doh

The ATC Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Artwork by Amy Blandford
Story by Jenny Doh

Funky Journal Skirts . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
by Ricë Freeman-Zachery

I Keep Your Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
by Mindy Carpenter
Beautifully decorated boxes to store your most treasured letters.

Artists’ Reflections on 2005. . . . . . . 67
by Somerset Studio Artists

Below are some pages from Somerset Studio, January/February 2006.
Explore the rich color palette of chocolate, vanilla, copper and burnt rose with artist Maureen Blackman.
Turn ordinary tin cans into adorable “tinnies” with paints, papers, and whimsical embellishments.
Lynne Perrella assembles paper dolls in layers of her favorite color: white.
Terry Berg takes you on a journey of discovery as she shows you a glimpse of her passion for Polaroid emulsion transfers.
By covering old cigar boxes with papers, ribbons and other findings, Mindy Carpenter safely and beautifully tucks away every letter that she receives.
Artist Portfolio: Melissa Zink
by Rice Freeman-Zachery
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