To create the cover of this book, I first started by stamping onto a piece of muslin. You can see the postmarks of the stamp in the upper right hand corner. After the pigment had dried, I attached the muslin to the semitransparent green fabric with acrylic medium. I sewed the copper beads on before …
Category: books
Feb 29
Making of a Book
This is a how to of how I make books. I do it very differently from other people. For one, I don’t have that loom-like contraption that most books on hand-binding feel is essential. The books I make are around 3X4 inches, so I am able to hold the entire block in my hands easily. 1. …
Jan 13
Altered Book
Altered Book 7Â Altered Book 6Â Altered Book 5Â Altered book 4Altered book 2 Altered book 1I started a round-robin altered book project with three other artists. Each of us chose a book and altered it in some way. I chose to alter the structure, and cut windows through the pages. I used paste and scraps of paper …
Nov 11
Finished Little Books
  I finally finished the little books I was working on. The last ones I made were for art journals for my sister and her friend, and the ones before that were for my daughters. These are going to go to friends of mine, who don’t know they’re getting them. It will be a surprise. …
Oct 29