Artful Ways With Mixed Media

Produce a variety of effects using paint, found images, wax, cardboard, wire, leaves, newspaper, stencils, stamps, and more

Inspiration and step-by-step-instructions for 23 mixed-media projects

Create imagery for scrapbooking, cards, altered books, and artwork

Learn to combine texture, line, and color in mixed-media collage, altered art, and montage. This lavishly illustrated book makes this popular form of expression accessible to people of all skill levels. Beautiful photographs of 23 mixed-media pieces are accompanied by step-by-step instructions explaining the materials and techniques used in each piece. The stunning layered projects will get readers' creative juices flowing and inspire them to experiment in this unique and versatile form.

Monique Day-Wilde is a textile designer and the coauthor (with Angie Franke) of 9 books, including Quick Art, Fabulous Fabric Paint, Outside Art, and Paint on Paper, as well as numerous magazine articles. She lectures in textiles and graphic design and teaches painting techniques for fabric and canvas. She lives in South Africa and blogs at http://www.moniquedaywilde.co.za/blog. Angie Franke teaches art classes in several disciplines from her home studio and does liturgical art commissions. She is the coauthor (with Monique Day-Wilde) of 9 craft books. She lives in South Africa.