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Explore Mixed Media Collage: Innovative Layering Techniques by Kristen Robinson & Ruth Rae (2014)

, 28 Apr 2023

This is a very handy book for both beginners and intermediate crafters and mixed-media painters. It contains plenty of techniques, tips, creative ideas and projects to try on and get inspired by.

The book is divided in three parts. The first one contains all the techniques that the authors will use in the following mixed-media projects but isolated and photographed step by step with simple clear effective descriptions. The second part contains tutorials for 12 different projects by both authors, which are photographed and described step by step in the same effective manner as before. The third part contains 10 new projects, but they aren't photographed step-by-step, just the steps described.

     

THE GOODIES
> I  got plenty of inspiration and some ideas despite having worked on mixed-media for a while.
> The book is unpretentious and goes to the point.
> The tutorials are photographed and short-described wonderfully, so you can follow them quickly and effectively.
> Some of the tips spread throughout the book are extremely helpful.
> I love the fact that the authors use stitching, fabrics as well as sealing wax and wax in general as the results are very tactile and visually rich. 
> The variety of styles and complexity in the projects included. It goes from the very simple to the challenging. I especially loved the projects Bounty of secrets, Our House, Devotion Shrine, Sweet Heart, Birds Nest, Kindness to Ruth, Flight, and My Secret Heart Hopes. 
> Good quality photographs.
> No typos in view and good edition overall. 
> The book having a index of subjects at the end, something that I always love. 
> A quick read, but it can be used as a reference guide, as well. 

      

DOWNSIDES
> The book feels a bit aged in some parts, but some of the techniques and results must have been groundbreaking when the book first came out 9 years ago 
 > Some of the techniques are very basic and won't be helpful to people who already work on mixed-media like me.
> I miss the second batch of projects being photographed step-by-step like the first. I don't know why they did it this way, to be honest.  
> Ain't a fan of rhinestones on artwork unless they're vintage, small and delicate.  
> Text isn't justified. 



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