The Written Word, “An Easy Alternative” Vol. 8/Iss. 4 pg. 82
I was quite surprised to receive a free magazine, the current issue of Art Journaling–with their standard accompanying note, “Hey! We published your work! Check it out in this free issue of our magazine that we just sent you! You are such an awesome artist! YAY!”
Okay, I’m very much paraphrasing there. Their notes are much more professional, and contain less exclamation marks. But, my version is a bit more fun, I think? If they asked nicely, I’d totally let them use it though. I’m just nice like that.
Anyway, I assumed it was an accident. Since I hadn’t submitted any new work, and my last journal and article had been published in the previous issue–I wasn’t expecting anything.
However, I was delightfully pleased to see I had a full page focusing on the altered book text technique I use frequently in my journals.
Carly Swenson is an intuitive painter originally from northern Montana. She spent more than a decade working primarily as a mixed media artist before shifting to acrylics. Swenson received a BFA in Visual Arts with an Art History Minor from Bemidji State University. During and after university, she traveled and lived abroad, this included studying in China, traveling throughout Europe and living both in England and the Azores.Swenson’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the US and internationally. Her freelance writing and mixed media journals have been published in nationally distributed art magazines. She has facilitated art workshops for various age groups. Swenson’s work is also included in the permanent art collections of Angra do Heroismo Museum and Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN). Currently, she lives in St. Paul, MN with a smart little dog and a weird little cat. They’re nice.
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