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Produced By Jennifer Cushman •
Photography by Borella & Company
 ARTIST'S PROFILE
“Do you like being a mom?” The question, asked by her 9-year-old daughter,
Tali, took artist and designer Rhonna Farrar by surprise. Rhonna realized her
best response to Tali’s heartfelt question was to create a memory book for her
inquisitive daughter that described the love and blessings motherhood provides.
Rhonna’s book, Enjoy the Process, debuts this summer. Visit her website at
rhonnadesigns.com.
Layers of Love
Rhonna has a fondness for layering
patterned paper, acrylic paint, photos, transparencies, rub-ons, stamps, and
doodling to create an eclectic collage of words and images. (a) One technique,
is to build texture by randomly placing bits of masking tape on a paper tag. A
photo of Tali, (b) is digitally enhanced and printed on a transparency.
source Clear stamp set, Autumn Leaves, autumnleaves.com.
Birds of a Feather
(c) Scrapbookers are captivated with Rhonna’s bird
illustrations, swirl and flourish drawings, and freestyle handwriting,
which winds across her pages without constraint. An adorable childhood picture
of the artist, reminds her children that a legacy of love is being passed
from mothers to daughters through the generations. (d) Look closely at Rhonna’s
technique and you can see how she effectively layered the blue and pink bird
image from the patterned paper onto the transparent photo with a matching rub-on
for continuity of design. source Rub-ons, Splendor by Rhonna Farrar, Autumn
Leaves,
autumnleaves.com.
Contemporary Vintage
(e) Rhonna has embraced digital scrapbooking with a
passion. What began as a way to preserve original family photos by using scanned
copies in her work, like this one of her mother as a child, evolved into
a personal style of combining vintage images with modern technology. source
White ink pen, Sharpie Poster-Paint, sharpie.com.
RHONNA’S TOP TIPS
If you
are unhappy with your work, walk away from the project for a while. Refocusing
allows you to return later with fresh eyes.
Don’t get caught up in the “new” and “perfect” of
scrapbooking. Understand why you scrapbook and enjoy the process.
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