Need high-energy inspiration when your life gets crazy and your art keeps getting pushed to the back burner? Offering terrific mixed-media art projects, as well as tips for getting organized and inspired, Art at the Speed of Life is a treasure chest of ideas for the artist whose creative goals sometimes get stymied by the frantic pace of modern life. Author and mixed-media artist Pam Carriker proves that art and life can coexist peacefully, productively, and happily. Making things every day can be a joyful reality instead of just wishful thinking.
Each chapter in Art at the Speed of Life includes both essays and project ideas from a variety of contributors, including Paulette Insall, Nancy Lefko, and Brandi Butcher-Isley. The projects are inspiring, yet easy to complete on a tight schedule, and include techniques such as assemblage, image transfer, and collage. A bonus seven-day journal project helps you track your work as you go. With a unique combination of time management tips and advice, inspiring essays, and projects designed to fit into busy schedules, Art at the Speed of Life will help you live your dream of making art every day.
Signed Copies are Available in my Etsy Shop
If you purchased a book elsewhere and would like to have a signed bookplate send a self addressed stamped envelope to
Pam Carriker
1930 W. Buena Vista ST
Springfield,MO 65810
Contributing Artists
- Brandi Butcher-Isley
- Cate Coulacos Prato
- Chrysti Hydeck
- Dawn Edmonson
- Gail Schmidt
- Jodi Ohl
- Julie Bergmann
- Laurie Blau-Marshall
- Lisa Bebi
- Lisa Kettell
- Nancy Lefko
- Paulette Insall
- Seth Apter
- Sharon Tomlinson
- Sue Pelletier
- Suzan Buckner
- Suzi Blu
- Two Cool Texans
Book Reviews
Mark Lipinski January 12, 2011 episode
Art at the Speed of Life
We welcome author Pam Carriker to sign and discuss her book Art at the Speed of Life.
Tuesday March 08, 2011 6:00 PM
Springfield, MO
3055 South Glenstone, Springfield, MO 65804
February 2011 it hit the shelves!
My first peek at the book!
October 2009 signing on the dotted line!
November 6th, 2011 at 6:08 pm
[...] my lesson to 5th and 2nd grade. I am teaching 5th grade how to make mixed media art journals (Art at the Speed of Life is a great book for reference) using accordion book making techniques along with painting, [...]
August 17th, 2011 at 9:58 pm
[...] respond to. I have been drawn in by the threads of wisdom woven through her excellent book, Art at the Speed of Life. We made friends on Facebook once it was known we would both be teaching at CREATE, and then had [...]
April 23rd, 2011 at 11:22 am
[...] forever changed the way I think about art journaling. If you haven’t already picked up a copy, Art At The Speed Of Life is a wonderful addition to any mixed media artist’s library! I own it, love it, and expect it [...]
April 9th, 2011 at 7:42 am
[...] Pam Carriker for a while and I always find her work so inspiring … so when her book “Art at the Speed of Life” came out … I had to have a [...]
March 29th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
[...] last night and I decided to try experimenting with paper casting using the instructions from Art at the Speed of Life. We started out using craft foam to create a stamp which we used to cast out paper on – using [...]
March 29th, 2011 at 1:30 pm
[...] 29, 2011 by dryadart Like many of you out there I purchased art at the speed of life recently. I tried the paper casting technique with my Infinity class this week, with great success. [...]