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Mixed-Media Self-Portraits INSPIRATION & TECHNIQUES CATE COULACOS PRATO TO MY DAUGHTERS, OLIVIA AND MEREDITH: “To thine own self be true.” Acknowledgments First and foremost, I have to thank the artists who bared their souls for these self- portrait projects. Clearly, without their talent, hard work, and enthusiasm, this book would not have happened. I would also like to thank my editors, Tricia Waddell and Darlene D’Agostino, for their guidance and spirit of cooperation. And thanks to the incomparable Larry Stein, for his photography, advice, and willingness to meet me mornings at the Dairy. My coworkers at Quilting Arts Magazine and Cloth Paper Scissors also deserve my gratitude for putting up with talk about “the book” for months. I owe a special thanks to Patricia and John Bolton, who not only encouraged me to do this book, but make it a pleasure and a privilege to come to work every day. And finally, to my husband, Nick: for his appreciation of my work, for all he does to help it happen, and mostly because he has always accepted me as I am and always encouraged me to be my best self. Introduction Chapter 1: It’s all About You: The Importance of the Artist’s Self-Portrait The History of Self-Portraits They Said It Themselves Art Therapy Therapeutic Self-Portraits Linda Edkins Wyatt I Grew up in Bluebeard’s Castle Juliana Coles Feel the Pain Reflections on a Self-Portrait Cheryl Prater My Body, Not Myself Loretta Benedetto Marvel Aging Gracefully Allison Stilwell Self-Portrait, 2007 Tracy Stilwell Chapter 2: Know Thyself: Taking the First Step Toward a Self-Portrait Warm-Ups Self-Portrait Exercises Mirror, Mirror Kelli Perkins Digital Self-Portraits Kimberly Montagnese Focus on the Eyes Carol Kemp Getting Started Jump-Starting Your Work Katie Kendrick Where Do Those Ideas Come From? Yvonne Porcella Working Through It Self-Portrait Sketchbook Meanderings Donna Anderson Chapter 3: Reveal Yourself: Hands-On Instructions for Creating Self-Portraits Exploring Roles Self-Discovery Through Journal Dolls Kelli Perkins Capturing a Life in Progress Where Have I Been? Where am I Going? Kelly Rae Roberts Documenting a Year 1967: My Year, Myself
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