Artist Journal Pages i ny bog // Featured in new book - out now

For noget tid tilbage fik jeg en email fra Dawn DeVries Sokol, forfatter til bl.a. 1000 Artist Journal Pages, hvor hun spurgte mig om jeg ville være med i hendes kommende bog: A World of Artist Journal Pages: 1000+ Artworks - 230 Artists - 30 Countries. Mine 'journal pages' præsenteres over to opslag i bogen, og jeg er endda på forsiden ;-) – den lille fiskebasse i toppen er fra en af mine sider. I disse dage er mine Q&A om, hvordan jeg arbejder, og hvor jeg henter min inspiration fra, på Dawn's blog her.

Tak endnu en gang ♥ for at invitere mig! Og for at lave denne skønne bog med inspiration fra hele verden.

A while ago, Dawn DeVries Sokol, author of 1000 Artist Journal Pages (and other wonderful books) askes me to contribute to her new book: A World of Artist Journal Pages: 1000+ Artworks - 230 Artists - 30 Countries. My work is presented on two spreads in the book (I even made the cover—the little fishie on the top is mine ;-), and today, my Q&A about the way I work and my sources of inspiration is featured on Dawn's blog here.
Thanks again ♥ for this great opportunity! And for making this book of great inspiration.

You can read the interview here

 

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COLLAGEWORKSHOP I MAJ?

Søndag den 10. maj kl. 9-15.30 i vores skønne og inspirerende lokaler på Christianshavn.

Undervisere: Christine Clemmensen og Pernille Mühlbach

Du kan læse mere om workshoppen her

og melde dig til ved at sende en mail med dit navn og din adresse til: 

mail@muhlbachclemmensen.dk

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Egne collager //My collages
Egne Artist Journal Pages // My Artist Journal Pages
Scraps—A Field Guide to Collage available in english here 
(Den danske udgave af Scraps – et kursus i små mirakler er udsolgt fra forlaget, men jeg er i gang med at genudgive den som e-bog)

Glimt fra seneste Salon

Seneste salontema var Art Journalling, og det var så skønt at sidde der og se alle mulige sider folde sig ud og små kunstværker opstå rundt om et bord der summede af dele-iver, glæde og hygge. Jeg glæder mig allerede til næste gang. Og snart sætter Pernille og jeg os ned og finder nye datoer til Saloner i efteråret.

 Mühlbach & Clemmensens Kreative Saloner

PapirSalonen i februar

Journal IV

Fandt et par påklædningsdukkeark i gemmerne :-) Jeg arbejder stadig i den lille Moleskine. Hurtighurtig – vupvup, ikke så meget tænke, bare lime.

...når altså ikke jeg strikker denneher: Beehive fra Craftsy. Eller, altså, nu er jeg kæk og skriver »strikker«, som om jeg næsten bare mangler at hæfte ender, men det er jo en gammel løgn, er det! For opskriften siger at jeg skal Wrappe and Turne, og det ved jeg overhovedet ikke hvordan man gør! Foreløbig har jeg lavet en strikkefasthedsprøve (det er jo også at strikke) ;-)

Nå ja, og så lytter jeg til hendeher: Kat Edmonson. Iiihh!

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Found a couple of old cutout sheets, still working in the little Moleskine. Swoop-swoop, without over-thinking, just glueing.

...when I'm not knitting this: Beehive by Craftsy. Well, am knitting (present tense) may be overselling it, I ran into some trouble decoding the recipe. You see, it wants me to Wrap-and-turn, and I haven't the slightest idea how to do that! So for now, I have done the gauge test.

Oh yes, and listening to Kat Edmonson. we-heee!

Art Journal, III

Det er dog en fornøjelse af de helt store at klippe-klistre på må og få :-)

De her små bøger, hvor historierne ikke er bestemt på forhånd, men snarere – nogle gange, nogle gange ikke – pibler frem fra siderne helt af sig selv, er mine favoritter for tiden. Art Journals. Jeg vil måske ikke kalde det Art. Men hyggelige er de ihvertfald at lave :-)

Jeg er faldet over sande godter i denne uge: Manuel Archains syrede iscenesættelser med miniaturer i hverdags rum, Flow Magazine med al dets superinspirerende papirbegejstring, og Lois and me; en tumblr sat op i farveorden (ralle-ralle) - flydende fra én visuel flødeskumskage over i den næste. Og så er jeg altså helt tosset med ham her: Chorus Grant, alias danske Kristian Finne. Hans nye plade er på blød og lounge-agtig, med cool tekster og lækker lyd. MÅÅMMS! :-)
Hav en blød weekend!

Manuel Archain

Flow Magazine

Loisandme 

Chorus Grant - Space 

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Mühlbach/Clemmensens collageworkshop i marts og maj er så småt ved at være fyldt op af dejlige, kreative hoveder fra nær og fjern. Der er stadig et par pladser tilbage – lidt flere i maj end i marts – hvis du kunne tænke dig at have en hel dag med os, hvor vi fylder dig med masser af inspiration, fif, tip og tricks, hvor vi underviser, udfordrer og forkæler dig – alt sammen i super-inspirerende lokaler og i selskab med ligesindede.

Du kan læse mere om workshoppen her, og tilmelde dig ved at sende en mail på christine@christineclemmensen.dk med dit navn, adresse og telefonnummer, samt den dag du gerne vil deltage. Vi glæder os til at hygge om dig, ruske op i dine kreative »plejer«, og til at dele alt hvad vi ved med dig! :-)

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What a pleasure, to cut and glue without measure or means :-)
These little books, where unplanned stories sometimes do – sometimes doesn't – come to life as we go, are my favourite at the moment. Art Journals. I'm not sure if it's Art – but they sure are fun to make :-)
I stumbled upon true treasures this week— Manuel Archain's original miniatures in everyday spaces. Flow magazines inspiring paper party. Louis and me—a rainbow-organized tumblr to die for! And Danish Chorus Grant, aka Kristian Finne, who made an album so mellow and lounge, with delicate lyrics and soft tones. Please follow the links above. I wish you the best of weekends :-)

Art Journal, new page

Thursday night is »Salon«-night. I'm looking so much forward to it :-) We even got Port!

New Art Journal

Having tried different kinds of notebooks, old books, new, different bindings, paper weight and bulk, I have come to the conclusion that this is my favourite: The Moleskine Japanese folded sketch book. Not the cheapest choice in the world, but I can't deny — the awesomest delicious'est! YUM!

I got this one when we were in New York in October, I even journalled while we were there, but I didn't like what I made at all. My mind was elsewhere, experiencing the city, I guess, not arty at all, that's for sure.
I have re-used some of the crap I found though—this bread tag, for instance, which makes a great someones head! Who'd have known?! I'll share more pages tomorrow.

—Hugs.

Good mistakes

I dare advertise that there is no such thing as doing wrong when it comes to making collages. Even the »mistakes« or unintended outcomes we make are precious lessons—if we dare see them as such.

So it wouldn't make any sence for me not to share this page—allthough it is not my proudest! I could go on about how the colours are messy, how I dislike the lack of focus, and the absent story. Sure, I could pull out the sledgehammer and beat myself up over how rotten this piece of ... dollop ... is, and »you-call-yourself-a-collage-artist?!«. But. I shall turn the sheet, I shall, and start a new page :-)

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Today's link: Artist Stefan Volatile-Wood
One of my favorite pieces of his is this: Deconstruction III (Sentinel)

Journal page (with old blob)

Not everything used for the journal pages is made for this purpose. This yellow painted ... blob ... was cut out from a painting I discarded years ago. Yup! It has been in my drawer since. And Yup! This paper-mania takes up a lot of space ;-) Oh well.

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Today's link: Poul Lange's work on Tumblr. Yay!

Yet another page (with Letraset letters)

Makes me very happy, doing these little pages; no purpose or plan—just glue and old crap ;-)
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Today's link: Rachel Botsman speaks of sharing economy. I like this!

New Art Journal In The Making

Half way into meditation last night, a strong remembrance suddenly popped into my head: MY OLD LETRASET SHEETS! My mind ran amok – I hadn't used them for years – could they still be in that white box? – No, I had moved them – Or had I? Sitting on my cushion, trying to maintain focus, the desire to shoot up and see if I would be able to find them was screaming for my attention :-)

I didn't cave! I sat – with my raging thoughts – until my little bell rang. Then I ran!

A mix of joy, nostagia and routine as I sat down to work the letters into my sketchbook. I got this bundle of arbitrary letters when I was in Art School (awww!); back then, they weren't nearly old enough to be cool vintage—just old crap. Good thing one tends to be a bit of a hoader. (More on that later).

(»Tiden« means the time in Danish).

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Today's link: mathildeaubier.com

On the verge

Don't you love this time of year - those few days - when the trees and bushes have only almost exploded into bright spring green? In a minute, but not quite yet, the streets will be covered in spring, and everybody will talk about Summer's coming. But for now, on the verge of this, we all just hold our breath ...


Inside, a new art journal is on the verge of becoming, with two and a half new pages.

The bill sheet was a gift from Susanne who attended our collage workshop in March :-) Thank you!

A pair of pigeons have made a family right outside our window, can you see her baby beneath her? And the scowling? For the record, I asked permission to take the picture. Of course ...

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Street artists' decorations in Paris night club Les Bains

April Art Journal, part XI

April Art Journal, part X

April Art Journal, part IX

April Art Journal, part VIII

April Art Journal, part VII

 

April Art Journal, part VI

April Art Journal, part V

April Art Journal, part IV

April Art Journal, part III

Typography Daily