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Collage Contessa

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A personal blog of an artist specializing in mixed media, paper collage, assemblage, altered art, altered books using vintage papers, ephemera and lace. Sells on Etsy.com under 'CollageContessa' and 'CollageCuriosities'.

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• Painful Memory - Creative Therapy

  Posted on Monday September 15th, 2008 at 09:09 in altered, canvas, collage, creative therapy, mixed media, painting

  This week's Creative Therapy Catalyst.Working on this catalyst, was a bit difficult. I don’t talk about personal/painful things with many people, some my closest allies may not even be aware of. But...

• Talent & Ability - Creative Therapy

  Posted on Monday September 8th, 2008 at 09:00 in altered pages, art, canvas, collage, creative therapy, painting

  This week's Creative Therapy catalyst is 'What talent or ability do you wish you had?' Go on over and play along! (Image is from Altered Pages.)Confidence. Complete confidence. Friends and family woul...

• Catch Up Post - Book Club, Winner, Giveaway

  Posted on Monday June 30th, 2008 at 11:00 in altered, canvas, etsy, Giveaway, sewing

  Gosh! I do get sidetracked sometimes! I'm realizing there are several things I never got around to closing up, commenting on or whatever.I seriously dropped the ball on my impromptu, newly formed 'V...

• Good Girls & Night Owls

  Posted on Sunday June 29th, 2008 at 11:00 in altered, beach, canvas, challenge, collage, etsy, painting

  (9 days until my beach vacation. Woo hoo!)Saturday was another good day for art. My neatly cleaned art desk is no longer. But that's okay. I pulled out things I haven't used in awhile; metal letters, ...

• 'Day To Myself' Work

  Posted on Saturday June 28th, 2008 at 17:00 in altered, altered gypsy, atc, canvas, challenge, collage, creative therapy, etsy, painting

  (ATC made for the TGIF weekly challenge at Altered Gypsy - Tinkling H2Os, stamps w/stazon, Oil pastels on the edge. All created on watercolor paper, with an Altered Pages image.)Gosh, I love having an...

• Etsy, Ebay, Craigslist Oh My! Coupon Too!

  Posted on Saturday June 21st, 2008 at 14:14 in altered, altered art, canvas, ebay, etsy, mixed media, sale

  ** COUPON: Mention this blog post or my bulletin post about my recent Etsy, Ebay & Craigslists listings and I'll give you 20% off anything you buy (excluding custom items.) Mention my listings on ...

• Creative Therapy Catalyst

  Posted on Monday June 16th, 2008 at 09:00 in altered, art supplies, canvas, collage, creative therapy

  I'm loving my stint as a Creative Therapy Designer. It 'forces' me to create, even when I feel my muse is gone, that I have no talent or that I just have nothing to contribute. Thanks to all those wh...

• Overactive Imagination, Giveaways & WIN!

  Posted on Saturday June 14th, 2008 at 08:00 in canvas, Giveaway, painting

  I'm posting this later than I wrote it (which was Thursday evening.) As I write, I'm sitting here waiting out the Tornado Watch for our area, the loud lightning booms that make me jump out of my seat ...

• Revolve

  Posted on Thursday May 15th, 2008 at 18:23 in basement, canvas, depression, God, homeschool, paris, revolve

  Let me tell you a little thing about God and people and the universe. HE KNOWS. He knows everything. He knows what you need, when you are down, what you are going through. He knew, before I even hit ...

• Greener Pastures

  Posted on Tuesday May 13th, 2008 at 20:18 in canvas, depression, friend, paint

  Update: I know I'm still working through some things still but today I feel 10 times better. I rec'd the most wonderful comments so far on the last post as well as several private emails that really ...

• Creative Therapy 'Rain'

  Posted on Saturday April 12th, 2008 at 12:17 in canvas, creative therapy, fabric, rain

  I realized while starting to clean my desk that I forgot to post about this week's Creative Therapy challenge. I did my own version of 'Something You Remember From Childhood'. You can see my piece on...

• Skyline Collage & Date Night

  Posted on Wednesday April 2nd, 2008 at 03:07 in buca, canvas, collage, collagecontessa, date night, kansas city, phone, skyline, tasso

  Gosh, is it only Tuesday (okay, Wednesday now that its the middle of the night.) I swear I've been going going since I woke up on Monday.My 15 year old has discovered 'real photography', as she calls ...

• Blogging, Vintage Swap & Therapy Art

  Posted on Sunday March 30th, 2008 at 22:31 in canvas, creative therapy, eggs, france, kawaii, marine corps, nest, vintage party swap

  It's been a busy week. How about you? I have this whole list of things I want to talk about on my blog; thoughts from the week, things to share, pictures to post. Just haven't done it. My list remind...

• School Art, Sewing & FREE Brooch

  Posted on Saturday March 8th, 2008 at 20:19 in 1920s, altered art, brooch, canvas, collage, Giveaway, pin, quilt

  School, originally uploaded by Collage Contessa.I've had fun this weekend, have you? My artroom is almost clean (yes, don't be shocked!) And let me tell you, I hate mornings but when the pup pup got u...

• Saturday Art

  Posted on Sunday February 24th, 2008 at 01:36 in altered art, altered gypsy, altered pages, buca, canvas, collage, crown, paint, saturday, vanessa

  (Used image by Altered Pages.) * Meets requirements for Mixed Media Monday's theme: Texture. *My Saturday was productive. How was yours? I wore a smile on my face the whole day. In fact at one point I...