Stamping is among the most popular artistic techniques because its uses are virtually limitless. No matter what medium they work in, artists and decorators alike can use stamping to create one-of-a-kind pieces with simple techniques. This follow-up book to "The Stamp Artist's Project Book" highlights cutting edge techniques and materials used in this arena. It includes projects for everything from stamping in polymer clay, to stamped metal jewellery, from using stamps to create an "aged" look on papers and letters to a stamped artist's journal and from stamped furniture to stamped glass charms. Covering the gamut of stamp know-how, from basic tools to professional tips to an extensive resource list, this how-to guide should be of use to any artist who wants to incorporate the latest new techniques and trends in his or her work.
Ricë writes. She has written everything from a collection of poetry for her master's thesis to newspaper articles to grouchy letters to the editor of the local newspaper and everything you can think of in between: the occasional artist bio, blog rants, how-to instructions. The current fabulous gigs include writing artist profiles for "Art Doll Quarterly," "Art Journaling," "Art Quilting Studio," "Belle Armoire," "Belle Armoire Jewelry," and "Somerset Studio"--which allows her to indulge in one of her other passions: asking nosy questions--and five books, including her newest, "Destination: Creativity, The Life-Altering Journey of the Art Retreat" and her other two most recent titles, "Creative Time and Space" and the best-selling "Living the Creative Life," all by North Light Books.
(She also taught college English, so not being able to create italics for those titles makes her a little nuts.)
She blogs at her own blog, "Notes from the Voodoo Cafe," and at "The Creative Life," her blog on her publisher's website, CreateMixedMedia.com, where you can find a new post every MWF. Her own website is voodooandzen.com, and there you can find links to interviews, talks about creativity, and a whole bunch of other amazing and fascinating stuff, including a video answering Frequently Asked Questions.
Ricë interviews artists of all kinds for podcasts at "Notes from the Voodoo Lounge," available on her blog, at CreateMixedMedia.com, and through iTunes.
Whew.
