Artistic Artifacts Tutorials & Other Online Resources
- Creating Silk Paper by Judy Gula
- A Plethora of Pinked Hearts by Liz Kettle of Textile Evolution
- Join Shelly Stokes of Cedar Canyon Textiles, author of Paintstiks on Fabric and Design Magic for Paintstiks on Fabric, as she shows you how to use Shiva Artist's Paintstiks with stencils to create your own fabulous fabric [YouTube video]
- Visit the Stewart Gill website for instructions on their exclusive Spatula Galactica Technique!
- Frequent Artistic Artifacts instructor Elizabeth Woodford illustrates her take on creating a batik-like fabric using a flour resist instead of wax. Visit her blog for instructions and photos (technique originally described in Quilting Arts magazine and reiterated via a Quilting Arts newsletter by editor Pokey Bolton: “This is NOT my technique,” writes Elizabeth. “I am simply providing pictures with discussion of my expereince with a few tips and some things that I learned along the way...“)
Please check the Artistic Artifacts blog on a regular basis ... fiber and mixed media tutorials are posted frequently, as well as tips for working with products and techniques:
Image from Paintstik Rubbings using Vintage Indonesian Tjaps, a tutorial
by Judy Gula — learn more »
- Creating Journal Pages
- Upcycle a Thrift Store Canvas with an Art Quilt
- Hand Made Cards with Fabric Scraps
- Create a Felt Covered Journal
- Using the Spray & Fix Family of Products
- Stamping with Angelina
- Using Silks Acrylic Glazes and Twinkling H2O’s
- Using Precious Metal Effects Paint
- Paintstik Rubbings using Vintage Indonesian Tjaps
- Make Your Own Travel Accessory (from Liz Kettle of Textile Evolution)
- Memento Luxe Mixed Media Ink Pads with Wooden Printing Blocks
- Free-Form Strip Piecing
- Exploring the Possibilities of Gelatos: view Part 1 | view Part 2
Direct printing versus image transfer for the textile artist —
View video of Judy Gula of Artistic Artifacts and her dear friend Liz Kettle of Textile Evolution discussing the difference between printing on fabric and image transfers:
For inspiration and to learn new mixed media techniques, Artistic Artifacts sells a wide variety of books, DVDs, magazines and patterns — shop now. Classes and workshops with renowned instructors, as well as store events such as book signings and demonstrations, are scheduled on a regular basis — visit our calendar to see what’s happening.
