Customer Reviews

Collage Lost and Found: Creating Unique Projects With Vintage Ephemera

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I think this book is an excellent resource for those of us who are new to collage or altered art. Her instructions are clear and complete. The book covers many different projects from greeting cards and soldered jewelry to shrines and collaging onto sheet metal. She even gives directions on making your own chains for the jewelry. I especially like the quick and easy projects like collaging in tiny tins and making magnets out of glass marbles--very nice for gift giving. Her sample art is beautiful, and I didn't find her work to be mostly sepia tones and muted colors as another reviews says. I love vintage so maybe I'm biased.
This is a book you can pick up and right away get started creating beautiful vintage art.

I enjoyed everything about this book. I love Collage using Vintage materials
and found many helpful suggestions, and easy instructions for projects such
jewlery made from glass slides, making paperweights, shrine from a cigar box,
altered book covers, you name it, this book has it. This book is my new favorite
in my library of many "How to" art books.

It you are interested in vintage altered art and collage this book is for you...good part of the book is working with tools. the instructions aer clear, the pictures helpful and the examples inspiring for everyone. For those who have done collage for a while the best part fo the book talks about using family history and culture in your work as well as some great ideas about where to find different materials.

I believe everyone should indulge in their culture and make some art. Josie has not only done that with this book, but offers oodles of ideas to inspire others to do so too. The projects are unique and the presentation is beautiful, great directions too. Way to go, Josie!

Even if you never complete one of the projects in this book, it is stunning to look through and is so inspirational. The book is filled with tips, ideas and very easy to follow instructions. A key buy for any crafter!

This is a great book. I am only about 1/4 of the way through the book and have enjoyed reading about the projects. The photographs are fabulous and the instruction will be easy to follow. I am anxious to get going......

I enjoyed seeing how vintage ephemera can be incorporated into a new piece of art. Although collage and altered art are not my typical media, I was very inspired to try it. There are wonderful illustrations in this text and great ideas for how to create different effects. I have revisited this book often and it will continue to inspire my pieces.

This book is lovely. The photos are clear and the instructions are as well. It is a great resource for making something different. There are many ideas and finished products to jump-start your imagination. Nicely laid out and balanced with instructions and photos.

Usually I buy these types of books and page through them - loving the pictures, but never thinking it is something I could actually do. With this book I immediately went and purchased some materials and sat down and tried some of the simpler ideas. I love how the author took the time to make clear step-by-step instructions and included a LOT of pictures for the steps. There are projects that are very simple (magnets) to things much more complicated. I think there's something for everyone.

I bought this book because I am interested in collage. My interest lies mostly in ATCs (artist trading cards), and I was hoping to find some techniques here that I could scale down and use.

There are lots of nice examples and instructions, but I found myself getting overwhelmed in some sections. Plus, I would probably have to buy a lot of supplies for some of the projects (especially the ones that involve soldering). I've read through much of the book, and I'm trying to remember what I liked and didn't like about it. What I've realized is that the projects must not be all that memorable (at least not to me) because few examples come to mind!

I suppose, for inspiration, it's an okay book to have. And if you're looking at doing three-dimensional collages or other altered artwork, it's just fine. It just wasn't quite what I was looking for.