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Five – Mixed Media Collage

Robin Schar — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:03:13 +0000

Mixed Media Collage – 8×10 canvas with cut-out shadowbox, metal house number, napkins, paint chips, pen, ink, glass plates, magazine paper, acrylic paint, vintage photo and coin. Made a lot of mistakes but I’m sure having fun making them lol! (practice practice practice)

Fabric Art

Robin Schar — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:28:55 +0000

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Tried my hand with the sewing machine (yeah, I know… lol) and so far I’ve been able to do a few things I can share with you. I’ve also joined two fabric art groups that exchange fabric postcards through the mail.. hoping to get past the “I think I can” stage… it’s great fun! I’m also working on a set of “captured fairy” bottles for an upcoming craft fair to benefit my woman’s group. If you’d like to trade fabric art with me (4×4 or 5×5 inch, mixed media) I’d love to hear from you… just click “contact” button and send a note. Cheers and happy altered art-ing :)

(That green sleeve you see there is called a coffee cozy, it’s used as a sleeve for Starbucks coffee cups instead of the usual paper ones. Less for the landfills and much cuter, too)

“Oceans Promise”

Robin Schar — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:17:15 +0000

This was a gift for a friend.. felt great to get back in the creative mood after work has been so hectic lately. All of the pieces used are recycled from thrift and antique stores or given to me from other friends. Still hiccuping on what this type of art is supposed to be categorized as? For now I’ll call it altered art but I think it has some elements of assemblage and mixed media collage, too. Whatever the propery category for it, I have such a great time making them!

Old frame from thrift store, page from the fishing supply section of a 1900′s Sears catalog, word rolls created from a book of poems by Robert Frost (my fave), turn-key spring from a rusted sardine can that Carol found out in the desert (thank you!), wooden girl holding seashell figurine from a local thrift store, red wooden disk from a vintage stacking bottlecap game I found at the antique store. Lots of glue.

I’ve added a vintage photograph below my preview that you can download. You can use it in your art but not to be added to any collection of photos for sale or sold online as I have the original. Have fun, let me know what you create I’d love to see it!

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“Weird” Art?

Robin Schar — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:41:37 +0000

For those of you who like recycled art, altered art, mixed media collage using found treasures, etc etc AND for those of us that get to experience all of the strange questions (“what kind of art is THAT?”… blank stares and “oh my” facial expressions from friends and relatives – my mom actually sent me email saying “it’s so original” on one of my best pieces… ouch!) here’s a one-up for us. I’ll count this article as a proverbial feather in my cap so to speak…. altered art, recycled art, found treasures and every other catch phrase that’s been thrown around to describe exactly what kind of art we’re trying to do is being celebrated everywhere. Take a look at some of these pieces of art by very famous artists, and yes they ARE very good! So excited to see so many people taking part of something so fun to do. I think I’ll pass this article on to mom, too

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/12/non-trashy-recycled-and-trash-art/

Painted Smiles – Mixed Media Collage

Robin Schar — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:10:51 +0000

Sheesh can’t believe its been so long since I posted. I’ve been busy with work and the holidays like most people, unfortunately art has taken a back seat. This is my latest creation… made with a lot of different elements which I always love to do. I couldn’t get the “smiles” the way I had them in my mind… maybe when I have some better techniques under my belt I’ll be able to pull it off, but for now I opted to create an X over their lips to convey the same feeling. The next time I make this they will have huge Cheshire-cat smiles that at the same time, don’t look goofy. How I’ll manage that I have no clue! Have an excellent day, RS

On the back, there’s a quote that says “they always seemed to wear painted on smiles”

“You Become Me”

Robin Schar — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:04:01 +0000

I tore it up and redesigned the frame for my mixed media collage. This was a lot of work but I’m satisfied with how it came out. I’ll be submitting this and a few of my other past altered art projects to be juried into the crafters guild on Tuesday night. Crossing my fingers and toes!

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Treasure Hunt Day :)

Robin Schar — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:21:20 +0000

On Saturday I was invited to go on a treasure hunt to a rummage sale and craft fair with Cathy. She always great company and we had a lot of fun poking into all the nooks and cranny’s we came across. First stop was the rummage sale, bah! It was postponed until next week. So whats the next best thing but to hit up the quilting shop and then an antique store? I purchased some neat vintage thimbles (or what looks like antique, hard to tell with all the distressing techniques that people use, lol) and a few placards of black snaps. I also got a neat silver bangle/charm bracelet thing (six bucks!) a silver ring, two Halloween themed kitchen towels and a rubber-band and bead bookmark thing. Fun fun! We ended the day with a trip to Cathy’s house to meet her bird (seems my lack of remembering names crosses over into pets as well) and her well-stocked studio. Hope we get to do this again, really a great time all around.

On the 27th I’ll be going to the crafter’s guild to see about becoming a member. To do that I’ll need to bring in samples of my altered art. Since I’ve spent the past year learning techniques and also trying to get a community started for altered artists in Las Vegas, I haven’t made too much to show off. I have an idea of what to bring… and yesterday I created one additional piece that they can look at so they can see what direction I want to lean toward in the future. I love creating collage in 3d bases such as frames, shrines, wooden blocks, boxes… etc. Anyway this is my latest creation… just coming out of a two month hiatus and glad to be creating again.

I think the inside composition (made with polymer clay!) and the wire thing across the middle looks way better than the frame… I’ve really got to think of something that looks more polished.

Altered Art Collage - "You Become Me" by Robin Schar

Altered Art - "You Become Me" (closeup) by Robin Schar