In This House

by Angela Cartwright, Sarah Fishburn

A beautiful collection of collage art and techniques exploring the theme of home In This House showcases a collaborative art project that explores innovative altered art and collage techniques by top mixed media artists. Using the theme of "home," each artist designed five altered art rooms to complete an individual 9"x12" 'house' that closes like a book or can stand accordion style. Each house is a part of a larger whole; a neighborhood of twelve unique and fascinating art-full houses, varying in execution, theme, and style, yet united as part of the larger neighborhood. Each "house" is a unique interpretation on the theme, reflecting the artist's style and incorporating the mixed media techniques for which each artist is most well known. The thirteen artists have created an inspiring collage technique workbook for readers. The back of the book includes a blank "house" template and a clip-art gallery of home-themed imagery that readers can alter and use in their own collage work.

Genres: Art, Crafts, Nonfiction, Reference

144 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2007

About the author

Well-known for her youthful roles in The Sound of Music and Lost in Space , Ms. Cartwright is now a mixed-media artist.

Reviews

[Leslee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book . . . used the idea with an 8th grade class auction project . . . brought in a lot of $$$$. Definitely worth the $25 I paid for it.

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book, go back to it often just to gaze and be inspired.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved this

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has tons of great ideas for collage.

[Louise Chambers · Rating 3 out of 5]

A group of artists creates "houses" and then binds them together. Lovely and inspiring.