Thursday, August 16, 2012

37% OFF At Amazon (2nd Printing)


Both a popular hobby and a recognized art form, collage encompasses a wide range of creative styles and techniques--explored here by the creator of the popular A Collage a Day blog. Offering step-by-step instruction, visual inspiration, and even a library of copyright-free images, this hands-on guide covers all the necessary materials, tools, and know-how, from adding color and transferring images, to décollage (tearing away layers). And to spark the reader's imagination, there are 50 creativity prompts, such as a collage using the letters of a single word and many more.
Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781454701996
  • Publisher: Lark Crafts
  • Publication date: 6/5/2012
  • Pages: 132
About the Author
Randel Plowman is the founder of the popular blog A Collage A Day (http://acollageaday.blogspot.com). His art has been exhibited in solo and juried exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad; cited in The New York Times and USA Today; featured in How Design, Artist Magazine, and Somerset Studio; and graced the covers of numerous books. Randel currently resides in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Monday, July 23, 2012

Happenstance

Happenstance
collage on paper
4" x 4" 07.23.12
SOLD

We Have A Winner


 Tracey Clem Is The Winner !!!!

Thanks to everyone who left comments for the books and art give away.
Look for more exciting give aways in the future !

One very lucky person will not only win a copy of The Collage Workbook, and a copy of Masters: Collage, but also a signed, matted, and framed original 8" x 8" collage by Randel Plowman, complete with documentation. This is a seriously fabulous prize.

How can you enter for a chance to win? Leave a comment on this blog by 9 pm EST on Thursday, July 26. Any comment will do, but why don't you tell us whether or not you already collage or would simply like to give it a try. One winner will be selected at random and announced on Friday, July 27.

Find out more about The Collage Workbook at: http://www.thecollageworkbook.blogspot.com/

Thanks and good luck!

Starling

Starling
collage on paper
4" x 4" 07.23.12
SOLD

Monday, July 16, 2012

Saturday, July 07, 2012

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Collage Workshop In Milwaukee


Collage Workshop
The Collage Workshop: How To Get Started and Stay Inspired
Sunday, July 15, 2012 from 10 am - 4 pm
Stella's
5050 Vliet St. Milwaukee, WI.

Cost: $75.00
Sign up for the workshop by sending an email to:
studio@rplowman.com
Space is limited so sign up early

Each person signing up for the workshop will receive a free copy of The Collage Workbook: How To Get Started and Stay Inspired.
Randel Plowman will be conducting a one-day collage workshops for both the beginner and advanced artist and teachers at Stella's on July 15, from 10 am - 4 pm. These workshops will explore the full potential of collage and its limitless possibilities. It will examine various transfer methods, the use of glues and mediums and how to mat and frame your art work . Most supplies will be included in the workshop. Participants are encouraged to bring an assortment of personal images to use in their work. A more detailed list will be provided before the workshop.

Randel Plowman is a mixed-media artist living and working in Northern Kentucky. He has worked in collage since 1982, and his art has been exhibited in solo and juried exhibitions throughout the United States; in addition, his pieces have appeared in many public and private collections in North America and abroad, including the Cincinnati Art Museum. Plowman’s work has been cited in numerous publications, including The New York Times and USA Today; been featured in How Design magazine, Artist Magazine and Somerset Studio and has been used as cover art on numerous books. He is the curator and author of Masters: Collage and The Collage Workbook both published by Sterling Publishing He also teaches workshops in printmaking and collage, and has a popular collage blog: www.acollageaday.com

For additional information please contact:
Randel Plowman: studio@rplowman.com
414.429.3738

Saturday, June 16, 2012

The Collage Workbook Giveaway!


The Collage Workbook Giveaway!

To celebrate this month’s publication of The Collage Workbook Lark Books is offering up a very special giveaway. 
One very lucky Lark Crafts reader will not only win a copy of The Collage Workbook but also a signed, matted, and framed original collage by Randel, complete with certificate of authenticity. This is a seriously fabulous prize.

How can you enter for a chance to win? Leave a comment at the link here, Lark Crafts  by 9 p.m. EST by Thursday, June 21. Any comment will do, but why don’t you tell us whether or not you already collage or would simply like to give it a try.  One winner will be selected at random and announced on Friday, June 22.

This book features over a hundred images of my work from the A Collage A Day blog. To find out more about the book go to this link HERE