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[bungziza]

Destiny (8’x8’) #collageonpaper #sewingonpaper #artonpaper #comtemporaryart #artisinnewyork (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBHI4tvDn87/?igshid=17oynbs8qis9u

[kellykilmer]

Where Is My Heart? Early #WIP #artjournaling #collage #artjournal #visualdiary #visualjournal #beforethepaint #collagejournal #sewingonpaper

[daintydoraposts]

Playing with #lines & #threads this week for the #seasonofart101 & keeping my palette muted - the threads speak for themselves! ✂ #getmessyartjournal #artjournal #artjournaling #paper #paperweave #paperweaving #paperstitching #decorativestitches #stitches #stitching #sewing #sewingonpaper #markmaking #shreddedpaper #upcycledpaper #upcycledpaperart #blackandwhite #monochrome

[juliazine]

Dress for the way you feel.

When I collage, I look for bright colors, bold prints, textured fabrics, creatively framed portraits, and mixed print layers. This image is from an RVCA catalog and it caught my attention because of the decayed walls in the background, the bold and contrasting colors, and the confidence that the woman shows in a relaxed standing pose. I like to collect fabrics and images that I like, but I usually don’t get a sense of how they can coordinate together until I toss them in a pile and sort through them. 

I heard recently someone say “Dress for the way you want to feel” and I think about that beyond artmaking to every time I put together my own outfits for the day. It’s not about dressing for success or the job you want. Your job will stay your job. Dress for the way you want to feel.

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[sanazhaghani-blog]

Photo transfer on handmade paper 8.5” x 11” 2020 Available for sale #sanazhaghani #handmadepaper #papermaking #paperart #paperartist #handmadepaperart #فمنیسم‌ #iranianartist #iraniancontemporaryartist #womeninthearts #womenhoodart #womenartists #artistsupportpledge #covidart #covid19art #artshop #printmaking #printmakingartist #هنر #هنرمندان_ایرانی #هنرمند #هنرمندان_زن #زن #هنرمعاصر #printmaking #printmakingart #printmakingartist #printmaker #printmakers #sewingonpaper #sewingonpaperart #چادر (at Athens, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAQQrhGnvOH/?igshid=1oi2tci5n81x6

[juliazine]

Disclaimer

Sometimes going into work short on time, I stop into a CVS for a quick morning snack. There are three aisles where the granola bars are shelved, and the type and brand vary every time I walk in there. I have a nut allergy, so I take a minute to examine the nutrition label before selecting one to purchase. I know Cliff Bars are a reliable brand. I know what type doesn’t contain nuts, like “Chocolate Chip,” “Mint Chocolate Chip,” or “Chocolate Coconut Chip.” I’m not sure how healthy these really are for me, but I only need something to start my day. Every product will say something like this ALLERGY STATEMENT: CONTAINS [ALLERGEN]. MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF MILK, WHEAT, AND TREE NUTS.”

For my own personal allergy, I’ve come to learn that “may contain” is a legal disclaimer. The allergy statement will state exactly what it contains and that’s all I need to know. I can read the full list of ingredients too. If I find a bar that doesn’t contain my allergen, they are additionally informing me that they assume no liability for what I eat. So what? I’ve found this “may contain” on every food product. What does “may contain” contain?

When you start writing, it is common to feel unnerved by hearing the persistence of the question What are you writing? The question may appear more often cynically from your own apprehension. What would you call this?

I have come to learn that there is only one time when you can define your writing and that is when you have finished writing. Until then, it can feel paralyzing. Sometimes it helps to have a disclaimer.

“This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.”

I take the first bite of my Cliff Bar. Chocolate chip, without allergens. Later that night I indulged in my mom’s holiday sugar cookies (pictured) that arrived in the mail and sit down to write.

After the disclaimer, the writer is free to write.

15.01.21

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[sanazhaghani-blog]

Photo transfer on handmade paper 8.5” x 11” 2019 Available for sale . #sanazhaghani #handmadepaper #papermaking #paperart #paperartist #handmadepaperart #artistsoninstagram #iranianartist #iraniancontemporaryartist #womeninthearts #womenhoodart #womenartists #artistsupportpledge #covidart #covid19art #artshop #printmaking #printmakingartist #هنر #هنرمندان_ایرانی #هنرمند #هنرمندان_زن #زن #هنرمعاصر #printmaking #printmakingart #printmakingartist #printmaker #printmakers #sewingonpaper #sewingonpaperart #چادر (at Athens, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAMBOJRHhfQ/?igshid=1aa13z5c954k0

[agnesrubystudio]

Can never have enough pockets in a journal I reckon! 😉 #vintagejournal #vintageephemera #travelersnotebook #junkjournal #junkjournaljunkies #journaleveryday #shabbychicjournal #fabricandpaper #sewingonpaper #lace #vintagestyle #paperlover #papercrafts https://www.instagram.com/p/CK3PiW-p0m8/?igshid=1tdhckot59v12

[agnesrubystudio]

My favourite Tim Holtz paper stash put to good use here 🥰🥰🥰 #timholtz #junkjournal #paperstash #travellersnotebook #junkjournaljunkies #junkjournallove #paperlover #paperandlace #sewingonpaper #papercraft #journalsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CKx6UMxJ8eK/?igshid=17gkedcjpue7m

[agnesrubystudio]

I made a birthday card for my boss. Do you know what he said? He said it was too much effort for something that just goes in the bin! 😢😢😢 Not sure I will make him one for 70! 🤣🤣🤣 Gotta get a new job!!! #timholtz #card #birthdaycard #vintagebirthdaycard #masculinecards #sewingonpaper #paperlove #papercrafts #craftaddict https://www.instagram.com/p/CKhXCxeDsmw/?igshid=ozqfw2jieicj

[agnesrubystudio]

Cute little paper flower for the corner of the pocket. #junkjournal #junkjournaljunkies #paperflower #punchedflowers #papercrafts #paperlover #sewingonpaper #journalpocket #paperandlace #vintagejournal https://www.instagram.com/p/CKZg6xwJwuk/?igshid=17jddabomsjdv

[agnesrubystudio]

Week Two - Hearts❤️❤️❤️#52tagshannemade challenge by Anne @hannemadebyanne #slowstitchingmovement #fabrictags #sewingonpaper #craftlover #junkjournal #fabriclover #tinystiches #vintagebuttons https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ5PoupJKEg/?igshid=18k88rl8ymt9r

[agnesrubystudio]

This altered index card reminds me of my husband. Such a talker! 😂 #indexcardaday #vintagejournaling #junkjournal #junkjournaljunkie #timholtz #paperdolls #timholtzclippings #smallart #collage #collageart #sewingonpaper #fieldnotes https://www.instagram.com/p/CJmsVwPpWcJ/?igshid=58aczkgotmfa

[juliazine]

Move the needle

I stopped collaging for a while because I thought my sewing machine was in need of repair and I felt too stressed to figure out what that meant.

Shortly after the new year, I sat down to sew a border for an image I had found from an RVCA catalog. The arrangement of art with dream catchers, wicker baskets, deer horns, and illustrations over a chestnut stained dresser reminded me of a carefully curated Airbnb room that I stayed in five years ago. I needed brown thread to match the hues in the photo and compliment the dusty rose mesh fabric that I upcycled from an old summer dress, but that required removing the upper and lower thread stools and starting over again. I’m usually a patient person but I have no patience for sewing and design. I’d rather make something, however chaotic in the process and the final result, hoping to create some beauty in the mistakes. I programed a zig zag hem pattern and started sewing again.

What resulted was a hem that was uneven. The zig zag pattern looked more like loops, and the loops appeared differently from the topside as they did underneath. Without a strong, identical sewing line, the seams are destined to come undone over time. I thought about leaving it there and embracing in its flaws. However, I knew as an archivist I didn’t want to risk a piece falling apart over time again.

Sometimes you have to read the technical instructions dozens of times to figure out what went wrong and how to address in fixing it. Sometimes nothing needs to be fixed, you just need to deal with it. Sometimes it doesn’t happen in a day and you need to go to sleep frustrated, work another week, then try again on your next day off. And then you have to sit down and complete the task.

The answer was in front of you. It seems you forgot to move the needle to an upright position before threading the lower spool in the sewing machine.

It was only one step that you missed. You forgot to move the needle.

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14.01.21