Collaborative Art Journals and Shared Visions in Mixed Media

by L.K. Ludwig

Using a variety of formats, collaborative art projects result in wonderfully complex pieces, and often provide the glue between artists within a community. Heavy on visual inspiration, Collaborative Art Journals and Shared Visions in Mixed Media covers various organizational structures for collaborative art projects, offers instructions and tips for organizing such ventures, and includes interviews with organizers and participants of collaborative projects, as well as a healthy smattering of techniques including how to create books that can be added to as they travel and how to devise various binding structures for different paper projects.

Genres: Art, Crafts

144 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2009

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting overview of different ways in which artists work together and exchange work, such as swapping art and working together on a work or works. Although this was published in 2009, it felt more dated than that - probably because most of the collaboration and swapping was coordinated via Yahoo groups.

[Gerisgrltrl2 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting insights and examples of artist collaborations

[Darby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Collaborative art journals - really good inspiration for those that are involved in or looking to collaborate with someone or group.


It is a how-to on setting a round robin or other type of collaborative mixed media art project, but I wouldn't call it an in depth how too. It gives good overview and suggestions. This book includes quotes on several topics including blogging, artist interviews about collaborating, and a few projects with basic instructions such as one on creating a book from paper bags. But what I love about this book best is that it has good inspiration by including amazing photo examples.

[Paul Darby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Daughter bought me a journal Father's Day for me to paint in blank white paper! While browsing my Library app with my Kindle there was L K Ludwig Collaborative Art Journals. I know I am going to enjoy this journey with gift as an artist in winter of my years.

Daughter bought me a journal Father's Day for me to paint on blank white paper! While browsing my Library app with my Kindle there was L K Ludwig Collaborative Art Journals. I know I am going to enjoy this journey with gift as an artist in winter of my years.

[Elusive.Mystery · Rating 3 out of 5]

I apparently had already read and reviewed this book in 2009, yet didn't remember reading it when I read it again, which suggests that this book was a forgettable read...

Nice examples of various collaborative multimedia art projects.

[Alisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this book has some good information for people new to swaps and art collaboratives. I wish I had been able to read this before I began swapping.

[Elusive.Mystery · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pretty cool book, full of photos of past collaborative art project, to be used as a loose guide for inspiration.