Mixed-Media Master Class with Sherrill Kahn: 50+ Surface-Design Techniques for Fabric & Paper

by Sherrill Kahn

Here, readers can discover dozens of ways to make luminous textures and surfaces on both paper and fabric with the help of internationally renowned mixed-media artist Sherril Kahn. This volume explores more than 50 fun and inventive surface design techniques using easy-to-find supplies. Lots of exciting new ways to use paints, inks, resists, stamps, markers, and much more.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Quilting, Journaling, Crafts

144 pages, Paperback

First published February 12, 2013

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. Maybe it’s the fact none of her work resonated with me, maybe it’s because so many of the techniques I’ve seen before, executed in more inspiring ways. This just didn’t do it for me. Some of the techniques like mixing hair gel with acrylic made me actually cringe. I can only assume she was trying to mimic the body of heavy bodied acrylics, which may not have been available at the time of her writing, but I wonder how quickly hair gel and acrylic degrade? Definitely not archival.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. This one is between two and three stars for me, rounded up for whatever reasons...

The book fairies led me to this book at the library, so I signed it out. I dabble in mixed-media work from time to time in my art and thought the book would give me some inspiration. Meh, some good ideas but I knew about many and would not use many, so it was a bit of a wash for me (see page xzy for washes - the book does this a lot and I could not resist expanding on my unintentional pun).

Overall, not a bad book, but I'm happy that I borrowed it from the library, and so did not spend any money on it and can also give it back to them. Hopefully the next person to borrow it will get more from it than I did.

[Jaide · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found the techniques presented in this book to be inspiring. As a bookmaker/junk journal crafter, I want to incorporate mixed media into my creations in unique ways. I found this book to be very informative.

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perhaps it is because I am new to mixed media and don't know many techniques, but this book is filled with recipes to try. Not a good book to read, but one to flip through and try things from. I want to remind myself to come back to this one when I want ideas.

[Lucy · Rating 3 out of 5]

beautiful work, hard to follow directions

Stunning artwork and techniques, but how-to directions were not detailed enough to fully understand. Perhaps it was the Kindle edition that made it more difficult.

[Hella · Rating 4 out of 5]

inspirerend boek om allerlei verschillende texturen van papier te maken

[Lin · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I was neither impressed with the book or the author's work, there were some tidbits of information I found interesting. Since art is subjective, this book serve as a source of inspiration for others.

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting and inspiring read.