MONSTER Mash-Up | Set of Digis Leads to Another & Two Cards
Mariah Rushing2023-02-27T10:09:16-05:00“Halloween” started off as a regular set of papers for the holiday but quickly became a crafty version of Give a Mouse a Cookie!Then came a set that went with it called a Fun Pack which consisted of 5.25” squares with matching tags and Happy Halloween sentiments. All of that...
ENVELOPE Junk Journal Love Letters
Mariah Rushing2023-02-27T10:18:19-05:00Using our vast stash of (very old - at least like from the ’90s) Fox River Confetti Kraft A4 Envelopes (4 1/4 x 6 1/4) with a square flap to be exact to make a Love Letter junk journal. This project was inspired by the use of Luise Heinzl’s papers from the...
Weathered A Mixed Media Artist Book
Mariah Rushing2023-02-27T10:32:34-05:00Disclaimer…the video process for me is not a natural one! I just get into what I’m doing without even a thought of turning on the camera. That’s one scenario, the other is I think it’s on, it wasn’t or the latest one is all super duper fast mode and I...
Twilight Hues an Artist Book
Mariah Rushing2023-02-27T10:50:34-05:00Twilight Hues, the paper has been created for those craving a violet-blue/blood orange treat. Twilight Hues, the journal continues on with this theme but adds to it with more original mixed media art. Twilight Hues is very much an interactive, viewer-involved art journal. There are a total of 7 flip...
Beginner Folded Collage Book
Mariah Rushing2023-02-28T05:42:50-05:00Plan B should not be the starting point of a project! — it only encourages the “Creating Spirits” to keep solving problems! So starting off, the paper was not the right size or weight; flimsy would best describe it. The paper scraps were from an earlier project, a bit on the...
Mountain Sunrise | Artist Book
Mariah Rushing2023-02-28T06:24:46-05:00Where to start on this one… ”Mountain Sunrise” could have been more aptly titled, “Many Mountains and Sunrises Later” considering how long it to took to make it! The cover, 5 days and 5 lbs later (maybe a slight exaggeration in the weight) is what you see now but what...
Dragonfly Mini-Artist Journal
Mariah Rushing2023-02-28T20:42:14-05:00This journal came about as a DT project using papers from Luise Heinzl’s collection: Dragonfly Lover’s Notebook and Blueberry Morning Junk Journal Kits. What started off as a simple design team project, developed into a rather massive massif replete with handmade ephemera, papers, and tags. The specimen tag (produced after a...
Light and Dark | A BIG Accordion Artist Book
Mariah Rushing2023-02-28T21:06:57-05:00Why is it that when it comes to finishing a big project, the squirreling urge activates, and focus stalls out sputtering to a dead stop? It is so deeply embedded in my modus operandi that digging it out would be counterproductive to my productivity. Think on that a spell…Now, that...
MINI-ACCORDION Books Cloudy Seaside A Four Set
Mariah Rushing2023-02-28T22:27:15-05:00Cloudy Seaside Mini-Books – concertina accordion box set (four in all) are a walk through art history, a bit of literary, and even a touch of textile. Each connected journal is done so with a thread of Japanese culture, a brush stroke of French impressionism, and a swirl of Dutch...
Cloudy Seaside | Our Approach to Making Printables
Mariah Rushing2023-03-20T01:19:32-05:00For our latest sit down and chat we go through one of our latest sets of printable papers and explain some of our processes. A very in-depth conversation about each element we put into our digital printables from concept to execution. Stamps, Sketches, and mixed media journal pages are just...