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Healing loss through art…an altered book

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Bereavement Care | Volume 31 | Issue 3 | 2012

“As an artist, I had been creating artwork and teaching for years, but this altered book was the first piece of art I had ever created that was just for me. In it, there was no right or wrong. It became my journal; a place I could say anything because these pages were safe. Grammar did not matter so much. Self-expression was key, both visual and written.” Read more →


Meeting the Makers: Colleen Attara

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Oh My! Handmade Goodness

“One look at the picture above and you’ll know exactly why I invited Colleen of Colleen Attara Studio to visit us to share her creative journey. Her bright joyful art and spirit make the world a more beautiful place and her story is one that so many of us will be called to.” Read the full article...

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Where Joy Is an Artform

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Kate Fratti | Courier Times

"If it’s true that artists are tortured souls, Colleen Attara is the exception..." Read the full article...

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A Brave New World

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Kristin Boyd | Bucks Life Magazine | Winter 2012

"When Colleen Attara talks about how she uses old plastics, recycled store signs and mistake paint to shape her surreal, three-dimensional artwork, her passion makes life feel like it is dripping with excess possibility." Read the full article...

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Wall-to-wall whimsy: A Lower Makefield artist's work becomes a landmark at a new hospital in New Jersey

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Gwen Shrift | Courier Times | December 6, 2011

"Artist Colleen Attara has executed many commissions for her environmentally friendly work, but none as big as the one she just completed..." Read the full article...

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