Creative Collage for Crafters: Techniques, Projects, Inspirations [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Katherine Duncan Aimone (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
“Collage remains an exciting medium for stampers. A materials list and full instructions accompany each project, after a helpful introductory section on techniques, composition and other preliminaries. Excellent gallery art...provides inspiration. As an avid beginner or knowledgeable stamper, you’ll find this...ideal for a weekend of creativity.”—RubberStampMadness.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books; illustrated edition edition (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579901735
• ISBN-13: 978-1579901738
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,172,161 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine Artist looks at Creative Collage for Crafters, January 19, 2001

By	Carole Bleistein (Seattle, Washington USA) - See all my reviews

Katherine Duncan Aimone has done a great job of skillfully presenting collage as a craft with wonderful illustrations. As a fine art collage artist I was pleased to be included in the book even though it is primarily for those working at the craft level. There is a Gallery section showing the fine art potential of collage that will perhaps encourage those beginning to raise the bar and try to create something in the fine art realm. This is a beautiful book to look at and even better to read. For the person interested in collage Katherine illustrates many ways to experiment ending in something you will be proud of. For the person interested in carrying it further the information is there to learn about the elements of art along with the deifferent approaches to collage. This is a great book that will catch you by surprise with the carefully chosen content. I highly recommend it to both non-professionals as well as professionals. Carole Bleistein n.c.s. Regional Director Northwest Collage Society

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful ideas - and beautifully presented. Inspiring!, September 13, 2006

By	Song & story lover (Midwest, USA) - See all my reviews

This book was an inspiration for me to begin creating collages for several friends planning memorial services for their family members. I found that the process of collecting the materials together with the family was a special time for them (materials included everything from photos to flowers from a dried bridal bouquet, to hankerchiefs, jewelry, and even a piece of a blotter with doodles). And on each occasion, the collage became a treasured keepsake for the family after the service. So, I'm grateful to this book for its inspirational effect on me -- I've found several new areas to explore thanks to this book.

There are some really unique ideas here (like the CD collages and the collage-covered table) that go beyond many books on collage that I've come across. Lark Books does tend to be very reliable (in my experience anyway - I have several craft books from Lark). The books tend to have experienced crafters/artists as authors, and there is attention paid to process and to one's working environment as well as to projects. Materials lists and photographs are always of high quality, and that is the case with CREATIVE COLLAGE FOR CRAFTERS too.

I don't think it's possible to look through this book without being inspired to try at least ONE new collage technique -- this book is terrific. One of the nicest I've seen, and I've collected a good many over the years. I particularly like the 'Hunting and Gathering' chapter that encourages you to open your eyes to completely new kinds of materials. It was while reading that chapter that I had my 'aha!' moment when I came up with the idea for Memorial Collages.

Artwork and crafting is such a personal thing that any review of this book will naturally be highly subjective. Taking that into consideration, I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves to do collage and is seeking new inspiration. You will definitely find it here!

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Reality Check, February 6, 2004

By A Customer

This book is just OK..rather blah compared to other books on the subject of collage. Before buying this book based on the previous review (which was written by a self-promoting "fine art collage artist" who's work is included in this book) Go to a library and look inside to see for yourself. Honestly, I found nothing new or exciting to make this worth the money. You can get as much inspiration by looking up the word *collage* in a dictionary. I do give 2 stars for the attempt to reach a larger than typical audience of this art. And to the crafters out there, don't let anyone talk down to you about your "level", creative spirit is fabulous any way you express it.