Somerset Studio - Remembering The Titanic - March/April 2002

Front Cover: Somerset Studeo: Paper Arts, Art Stamping, Leter Arts. Remembering the Titanic Special Issue - March/April 2002. GGA Image ID # 102c11bd5f

Somerset Studio Magazine Special Issue on Remermbering the Titanic. Their "Night to Remember" offers over 15 pages of ideas in creating Titanic -themed arts and crafts and momemtos that you can create with instructions provided and images you might find on the GG Archives.

Table of Contents

-: Remembering The Titanic :-

• Day-Dream Journals 18
  by April Sytsma
  Make these dreamy journals with a few simple bookbinding techniques and the papers of your choice.
• Aboard the Titanic 21
  by Maureen Blackman
  The author recreates the final voyage of the Titanic in the form of a journal and fictional letters for her granddaughter.
• Pictorial Diaries 28
  by Mary Spires
  Learn how to incorporate portraiture into your next collage painting.
• Printmaking Without a Press 34
  by Mercedese Bantz
  Yes, you can make prints—without a press! Mercedese Bantz (illustrator for Somerset Studio) shows how easy it is to make lovely art prints right in your own home.
• Quill America: Celebrates a Centuries-Old Paper Art 40
  by Paige Meeker
  Paper “quillers” from throughout the US, Canada and England gathered last June to celebrate Quill America 2001.
• Aged Papers 42
  by Lea Everse
  Many techniques for making authentic looking “antiqued” paper are available to the modern artist ... and the author shares them with us here.
• The Booklace 62
  by Sharon Cipriano
  Its a book ... its a necklace ... its both, actually. Use little metal frames to enclose tiny handmade books or miniature art pieces to create stunning works of art- to-wear.
• Romancing the Stone 72
  by Linda Reid
  Stamp into small chips of shrink plastic to make lovely mosaic “stones” for your next artwork project!

-: In Every Issue :-

• The Storyteller 1
  by Collene Bryan Rodgers
• Letters to the Editor 4
• Return to Paper Crafters 9
  by Rona Chumbook
• In the Artist’s Hands 12
  by Susan Pickering Rothamel Art tools and materials explained: In this issue, learn about using “uncommon art tools & materials" in your craft room.
• An Artful Journey: Fez, Morocco 14
  by Catherine Hightower
  The author takes you on a journey to the artistic and cultural heart of Morocco: Fez, a bewildering honeycomb of dead-end alleys, souks, shops, mosques and more.
• The Business of Art 26
  by Peggy Skycraft
  The author teaches you the business of marketing your arts and crafts.
• Exemplar 32
  by Lorraine Brown
• Enlighten Me 46
  Book Reviews
• The Lively Art of Lettering 49
  by our readers
  Featuring glorious lettering art, advanced calligraphy projects, and some quick-and-easy techniques.
• A Call for Creativity: Flower Pounding 66
  by Laura Martin
• Essentials 70
• Responding to the Call: Foamcore Figures 76
  by our readers
• Artist Portfolio: Dottie Jazemski 82
  by Kathryn Bold
  "I don’t settle on one type of art,” says the subject for this issues Artist Portfolio. “If I do the same thing too many times, it isn’t fun anymore.”
• With One Stamp: Fancy Shoe 92
  by Sharilyn Miller
• Méiange 97
• Expressions 114
  by our readers
  Our readers flaunt their extraordinary talents in paper crafting, book arts, art stamping, and calligraphy.
• On Assignment 132
• Resource Guide 136
• Anticipations 140
  Next Issue Offerings
• Sample Instructions 141
• Glossary of Terms 166
• Beginning Basics 168
• Gatherings 170
  Convention Listings
• Advertiser Index 175
• Legacy: The Community of Angels Project 176
  by Margaret Arguelles