Smart Art - Softcover

Learn how to combine driftwood, recycled metal and glass, everyday items as mundane as bottle tops and used teabags, and materials such as barbed wire with art media to create your own display art. Sculptural materials, from clay and wire to papier mache, building materials such as cement, and craft elements including beads and gold leaf, are also brought into creative play. Stunning commissioned photographs of all finished projects, amplified by clear step-by-step instructions and illustrations, as well as further decorating ideas, will awaken the artist in everyone - a true inspiration to create your own masterpieces.

Monique Day-Wilde studied textile design and later specialised in weaving, with several prize-winning designs and commissions. She lectured in textiles and graphic design and compiled official training courses in weaving and spinning. She has been teaching painting techniques for many years, both on fabric and on canvas. Angie Franke has always been passionate about arts and crafts. She teaches several disciplines from her studio at home, drawing on her wide range of interests and experiences. She does commissions in liturgical art and develops projects as an interior/exterior designer at a garden centre.