Collage Lost and Found: Creating Unique Projects With Vintage Ephemera

by Giuseppina Cirincione, Tonia Davenport (Editor)

What's old is new—discarded items from a bygone era unite to form unorthodox collage jewelry, cards, journals and more. Collage Lost and Found delivers projects that not only have a saucy style, but a story to tell as well. From a sailor missing the love he left ashore, to a school boy's crush on his teacher, the stunning pages of this book will inspire you to dust off the vintage ephemera you've been collecting for years and combine it with basic collage elements to create romantic pieces you can wear as well as display. In addition to delectable inspiration for a multitude of projects, you'll learn several practical techniques that can aid you in all your creative endeavors, Give in to the seduction of the past. Let Collage Lost and Found take you to a world where collage sings to you of a simpler time where your creativity knows no bounds!

Genres: Crafts, Art, Nonfiction, Reference

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 26, 2006

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although I'm not exactly a fan of the author's style of artwork, she does have some good ideas. This book encouraged me to make my first attempt at using a soldering iron (with mixed results, I must say). Good explanations and good ideas made this a useful title for me.

[liberal sprinkles · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lovely book with very do-able ideas and interesting projects made from an enviable collection of vintage ephemera. Author Josie Cirincione has a simple and attractive style, and her instructions are clear so you can jump right in and create without much difficulty. The book has tutorials on making a variety of things, from collaged tags and altered postcards to a book cover using gasket material and soldered jewelry charms. Other than a few projects that require more unusual supplies like flux and a soldering iron, most can be accomplished with materials easily found in craft stores.

The techniques covered are not very varied; there are many better collage and mixed-media instructional books out there - I like Collage Lab and Surface Treatment Workshop - but this is a nice book to get some inspiration.

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a lot of cool ideas for art projects using vintage photos and ephemera. It also has nicely detailed photos of step-by-step instructions for creating jewelry and shadow-boxes etc. On my "to-buy" list.

[Joan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another one of those books that is great to have around for inspiration and some really great information on how to assemble a collage to have the right elements. A book to have for reference.

[Karen E. Garcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you find your creativity lacking, this book is great to inspire your imagination. There are useful techniques and many projects with step by step instructions with photos to help you creating things.

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great instructions for some fun projects!

[Kristy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love checking this book out over and over for inspiration.

[Elizabeth A · Rating 2 out of 5]

This might be a good intro book to collage, but the art is just not my style.

[Louise Chambers · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the better collage and altered art books.