Judy Tart told me that a friend introduced her to fabric altered books–using a child’s board book as a base. They are extravagant collages of almost anything: fabric, paper, photos, trinkets and findings. She is working on one now. Here’s an example of a fabric altered book. I made these in art school. It’s fun. Try it yourself.
Yvonne Perry, owner of Writers in the Sky just wrote to tell me that the summer podcast during my blog tour“Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music” is the most listened to (81 times) on the list of WITS podcasts! Hear, hear!
See Roshani’s “Wonder” art exhibit at Marbles Yoga Studio & Art Gallery in the fashionable Lafayette Square in St. Louis. Roshani–based in both St. Louis and Kauai, exhibits paintings & jewelry designs. Born in Ireland, Roshani spent her childhood in St. Louis & now lives on the island of Kauai. A self-taught painter, her creativity…
Hurry, hurry! Request your poster by March 1st. The Academy of American Poets revealed the National Poetry Month poster for 2010 by award-winning illustrator and graphic designer Marian Bantjes, who recently created several campaigns for Saks Fifth Avenue. Bantjes’s intricate design features kaleidoscopic figures turning beneath a star-filled sky—a scene inspired by the poetry of…
On June 10th when I posted on The 100 Things Challenge that Dave Bruno is campaigning for on his Guy Named Dave blog, little did I imagine that I’d receive a call from Kyra Kyles to contribute to her article “Living with less: One man’s quest to do away with all but 100 belongings is…
Dear Creative Pals, I’m part of a blogging consortium for Story Circle Network’s blog “Telling Her Stories.” My monthly column is Creative Catalyst. This month’s topic is building a body of work. I use my experience learning how to make digital art using the Doodler app on my smart phone. It’s been great fun to…
When Victor Volkman hosted me on Authors Airwaves, he said that he was proud to feature a special podcast “Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music” by Janet Riehl. Her book “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary” is Janet’s family love story, a remembrance narrated in story poems that traverses the boundaries of life and…