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Artella's Reading Room!

Welcome to Artella's Reading Room!

Use the links below to explore our free offerings...and check back often, as our Reading Room grows!

Artella's Artful Links (links to sites of interest to the Artella community)

Art Project Database (swaps, trades, round-robins, etc.)

INDEX
Resources
Art Projects & Techniques
Free Articles
Fun Stuff

Resources

NEW! Click this link for archives of the "Dear Muses" column by Jill Badonsky

NEW! Click this link for archives of the "Ask Marney" column by Marney Makridakis

Click this link for Marney's Favorite Sources for Art Images

Click this link for our extensive list of AMAZING Artful Links!

Click here for our list of favorite books that combine words and art!

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Art Projects & Techniques
Click here to see the article Beyond Rubber: Unique Techniques for Making Your Own Stamps by marney makridakis

Click here to see Cut and Paste Collage in the Digital World by Walton Mendelson

Click here to see Resist Techniques by Lea Cioci CPD CPT

Click here to see Monoprinting by Lea Cioci CPD CPT

Click here to see Faux Suede Background by Lea Cioci CPD CPT

Click here for the free article, "Image Transfer Follies - Part 1" by Melissa Chapin

Click here for the free article, "Image Transfer Follies - Part 2" by Melissa Chapin

Click here to see "Origami Folded Paper Doll Clothes" by Marney Makridakis

Click here to see "Altered Board Book Project" by Karen Hatzigeorgiou

Click here to see "Wire Work Basics"

FREE eBook! Grab your free copy of our 57-page eBook, Artella Mae's Altered Ancestors: 50 Techniques for Using Vintage Photos in Art by simply joining our weekly newsletter! Click here to get your free eBook!

Artella Mae hits the newsstands!
A story about Artella Mae, called "The Waltz of Synchronicity and Art" appears in the September/October issue of Somerset Studio Magazine, on newsstands today!
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Free Articles

Click here for "The Creativity Survival Kit" by Jill Badonsky

Click this link to see a list of "Art Supply Online Warehouses" by Susan G. Phillips

Click here for "The Lil Bang Theory of Evolution" (The Story of Artella as told to Mélange in Somerset Studio, Nov/Dec '03)

Click here for the Remember September Mail Art Project

Click here for the free article, "Courting Your Life" by Marney K. Makridakis

Click here for the free article, "Bringing Your Creativity Home" by Marney K. Makridakis

Click here for the free article, "Can You Hear Me Now?" by John Vandebrooke

Click here for the free article, "Discovering Your Creativity (or 'The Art of Distraction')" by Deb Silva

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Fun Stuff

Click here for your Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Paper Dolls.

Click here for a Design-It-Yourself Victorian Parlor image that you can paint or color yourself!

Click here for some great clip art images of Victorian Houses!

Click here for an image of Degas' Dancers that you can paint or color yourself!

Click here for eclectic, artsy free clip art! (NOTE: For access to our fantastic monthly clip art collection, become an Artella member.
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