Sewing paper

Mixed media artist Kelly M O'Brien works with fine art consultants and interior designers on bespoke artwork for the hospitality industry worldwide.

Tips for Sewing on Paper

Upcycled Gift wrap ideas from upcycled gift boxes, upcycled gift tags, furoshiki fabric wrapping, wine bags from old sweaters and more.

The “layer on layer” effect so popular in art journals is a technique I’m not completely comfortable with. I’m a strong believer in architect Louis Sullivan’s “f…

Stitching on paper offers an element of surprise... after all, fabric is the expected background. Combine that with bold colors and geometri...

Dina Wakley, our featured artist of the month, shares a multitude of mixed-media techniques and tips in all of her work for creating expressive art. Here are a few of our favorites.

My submission for the Sketchbook Project: 2012 for the Art House Co-op.

Making paper by hand at home can be a pretty simple process. It's also a fantastic way to use up your old receipts, scrap papers, junk mail, and copy paper that you were about to throw in the recycling bin, and instead create a thing of glorious handmade beauty. Have those&n

Still not 100% satisfied with my technique, but it's getting better. Outline is on reverse this time, so nothing is peeking out.

sew a sardine!

Briefly describe the work you do. I consider my process to be one of gathering and disseminating information, rooted in the paper scraps and ephemera of our consumer culture. As I create and gath…

hand embroidery on vintage paper.

You’ll be sending notes to all your friends + fam — even third cousins twice removed.

True-Blue Recycled Paper From Old Jeans: There is untapped potential in glass jars, old pallets, junk mail—all of it. Finding new uses for the flood of post-consumer leftovers which surrounds us is a puzzle, a delight, and more important than ever. By day, I am a freelance writer covering …