Other Interests, Techniques, etc.
Altered Books:
Altered
Books: http://cbbag.ca/ab98pw.html#artists
Altered
Books: http://www.ccwebster.net/studio3d/altboks.htm
Art History:
Art
History Resources on the Web: Witcombe http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Artistamps:
Artistamp: Yahoo Group; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/artistamp
Jas Felter: Artistamps http://www.faximum.com/jas.d/asg_cat.htm
Artistamps
(some CC members) http://westwood.fortunecity.com/ghost/670/artistampswap1/
Bad Art:
The Museaum of Bad Art; http://www.lyphs.com/moba/
Beads / Jewelry:
Fire
Mountain Gems: catalog: beads, pouches 1-800-355-2137 http://www.firemountaingems.com
Shipwreck:
http://www.shipwreck.com
Beadworld:
http://www.beadworld.com
By the Bead:
http://ByTheBead.com
Earth
Spirit Designs: http://beads.click2site.com
Dragon
Beads: http://www.dragonbeads.com
theBeadSite:
http://www.thebeadsite.com (history, etc.)
Alcy: http://www.alcy.com
Thaigem
http://thaigem.com
BeadsGalore:
http://www.beadsgalore.com
Joolsupplies.com:
http://www.joolsupplies.com/menu.html
Beadwork
Projects: http://home.flash.net/~mjtafoya/projects/webart/webart.htm
Book Arts:
San Francisco
Center for the Book: http://www.sfcb.org
There is a Star
Book by Chris Peden that is shown on the Stampsmith web site.
http://www.stampsmith.net
Art
& Soul Studio, book examples.http://www.artandsoulstudio.net/about.html
Calligraphy:
Cynscribe
Calligraphy Compilation - & links to other crafts and
techniques
http://www.cynscribe.com
Classes . Techniques & Tutorials
Rubber
Stamping and Embossing Tutorial
http://www.intersurf.com/~redstic/R101/R101.htm
Raven's
Classes: http://members.dencity.com/papers/logs/carvlesn/carvindex.html
Polyform, the makers of Sculpey
products, "Making
your own colors of translucent clay"
http://sculpey.unety.com/Projects/projects_MixingTranslucentColors.htm
Stamping
Techniques: http://www.knology.net/~maryray/classes.htm
How To - do
arts & crafts; http://ehow.com/
Art
e-Lessons: http://www.arte-lessons.com/
Celtic
Knots: Construction
http://www.wallace.net/knots/howto/
Clay:
Scuplpey
Clays: http://www.sculpey.com/
Polyclay
info & links: http://www.glassattic.com
Polymer
Clay Central Auction (autions other items too): http://www.polymerclaycentral.f2s.com/
Carving
Clay with Vyx: http://www.angelfire.com/tx/Mansion/clayclass.html
Collage:
Johathan
Talbot's site: http://www.talbot1.com
Communities:
The
Art Cafe - a mixed media interactive community. upload work,
discuss, post swaps, upload results; http://www.communityzero.com/artcafe
Dueling Modems
Cyber Convention: http://crafts.dm.net/
Craft Shows:
Crafts Report: Find Crafts Shows across the USA http://www.craftsreport.com/showfinder
Encaustic Art:
Enkaustikos!
http://www.fineartstore.com/enkaustikos/
Envelope Exhibit
The
Graceful Envelope: http://www.si.edu/postal/graceful2000/exhibit.html
The
Graceful Envelope Contest:
http://www.calligraphersguild.org/envelope.html
First Day Covers
First Day Covers and Other Postal Matters
Gocco
Gocco
http://www.gocco.com/users.HTM
Journaling:
Journals that people write online.
Often - http://www.ounce.com/often/
Open Pages
- http://www.aloha.net/~ophelia/OP/index.html
The Moonlight Chronicles, get a free copy of this art journal from Simple Shoes; http://www.simpleshoes.com/home.html
Melissa's Hand Bound Journals http://www.midtel.net/~missyh/index.html
1000 Journals: http://www.1000journals.com/
Letterboxing Sites: >> over 21,355 letterboxes!
Washington
Post letterboxing article mentioning the Carving Consortium:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles;A55308-2002Jul11.html
Letterboxing: http://www.letterboxing.org
The Smithsonian-4/98
Article on Letterboxing: http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues98/apr98/letterboxing.html
http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/letterboxing
http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/Gorge/7370/
http://www.confessionsofdecember.com/lbna/¿
Mail Arts Sites:
Dragonfly
Dream: http://www.RT66.com/~dragonfy
the Ray
Johnson Memorial Space of the hungarian Artpool electronic
archive: http://www.artpool.hu/Ray/RJ_links.html
EMMA
(Electronic Museum of Mail Art) http://mmm.dartmouth.edu/pages/user/cjkid/EMMA
Smithsonian
National Postal Museum: http://www.si.edu/postal/
Mindmapping:
Three
Mindmaps on this page:
http://www.silkwood.co.uk/cgi-bin/nav.pl?doc=Image_Files.nav&uid=143585
Mind
Map by by Cynthia Edwards for Creative-Spirit.net, more complex
in color
http://mindman.com/english/gallery/creative-spirit.gif
Sample
Mindmap - basic concept
http://www.evitech.fi/FI/OPISKELU/opsit/Materials/Karenl/elecdoc/MMmindmapping.html
A Mind
map to explain the uses of a Mind Map (color and images)
http://mindman.com/english/gallery/minduse.gif
Mind
Maps Introduction:
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~caveman/Creative/Mindmap/
at the bottom of that page there are links to three templates
by Charles Cave simple, basic beginner examples with images
How
to Mindmap: http://www.mind-map.com/mindmaps_howto.htm
Oriental:
The International Dunhuang Project: bookbinding site http:CHOOSER-FRAMESET.htmlhttp://idp.bl.uk/IDP/bookbinding/CHOOSER-FRAMESET.html
Book: Mizuhiki by Kogei Nyumon (or perhaps Haruko Shimizu), a step by step guide to Japanese Paper Cord Weaving
Free Origami Paper Samples: http://www.origamipaper.com
Origami: http://www.umva.com/~clay/money/index.html
Eri
takase - Japanese Names (for chops etc.): http://www.takase.com/Names/NameInJapanese.htm
Kanji for Tattoo site - Japanese Language,
write your name - Japanese
Words: http://japanese.about.com/bltattoo.htm
Asianart.com
Exhibitions: http://asianart.com/exhibitions.html
Japanese
Lanugage & Characters: hear the words
http://japanese.about.com/mbody.htm
Oriental
dingbats: http://www.houseoflime.com
Here's a few:
http://www.houseoflime.com/dings/orientalview.htm
http://www.houseoflime.com/dings/orientaldesign.htm
http://www.houseoflime.com/dings/chinese.htm
http://www.houseoflime.com/dings/orientalicons4.htm
http://www.houseoflime.com/dings/orientalicons3.htm
http://www.houseoflime.com/dings/orientalicons2.htm
http://www.houseoflime.com/dings/orientalicons.htm
Professional Artist Discussion Group (PADGroup):
PADGroup List: Luann Udell, moderator, luann@durable-goods.com
Paper Dolls:
Paper Doll Exchange: http://members.aol.com/Bibelots/paperdoll.htm
Paper Making Tips:
http://www.pioneerthinking.com/makingpaper.html
http://www.stampzia.com/ptechniques.htm
http://www.kinderart.com/recycle/makepaper.htm
Papercasting Fun with Webfoot: http://www.angelfire.com/tx/Mansion/papercast.html
Playing Cards:
The
Bob Lancaster Gallery of Unusual Playing Cards http://members.aol.com/rslancastr/blgupc/blgupc.html
Cards
http://www.dirtynelson.com/mabels/cardord.html
Tags:
FetPak:
http://www.Fetpak.com - request your free catalog
Onelist Tag Group: TagArtIdeas;
their swap list: http://www.onelist.com/database/TagArtIdeas
Templates:
Jan Donovan's - 50
templates: http://www.bydonovan.com/templates.html
Mirkwood
Printable Templates: http://www.mirkwooddesigns.com/index.htm
Kurki's
Postcard Templates: http://www.kurki15.com/rs/postcards.html
Chinese
Take Out Box: http://www.victorineoriginals.com
Artist
Trading Cards Template: 2.5 x 3.25
http://www.mirkwooddesigns.com/atcenvelope.htm
Tesselations:
Escher:
http://www.worldofescher.com/gallery/SymmetryE25.html
Trading Cards:
The
Trading Card Movement: http://infoculture.cbc.ca/archives/visart/visart_10022000_tradingcards.phtml
Watercolor:
Watercolor
Online: http://www.watercolor-online.com/
Woodblock Printing:
Woodblock
printing Japanese art, haiku, : http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~xs3d-bull/main_page.html
Writing:
The
Bluedog Societe a membership comprised of people who like
to write fiction and non-fiction, poetry, journals, and memoirs.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Coffeehouse/7104/
Miscellaneous:
Image
Transfer Process (Polaroids):
http://www.websterling.com/transfers/index.html#list
Eraser
Carving & Art Teachers:
http://www.artswire.org/kenroar/lessons/middle/middle15.html
Matchbox
Site: http://www.hgtv.com/carol/cds-402.html
The
Thomas Register of American Manufactuers
http://www3.thomasregister.com/index.cgi?balancing
Your comments are always welcome:
