I'm so, so honoured to have my Letters to You matchbox art featured in the beautiful Collage Ideas Book by Alannah Moore (ILEX, 2018). This is the first time I'm featured in a book as a collage artist instead of a bookbinder (or poet, for that matter), and it feels wonderful!
If I got my math right, there's work by 82 amazingly talented artists featured in this little book, and all are paired with words designed to awaken your own creativity. What I love about this book is that it isn't about recreating collages in the style of the artists featured - it's about widening your perspective and finding new and inspiring ways to create collage art! The Collage Ideas Book is so well written and thought out, it has something for even the more experienced collage artists, without being too complex for a beginner to grasp. It really is a joy, this book. And now you have a chance to win a copy! Yay!
If you'd like to receive a copy of The Collage Ideas Book, leave a comment here, and/or on my Instagram, naming in your comment a collage artist worth getting to know. I'd love to learn about artists I'm not familiar with, but there's nothing wrong with recommending a big name collage artist either! I'd love for this book to go to a good home where it inspires someone who is actually interested in collage art, so, this isn't a tag a friend giveaway (unless your friend's an amazing collage artist! in which case, let me know you're not just tagging someone who might be into entering the giveaway!), nor do you get in by simply leaving a comment saying you're in. You can leave one comment here and another one where you recommend another artist on Instagram to have your name in the raffle twice. You definitely get extra love for sharing the giveaway with your friends, but that's just extra love from me, not extra entries, sorry! I'll randomly pick a winner on Thursday 28th June (around noon GMT+2) and let you know who gets the free copy of The Collage Ideas Book!
In brief:
- Leave a comment recommending a collage artist worth getting to know.
- Naming one artist here and another on Instagram gets your name in the raffle twice.
- I will randomly pick a winner around noon on Thursday 28th June.
- The giveaway is open to everyone, wherever you live. Please make sure I have a way to contact you for your mailing address in case you win!
- The book I'm giving away was sent to me by ILEX. This giveaway is not connected to or supported by Instagram.
Letters to You, 2015 - part of an ongoing series of matchbox art
In 2018 my mixed media projects have mainly taken the shape of artists' books (which is something I'm very pleased about), so, not many new pieces have found their way to the Paperiaarre shop. But, as I was going through my inventory, I just found these two vintage watch case necklaces that hadn't made it to the shop for one reason or another - so yes, there's some, sort of new, mixed media jewelry in the shop at last!
More mixed media work coming in just a few days when I can finally share the artists' book I created for the June #areyoubookenough challenge! In the mean time, keep me (and everyone else!) inspired by recommending those collage artists as you enter in the giveaway!