Fabric Art Collage: 40+ Mixed Media Techniques

This wonderful book is a comprehensive coverage of fabric and mixed media collage techniques, and its clear instructions and superb visuals should inspire and excite you whether you are a beginner or an accomplished collage artist. It is "stuffed" with information, but even if I never used all that information I would enjoy owning it for the pleasure of browsing in the splendid examples of Ms Meier's creativity and skill. I consider it to be the most promising book in its field which I have purchased in several years.The heart of this book is its eight sections covering 40+ techniques. These include: formation of interesting and unique collage bases, creation of impressive embellishments, use of innovative painting and dying techniques,and incorporation of other techniques such as embossing, distressing, needle felting and heat tool utilization. Each of the sections includes clear instructions, careful process photos, some intriguing tips and a wealth of beautiful samples in a variety of color ranges.The "Project" section illustrates splendidly the book's greatest strength. It lists five projects, but without advancing a set of directions for "cookie cutter" replication. Rather each project presents a summary of the artist's approach to creating the piece, as well as specific construction techniques which are cross referenced to other sections of the book. The result is a set of projects which instruct and inspire without attempting to influence the reader's individual creativity.I was immediately impressed by this book's approach to a complex creative subject. One of my first reactions was to formulate a plan for working through the techniques one at a time, and as I thought of that plan I realized that this is a book which will take me a long time to exhaust. I think that you, too, might find it to be the only book you will need for quite a while!

Art is a fluid, flexible, ever-changing medium of expression. it is what an artist makes of it according to their talent and imagination, ingenuity, and creativity. A fabric collage is one of those forms of collage that becomes what the artist wants it to become. This book will teach you what possibilities lie in front of you.

I bought her 2nd book on collage before this one and got much more out of the 2nd book, but this one, too has many unusual and inspiring projects for all skill levels.

If there was a category where you could give 10 stars to a single book, I would give it to this one hands down. If there were no words in the book, the pictures alone would make it worthwhile. Some of Rebekah's work is so beautiful you just want to sit and stare at it but then you can't wait to look at the next page. But there are words and her descriptions, tidbits, ideas, concepts etc., are written well and very easy to understand. The book is not simply a how to, it really inspires you to want to to make something beautiful. Luckily I have a room full of fabric, lace, inks, and just about everything necessary to try my hand at Fabric Art Collage, and I can't wait to start. Thank you Rebekah for sharing your art with us. If I had paid $100.00 for this one, I would have considered it money well spent.

WOW! This book if nothing else stirs up the imagination for creating. Filled with great ideas you may not have thought of, teaches you how to complete them and is filled with lots of pictures along the way. I would highly recommend this book if you want to work with mixed media arts. Excellent

I must say, I don't think I've ever found a book I was really disappointed with until now. I've never even written a review until now! I'm just stunned... I've been an artist my whole life and love to buy books on different styles with different medias for inspiration and the hope of learning something new - 40+ yrs - and I'm still in shock that I was let down so much. The author does have some nice ideas and her own style, yes, but all artists do, and I was looking at this book not as an artist, but as any person who would like to learn something new, and I was totally let down.First, the list of supplies she gives at the beginning is HUGE, and she does not give any alternatives or substitutions you could use if you don't have any of these things. The only thing I saw that could be laying around the house is bleach & paper bags. It would cost more than a small fortune to accquire these items to do these techniques. Also, she doesn't explain exactly why they are used, only what the general product discription is. ex.- used for distressing fabric. What if you don't know what distressing fabric is, and are there any other ways it can be done? Also, when listing materials for a project and starting with, "embossed wool felt", the author does not explain earlier in the book - and I don't believe I've seen it later, either - how a person would go about embossing wool felt. It's stated as if it's something you can pick up at your local craft shop...it's not.If you're a beginner or advanced, I would recommend  Mixed Media Explorations: Blending Paper, Fabric and Embellishment to Create Inspired Designs , Beryl Taylor's book, also Susan Stein's,  Fabric Art Workshop: Exploring Techniques & Materials for Fabric Artists and Quilters , and the book  Fabric Embellishing: the Basics & Beyond: More Than 50 Techniques With Step-by-step Photos , by Chandler, Kettle, Thomas, & Vlcek, (which is in a spiral form. That's nice.) These books are all full of fantastic techniques and ideas for the advanced artist or the beginner, and they also don't overwhelm the reader with the idea that if you don't have this exact list of supplies, it can't be done. (not to mention the mental dollar signs you see reading each item.) I know from my own supplies that purchasing certain dyes, paints, and powders alone can cost at the very least a few hundred dollars. I tend to be obsessive when purchasing supplies as it is. I like to have something of everything for a particular art style I'm working with "just in case" I may want to use it one day, and I don't even have half of these items.So beware fellow artisian, if you're quite advanced at fabric art, I'm sure you already know these techniques, so it would be a waste of money. If you're intermediate to advanced, the other books I mentioned show the same ideas, but using techniques & supplies anyone can afford & things you most likely already have. If you're a beginner & would like to learn more about fabric art, please, don't spend your money here & get overwhelmed. Try any of the books I've previously mentioned, & you'll be more than happy with your purchase. There is nothing new or never b-4 done in this book that's not in the others.Rebeckah Meier does some beautiful work, but let's face it, there are a lot of artists that do beautiful work out there, and they do it with a MUCH SMALLER BANKROLL, more descriptive explinations, and much more detail....Sorry Ms. Meier, the two stars I gave were just because I like the photos of your work.

I love her work of art. received book early thank you

Pour faire moi-même ce genre d'ouvrages

Die Künstlerin gibt sehr viele Anregungen mit anschaulichen Bildern, die zum Nacharbeiten animieren.Ich kann das Buch jedem empfehlen, der eine Inspirationsquelle und/oder auch nach neuen Techniken sucht.

I had glimpsed this book via a fellow crafting friend and coveted it! There are so many techniques in this book and so many finished projects to give you inspiration. Techniques include making paper/felt/silk beads, paper buttons, needle felting, non traditional patchwork fabric, stamping, painting, dyeing, distressing, stenciling, stitch doodling, etched velvet, creating texture and layering. You can use these techniques to make ATCs, patchwork, books, scrapbooks etc. The author gives an indepth guide to all the products she likes to use and at the back of the book is a list of suppliers with web addresses. This is not a book with set projects but rather it gives you the know-how and ideas to have a go yourself and create your own projects. This book would introduce the novice to this craft or provide the more experienced with ideas.

I bought this to read on Kindle in tablet form. There are clear colourful pictures of all the techniques with step by step instructions for each one telling what you need, and what to do. If you want a 'how to' guide to make an item from start to finish this book is probably not for you, but as a source book for inspiration and ideas for combining an assortment of mixed media methods into a project of your own I think it is just the job. There are quite few references to materials and products which are targeted at the US market but here in the UK you can find alternatives quite easily.