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Judy Melvin

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B17. Improv Studio -- Book List

Art and Techniques:
B3044. Art Expose by Judy Melvin. 14.95
Watercolor Tricks and Techniques by Cathy Johnson (out-of-print)
B1876. Collage Techniques by Gerald Brommer. $27.50
B1866. Creative Collage Techniques by Nena Leland. $22.99
B2945. Celebrate Your Creative Self by Mary Todd Beam. $29.99
B3037. The Zen of Creative Painting: An Elegant Design for Revealing Your Muse by Jeanne Carbonetti. $19.99.

Lettering & Design
B2830. Finding the Flow by Gina Jonas. $24.95
B163. Lettering as Drawing by Nicolette Gray. $9.95
Schrift Un Schreiben im Unterricht by H. Korger.
B2863. The Splendor of Islamic Calligraphy. $39.95

Poetry
B2946. Honey and Salt by Carl Sandburg. $12.00
B2864. The Book of Questions by Pablo Neruda translated by Wm. O'Daly. $14.00


B17. Improv Studio-- Supplies
NEED TO BRING: Basic Tool Kit; Paper: Arches Text Wove, 2–3 sheets (24"x40"); Arches black cover, one sheet (22"x30"); watercolor paper 90#, one sheet (inexpensive okay). Brushes: pointed for writing and flat; synthetic mixing and work brushes; inexpensive flat oriental wash brush. Media: zinc white gouache or Chinese white watercolor; Dr. Martin's Bleed Proof White or Pro White; erasers to carve; containers to store mixed colors (e.g., film canisters, jars w/ lids); white glue (PVA or Elmer's School Glue).

OPTIONAL: Unusual tools; ruling pens; stamps; gel pens; markers; gold leaf, Instacol (PVA will do); chalk pastels; colored pencils and untested supplies or tools; collage papers: scraps, old pieces of lettering, napkins (thin papers work best, such as white tissue or thin sumi papers); colored papers (at least 8" wide).

MATERIALS FEE: $10 [includes sumi ink; gesso; dyes; Plaka; frisket; bleach; chalk pastels to be shared by the class].


B3044. Art Expose/Judy Melvin
Art Expose: A Collection of Techniques for Creative Expression by Judy Melvin. 2008. 20pp. 8.25"x8.25". Paper.

Judy has put her workshop notes into book form. It's a book of how to make beautiful artwork using the techniques for creative expression that she teaches. Full color. Includes:
Sumi Ink & Sink Art, Sumi Ink & TECH Ink, Gesso, Pastels & Stencils, Bleach & Pastels and Walnut Ink.

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B1876. Collage Techniques/Brommer
Collage Techniques
B1876. A Guide for Artists and Illustrators by Gerald Brommer. 1994. 160pp. 8.25"x11". Paper.

Covers techniques: gathering, cutting, tearing, gluing, overlaying, and finishing; various materials: oriental papers and water media; stained papers, prepared papers, found papers, photographs, and fabric; and explores collage in figurative and abstract compositions. 230 full-color illustrations.

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B1866. Creative Collage Techniques/Leland
Creative Collage Techniques
By Nita Leland & Virginia Lee Williams. 1994. 134pp. $22.99

This is good introduction to the wide range of collage techniques for the artist. Step-by-step instructions for the techniques and nearly 50 projects. Often recommended by instructors at the summer calligraphy conferences.

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B2945. Celebrate your Creative Self / Beam
Celebrate your Creative Self. By Mary Todd Beam. 2001. 144pp. 9.5"x11.25". Hardcover hidden spiral.

In this book, you explore various aspects of visual art, such as light, color, texture and design through a series of imaginative art projects. Step-by-step demos include how to:
- Capture and manipulate light in your work
- Experiment with new and unusual painting surfaces
- Break the "rules" of color composition that inhabit your creativity
- Create your own dynamic designs for paintings with more impact
- Add layers to your work with the symbolism inherent in both man-made objects and natural elements
- Move beyond traditional 2-D painting into 3-D reconstruction

Recommended by Judy Melvin for her Art & Techniques Improv Studio at Letters Mingle Souls, 2008.

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B3037. Zen of Creative Painting / Carbonetti
The Zen of Creative Painting: An Elegant Design for Revealing Your Muse. By Jeanne Carbonetti. 1998. 112pp. 9.5"x9.5". Paper.
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B2830. Finding the Flow/Jonas
Finding the Flow: A Calligraphic Journey
By Gina Jonas. 2006. 85pp. 8.5" x 11". Spiral bound. Paper .

A new approach to calligraphy for all levels,which acquaints the scribe with the essential but largely unexplored dynamics of stroke technique. Through stroke exercises with pencil and edged pen you explore vital movement and sensitive touch. You discover how shoulder, arm, fingers and pen combine with alternating of pressure. The exercises lead to an intimate understanding of the edged pen: a foundation for formal alphabet study, creative
alphabet design and artistic self-expression! Begin
your calligraphy practice, before starting formal
alphabet study, by warming up, sensitizing, and
integrating mind and body. Full of illustrations
and diagrams.

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B163. Lettering as Drawing/Gray
Letters as Drawing
By Nicolete Gray

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B2863. Splendor of Islamic Calligraphy

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B2946. Honey & Salt
Honey & Salt
By Carl Sandberg

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B2864. Book of Questions
The Book of Questions, tranlated by William O'Daly. Second edition 2001. 78pp. 5.5" x 7.5".

This book of poems is recommeded by instructors at the summer calligraphy conference. Bilingual edition.



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