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For mixed-media artists, anything goes when it comes to their artwork, so it’s not unusual to find fabric mixed amongst paint, paper, plastic, and many other mediums. Here at Stampington & Company, we publish a variety of m...
The wonderful thing about mixed-media is that anything goes, from materials, to topics, to techniques. But sometimes when you are faced with so many possibilities, you freeze with indecision. We’ve compiled 20 quick and easy te...
Stamps seem to be straightforward art supplies: apply some paint or ink, press onto a surface, and you get an image. But how mixed-media artists use stamps is anything but basic. Stamping in mixed-...
From ancient inscriptions to medieval illuminated manuscripts and now to mixed-media and digital art, the use of text as a visual component in art has been around for centuries. Text art, when combined with various techniques i...
What seamlessly blends artistry, writing, and personal reflection? Art journaling goes beyond creating aesthetically pleasing pages. As a form of self-expression with multiple therapeutic benefits, it provides a safe and suppor...
Picture a worn book, its weathered pages telling stories of a bygone era, now infused with a vibrant new identity. What was once a vessel of literature has turned into a canvas for creativity. Altered books are a distinctive mi...
Found object art began to take shape in 1912 when Picasso made his cubist constructions from various scavenged materials, adding such things as matchboxes and newspapers. Dada and surrealist artists then made extensive use of f...
