Cloth Paper Scissors

Let Me Be the First to Welcome You!

Lesley43 — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:27:04 GMT

Welcome to the Cloth Paper Scissors forum. I'm Lesley Riley, contributing editor for CPS. This new website and the forums are an exciting new addition to the magic that is Quilting Arts. Their innovation and artistry never cease to amaze me.

I'm heading off to teach 2 and take 2 classes at the Art & Soul retreat in Hampton Virginia this week and will be keeping my eye open for new artists, techniques and artwork to share in CPS. I'll check back in when I return.

Cracked Paper Quilts questions

pandabolt — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:16:25 GMT

I am so excited to be working on Carol Wiebe's cracked paper technique. But I have a question for all you creative folks out there:

I have the background cracked, laddered, and densely quilted. I love the work so far, but I now want to somehow knock back the white of the background without completely obscuring it. I want to maintain the black and white, but would like to add basically a glaze of red. On the order of applying the color and then wiping it off, leaving just hints of the red on the background.

I am afraid that if I just add a watered down red to the existing piece that I will have it running all over and wicking. What do you all suggest? Should I apply a layer of something else first? Gel Medium? Will that let me do the staining that I want? Am I correct in thinking that if I were to use gesso that I would loose a goodly portion of the design?

This piece is for a challenge: ( B+W+1) ~ 3= Art Quilt. (Black plus white plus one color divided into three pieces). This is why I want to maintain the original black and white background, but right now it is just too busy. I need to temper that white.

And as long as I have your attention :), I would be curious to know where you might put the focal point of the piece once that background is behaving itself. All I know at this time is that I want to have the focal point in red, and maybe somehow relate its shape to the Art Deco shapes in the background. I really want to incorporate hand made beads, or embossing, or other methods of raising the surface some. Perhaps cording, perhaps molding paste....I'm just not sure of that yet, as the background is getting in my way.

Or,..... I might want a black figure of some kind, depending on just how red that background turns.

I have done some experimenting with black tulle, and it does some nice things, but I really want to introduce that glazed red. And while on that subject: Are all glazing mediums the same? Or do you have one that you recommend? I have a bottle of American from Decoart.

Here is what I have so far:

I have also been wanting to experiment with encaustic on something other than a wooden substrate. Again, will the paper accept the wax, or would some kind of a finish be required first?

I know this is a lot of questions, but I only have one shot at this as the whole thing needs to be done in the next few days.

Thanks for any and all help you might be able to give me.

zentangling

sha1non — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:25:03 GMT

So the last week has been miserable--the flu. Sniffling, coughing feeling sorry for myself. Well, then my lastest issue of cloth, paper, scissors arrived. Flipped through it. Not really concentrating well and then there it was. Doodling transformed. Something I've done for years without respecting it and sometimes inappropriately. Well, this I could do sitting in my easy chair with my kleenex, cough medicine and in between quick naps. It made me laugh. relax and feel that creative spot through the haze.

Art is good medicine!

many thanks, Sha1non

Which issue is your favorite Cloth, Paper, Scissors?

aliogator — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:44:08 GMT

Hi all! I just found out that Interweave is having a sale on all of their magazines and I want to know which issues were your favorite so I can order some. I am having touble deciding. I have issues 13 through 25. Thanks in advance!

Paper Vs Digital

paen — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:07:14 GMT

First, I just have to say that I love both Cloth Paper Scissors and Quilting Arts. however, I do not have a subscription and usually buy them with a discount coupon when possible.

I would love to purchase a subscription, but have a problem making a decision as to what to buy. You see, I have 3 other magazine subscriptions that offer their digital version free with their regular subscription service. In fact, one publication arrives in my email 10 days prior to the paper copy. I think this is a real customer service issue. The prices of these publications are no greater than your paper based prices and the access to the advertisers in the digital version is a great advantage.

So, I guess my question is: Why is the combination subscription paper and digital so expensive? With the technology of print media today it seems as though we would be paying twice for the same issue.

Thank you listening to my only real complaint.

Tricia

Magazine Subscription

thebluehare — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:54:17 GMT

Please could someone respond to the emails that I have sent you.

I took out a digital subscription with you on Tuesday and was overcharged by $40.00!

I also haven't recieved any login codes.

I am off on holiday at the weekend and would like to leave knowing that things have been sorted.

Losing my mind: gesso and watercolour?

Caityquilter — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:23:46 GMT

Hi all - am I losing my mind, or was there an article on using gesso under watercolour paints in an issue of CPS? I have turned the house upside down trying to find which issue it was in!

Thanks in advance,

Caity <---- stuck in bed with the flu but determined to at least enjoy my reading time!

Critter Stuffies

reginabdunn — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:12:12 GMT

I don't have a subscription to Cloth Paper Scissors (I do have one to Quilting Arts), but I always check out the table of contents on line when the new issue is posted. I saw the Critter Stuffiies and I went to the store and bought the issue. I made a cat for my niece whose guinea pig had just died (she wants a cat) and I made a critter (of who knows what) holding a bouquet of flowers for my mom for Mother's Day. Both critters came out adorable and both were appreciated by their recipients. I think there will be more critters to make in my future.

you CPS-ers!

MellyT — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:43:30 GMT

I love CPS magazine. It seems the CPS readers are a really interactive, proactive group and I have to say, I for one am inpressed. I am a new reader, don't know why it took so long! I love CPS magazine.

Sneak Peek of the July/August cover for Cloth Paper Scissors

Pokey — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:57:28 GMT

We just got our advanced copies, and I am crossing fingers that others will love this cover as much as I do. Makes me want to leave my office and go play!

Artist is Kristen Beason, and the issue will be available on newsstands July 7th.

CPS charm swap

Susan Brubaker Knapp — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:32:48 GMT

I participated in the charm swap sponsored by Cloth Paper Scissors, and today I got my swaps. They are WONDERFUL! You can see what I got on my blog, here:

http://wwwbluemoonriver.blogspot.com/2009/06/charm-swap.html

Susan

If anybody is going to be in Boston area this summer: Trash Menagerie

Pokey — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:49:39 GMT

I got this press release a few minutes ago. I've marked my calendar and will be heading up to Peabody!

SALEM – This summer, the Peabody Essex Museum comes alive with creatures and creativity. Trash Menagerie, the newest exhibition in PEM’s interactive Art & Nature Center, presents over 30 inventive artworks made from what most of us throw away. From baking tins to water bottles, piano keys to plastic bags, the 24 artists featured in Trash Menagerie create playful artworks of animals through the imaginative reuse of rubbish. On view from June 20, 2009 through May 2010, this exhibition encourages visitors to see the creative potential embodied in everyday objects.

Among the highlights of Trash Menagerie is a specially commissioned artwork by award-winning New York artist and puppeteer, Chris Green. Green has built an interactive horse shadow puppet from broken umbrellas discarded on the streets of New York City. Visitors can manipulate the umbrella-horse to make its graceful form gallop across the wall. Hands-on activities, such as a trash collage magnet board and weekend art drop-in activities, invite visitors of all ages think creatively about trash in the museum and beyond.

PHOTO CREDITS FOR IMAGES ABOVE: Filter Rabbit, 2000, Tom Deininger, 13 x 7 x 5 inches, used cigarette filters, ceramic form; Sulphur Blue Smeck, 2005, Michelle Stitzlein, 62 x 84 x 11 inches, mixed junk, photo credit: Tom Little;Camel, 2006, Ann Smith, 9 x 11 x 3 inches, used electronic parts.

SPECIAL EVENT

Animals All Around –– Opening Day of Trash Menagerie

Saturday, June 20, 2009

The Peabody Essex Museum celebrates the opening of its newest interactive Art & Nature Center exhibition with a full day of family-friendly activities. Create a giant sea turtle from recycled paper, make fabulous finned fish from discarded detergent bottles, and build moveable “trashimals” with featured Trash Menagerie artists. Enjoy a screening of the Oscar-winning animation, Wall-E, and stay for Garbage Warrior, a documentary about sustainable architecture. All events are included with museum admission. Full event details may be found here.

About the Peabody Essex Museum

The Peabody Essex Museum presents art and culture from New England and around the world. The museum's collections are among the finest of their kind, showcasing an unrivaled spectrum of American art and architecture (including four National Historic Landmark buildings) and outstanding Asian, Asian Export, Native American, African, Oceanic, Maritime and Photography collections. In addition to its vast collections, the museum offers a vibrant schedule of changing exhibitions and a hands-on education center. The museum campus features numerous parks, period gardens and historic properties, including Yin Yu Tang, a 200-year-old house that is the only example of Chinese domestic architecture on display in the United States.

HOURS: Open Tuesday-Sunday and holiday Mondays, 10 am-5 pm. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

ADMISSION: Adults $15; seniors $13; students $11. Additional admission to Yin Yu Tang: $5. Members, youth 16 and under and residents of Salem enjoy free general admission and free admission to Yin Yu Tang.

INFO: Call 866-745-1876 or visit our Web site at www.pem.org.

CPS Homeworks, specifically Diana Trout's 'patterns'

Jane LaFazio — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:15:02 GMT

Like Diana's prompt in CPS Homework, I love patterns and find myself photographing them all the time, but I've never figured out exactly what to do with them. I love her idea of drawing/interpreting the patterns in a journal, but then what does she do with them??

I looked to see if Diana Trout was a QA member, but couldn't find her.

thanks!

Jane LaFazio

I have to say...

andreamanard — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:44:42 GMT

Cloth Paper Scissors is my favorite magazine ever! I don't have a subscription because going to the bookstore gives me a good excuse to get out of the house, and when they have the new issue, all lined up in pretty shiny rows, and i spy it there on the shelf, i get butterflies in my stomach i am so excited (i guess that is a little embarrassing lol) Anyway, i always find something in the magazine i want to try. Anyone else get ridiculously excited about this magazine?

2010 Cloth Paper Scissors Calendar Winners Announced!

Pokey — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:30:59 GMT

To see who the calendar artists will be, you can find them on my blog:

Pokey's Blog: 2010 CPS Calendar Winners

Congratulations!

Popping the Question: Cloth Paper Scissors, July/August 2009

Barbara Delaney — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:42:58 GMT

Hi and welcome!

Please take a minute and respond to our Reader Question. It's a lot of fun to see the variety of answers we get...and the locations of our readers.

Summer treasures: What will you collect this summer for art making once

summer is over? Please send replies to me.

Thank you!

Barb Delaney