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Assemblage the DBAE Way (part one)
Beginning of a series of three articles on teaching assemblage the Discipline based Art Education way.
assemblage • repetition • analyze • technical • aspects

Autumn Assemblage Art
These projects are suitable for children and can be completed in art journals or on flat surfaces (canvas, drawing paper, and so on). Let's embrace this colorful season!
autumn art projects fall crafts children • autumn themes • mixed media art • assemblage • altered art

Alter a Cardboard Picture
How many times have you gone to a discount store and saw those cardboard pictures in plastic picture frames? They are are a great mixed-media art opportunities!
assemblage • embellishment • beading • decoupage • altered art

Altered Art Projects for Fall
The ideas outlined here are appropriate for kid's craft projects, as well as for mixed-media artists working in their creative spaces. Let's explore the art of autumn!
altered art project • object • autumn • fall • themed

Art Journal to Express Needs
Everyone has needs; there is no doubt about that. Expressing them is a difficult thing to do at times. Explore your needs in your art journal.
art journal prompt • art journal ideas • journal prompt • ephemera • collage

Art Words Defined
Sometimes, mixed media artists just need a swift kick in the inspirational rear when it comes to working in their art journals. That's the point of these prompts.
art journal • art project idea • prompt • idea • mixed media

Artist's Tool Kit: Game Pieces
It's happened to us all. We've got three or four game boxes with that, that or the other thing. Why keep them? It's trash, right? No way! Use these game pieces in art!!
altered art • assemblage art • atc • mixed media art • mixed media

Cut-Out Canvas Art Project
Most often, painters look at a canvas as a clean, solid surface waiting to have elements added to it while acting as a foundation. Not in a mixed-media artist's studio.
mixed media painting • assemblage art • niches • altered art • mixed media art

Leftover Makeover Art Project Idea
Do not throw those scraps away! Set them aside and use them for the projects outlined here. You will be surprised what you will come up with!
scrap art projects • assemblage art • art journal • altered book • collage

Project Planner: Magazine Clipping
Even though this is being categorized in the collage art section, magazine clippings serve as an exciting "tool" for many mixed media art projects. Let's talk about some
mixed media • mixed media art • mixed media arts • assemblage art • collage art

Use Autumn Events In Art Journals
We're wrapping up October and, with that, come festivals, parties and other autumn activities. Let's bring in the season using art journals!
autumn art project • art journal ideas • prompt • mixed media art • assemblage

The Road Into Infinite Wonder: Carlos Castaneda discovers innumerable worlds in the aura of dreams.(Part IV).
In the text of his novels, Carlos Castaneda described a world of magic and wonder. Don Juan became a sort of spiritual mentor for the young Carlos Castaneda, and offered him several techniques to use to enhance his ability to tap into this other world. What were some of these techniques, and how did Carlos Castaneda use them ? We will dive deeper into these other worlds and observe the ways that the author chose to access these magical places.
carlos castaneda • tensegrity • magical passes • the active side of infinity • a seperate reality

Artists Date Idea #4
In keeping with a lot of your goals to go on Artist Dates through use of Julia Cameron's book, The Artist's Way, I'll be presenting Artist Date Ideas weekly.
artist date • artist date idea • paint chips • paint chip art • assemblage art

Don't Throw That Away!
Don't throw those pieces of cardboard from food boxes or other boxes gathered from regular household use! There are several uses for these recycled pieces of cardboard.
mixed media art • mixed media • mixed media arts • recycle. recycling • recycled art

Adding to Acrylic Paintings
Would you like to add an unusual element to your acrylic painting without taking away from the subject matter? Explore this twist to assemblage.
assemblage art • how acrylic painting • mixed media art • mixed media artist • braille page art

Alter a Candleholder
There are a lot of plain candleholders on the market these days. Rather than looking at them as plain, turn them into a creative opportunity.
altered objects • altered art • altering things • embellishing objects • assemblage art

Altered Art Project: Painting
This week's altered art project consists of two projects in one: an altered book and a painting.
altered art • altered book • assemblage painting. altered painting • mixed media • mixed media art

Altering Empty Boxes Art Project
Using a recycled box, create a piece of mixed-media art useful as a gift, to hold trinkets or send through the mail. Use of collage techniques is applied.
transform old box • mixed media art project • make gift box • children easy craft project • rainy day activity

Art Journal About Children
This project can be approached one of two ways. It can about children, or it can be created as though through a child's eyes.
art journal • art journal prompt • art journal idea • journaling • journal prompt

Art Journal About Your Diary
There seems to be an unwritten rule about the privacy involved with keeping a diary that stems back to early childhood memories. Art journal it up!
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Art Journal Project for Spring
Spring is in the air! Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and trees are budding. Let's bring some of the spring season into our art journal pages.
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Art Journal to Explore Feelings
This art journal prompt focuses on the explorations of feelings. Because more than one feeling will be associated, be sure to set aside more than one sitting.
art journal • art journal prompt • art journal ideas • art book • collage

Art Journal to Find Serenity
Everyone knows it is important to find peace, harmony, and serenity in everyday life. This helps ward off stress and illnesses. Art journal to find this.
art journal • art journal prompt • art journal ideas • finding peace • mixed media art

Art Journal to Make Career Goals
Career goals are important for those who are currently working in their careers, and for those who are on the cusp of doing so. What are your plans? Let's explore.
art journal • art journal prompt • art journa ideas • art book • journal

Art Journal to Make Wishes
Whenever wishing comes to mind, most think about birthday cakes or shooting stars. Do you have a list of wishes you would like to come true? Art them up!
art journal • art journal prompt • art journal ideas • journal prompt • wishes

Art Journal Your Aspirations
Self-help professionals have been noting the importance of outlining aspirations in order to reach achievement for years. That is the focus of this prompt.
art journal prompt • art journal ideas • journal prompts • collage • assemblage

Art Journaling to Face Fears
Everyone is afraid of something; there is no getting away from that. This art journal prompt focuses on facing these fears.
art journal • art journal prompt • art journal ideas • art book • collage

Art Journaling Without Rules
Create art journal pages that incorporate both text and mixed media art without conforming to ruled pages and text boxes.
mixed media art • art journal prompt • art craft isea • pages with no lines • unruled paper

Artist Date Idea About Groceries
When was the last time you were at the grocery store and thought about anything other than was on your list? Did you know art supplies are lurking everywhere?
artist date • artist date idea • mixed media art supplies • freebies • free art supplies

Artist Date Idea: Self-Exploration
The idea behind artist dates is reconnecting with oneself; that is a given. How many times, though, do you really plan the entire date solely about YOU?
artist date • artists way • artist date idea • mixed media art • art journal

Cut a Canvas Into Quarters
Turning one piece of art into another is a creative twist to layering mixed media art techniques. Create something, cut it up, and create something new!
collage • assemblage • mixed media painting • found objects • ephemera

Embellishing Tiles to Make Artwork
Laying things up and making a mess is a lot of fun. Challenge yourself to work on a small piece, the size of a ceramic tile.
altered objects • altered art • collage art • embellished art • embellish tiles

Explore Artistic Boundaries
There isn't a mixed-media artist out there that doesn't have envelopes, boxes or drawers full of what they call randomness. Use these to break free!
explore creativity • mixed media art project • assemblage art • collage art • art journal

Halloween Artist Date Ide
What kind of artist date would we have if artists couldn't embrace the Halloween season in one way or another? This includes Harvest Festivals, as well!
halloween art ideas • harvest festival art craft project • mixed media art • art journal • artist date

How to Alter Ceramic Tiles
Sometimes, when visiting a home improvement center or a surplus store, there are remnant tiles available to purchase. Why not turn them into art?
altered art • altered object • mixed media art • ceramic tile art • assemblage art

Idea for an Artist Date With Kids
Most artist dates should occur alone, but this is one adventure that would be worth bringing your children. Consider taking two adventures if you still crave solitude.
artist date idea • autumn art project • childrens art idea • fall art outing with kids • art journal

Make Scribble Books
The handmade books created from this project are quick, inspirational, compact and kid-friendly. Great for a rainy day!
handmade book • art journal • altered book • mixed media art • kids art project

Mixed Media Pumpkin Decorating
Who says mixed media artists can't play with pumpkins, too? Have fun during Harvest Festivals, Halloween and during parties with these uniquely decorated pumpkins.
original halloween pumpkin carving ideas • artistic jack o lantern • creative halloween kids craft • halloween party activity • mixed media art

Project Planner: Altered Covers
Creating handmade books are wonderful projects, but we're going to focus solely on the covers of these creations in this week's Project Planner.
art journal • art book • handmade book • handmade journal • altered book

Scrap Wood Craft Project
Do you have scrap wood lying around from projects completed in the past? Do you know someone who has a pile to get rid of? Let's make some art!
wood sculpture • assemblage art • mixed media wood project • wood art • wood craft

Stretched Fabric Craft Project
One of the beauties of being a mixed-media artist is the ability to experiment with nontraditional mediums. Lets see what we can do with fabric.
assemblage art • mixed media painting • collage art • fabric collage • abstract art

Use Found Objects in Artwork
When was the last time you found something really interesting and thought about using it in a piece of art? Found art and found art objects are great to work with!
found art • found objects • assemblage art • collage • altered art

72 Hours Stat!
This activity is the impetous for a Multi-Cultural Mardis Gras. The masks have been constructed as an assemblage activity. Community groups will be invited to participate in lead up activities throughout the year. Please stay close by and join in the fun. International readers are most welcome to become involved. All feedback and suggestions most welcome.
parade • mask • assemblage • paper mache • pva glue

Tear the Tape! ...in Art Projects
Contractors aren't the only people in need of painter's tape. Mixed media artists use this stuff for a wide variety of projects!
painters tape • mixed media art • art craft project ideas • atc • art journal

Art Idea With Embellished Letters
Letter-writing is a beautiful thing, especially when coupled with mixed media art techniques. Spin your letters into creative pieces of art.
letter writing • embellished letters • lost art of letter writing • creative correspondence • mixed media art project

Art Journal Project About Movies
Turning interests into art opportunities is a great way to stay inspired and keep artist's block as far away from you as possible. What are your favorite movies?
art journal • art journal prompt • art journal ideas • art about interests • kids craft project

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