An Artful Journey: Hawaii
Imagine spending nearly a week making art in a Hawaiian rain forest! Travel along with author Nancy Welch as she and 25 other artists from two countries and nine US states learn to make traditional Hawaiian crafts using fibers from local plants.

Batik Backgrounds
Have you ever wanted to make background papers with the exotic look of the Far East? It's easy by applying a variation of the batik technique to handmade papers.

Artist Portfolio: Sherrill Kahn
She has 30 years experience teaching fine art and graphics, and her airbrush paintings, colored pencil drawings, and pen-and-ink illustrations are of the finest quality. So what's Sherrill Kahn doing these days in her art studio? Rubber stamping, of course!

Fantasy Necklaces
Concluding her article on shrink plastic (which began in the May/June 2000 issue), Sherrill Kahn teaches how to make gorgeous "fantasy necklaces" with crocheted fibers, beads, and beautifully stamped and painted shrink-art charms.

Travel Art Journals
Enrich your travel experiences by capturing your memories in a travel art journal's let Lynne Perrella teach you how!


Barbara Fletcher's Cast Paper Animals
Barbara creates masks, sculptures, and wall and pedestal pieces from cast paper that she dyes by hand.

In Every Issue: The Lively Art of Lettering!
Eight pages packed with calligraphy art and articles! Read about Teri Marie Kahan's brush-lettered Exemplar, Judy Black's recycled book, Gerry Jackson Kerdok's blooper cards, quill tips and quips, the Cyberscribes round robin, great web sites, and much more.

Plus many more wonderful articles.