work in progress...

art book 
designed with coffee stained paper, layered paint, joint compound applied for distinct texture,and inked stenciled patterns... all coming together to create this book. 

This art book project has been inspired from a recent "Paper Ephemera Project/Swap" 
I Hosted for our artist community here- The Studio. 
Once we received our paper goodies, we were to create something from the collection, which the prior artist had treasured.

This project has been time consuming, I will admit. 
Applying layer upon layer, on such delicate book pages... can be a challenge all it's own. 
Patients must be practiced during the different stages of the layering. 
The last part of the journey has arrived... binding everything together to create the art book. 

Wish me luck!!

I will post more on the art book completed and bound together. 

Got a "bright" idea for a project...

altered lightbulb- mixed media project 

Before you go throwing away the next lightbulb that goes out... try altering it!!

materials required for project:

collage sheet- Curiosities-of-Nature

collage sheet- Le-Papillon-Magnifique

tissue paper

matte medium 

acrylic paint 

embossing powder

jewelry wire 

Lights out everyone!

www.alteredpages.com

How do I LOVE thy self...

ATC 
swap/challenge over at Facebook group The Studio - artist thriving community

theme:
How do you love yourself ?
I have self respect for my own well being.

It is easier to be self destructive than to pull yourself back, take a moment, and then decide... is it at all worth it?

It takes courage, strength, and above all self respect.

Happy Valentine's Day!

form a heart shape

:: art project ::
Molding heart shapes, apply texture, and adding paint for color...melts my heart away!

These delightful heart ornaments, started out as an experiment... 

I was curious to work with join compound and see if I could create the look and feel of 

potter's clay. Great experience. Love the texture. 

First I molded several heart shapes using aluminum foil.

Applied layers of tissue paper and matte medium to secure the application.

(allow drying time) 

Follow up with applying an all purpose joint compound found at a hardware store. 

Added layers of craft acrylic paint.

There will be ruff areas from the compound which can be sanded down, using a small piece of sandpaper.

Using cardboard for the backing (painted ahead of time) the wire and heart were then glued on by applying E6000®-Craft-Adhesive

enjoy a little heart art today!

journal spread

From one soul of the universe are all souls derived...

of these souls there are many changes, 

some into a more fortunate estate and some quite contrary... 

not all human souls are divine. 

Her eyes are the window to her soul. 

Above all struggles, let it be told... 

just look into my eyes and tell me, what do YOU see? 

materials used for this journal page:

journaling on watercolor paper- canson-xl-pads

gesso (white)- golden-acrylic

matte medium- golden-acrylic- medium

collage elements, vintage book pages, and scrapbook paper 

acrylic paints- winsor & newton galeria-flow-acrylics

colored pencils- prismacolor-colored-pencil

rubber stamp- small chevron

a little patience...

:: paper weave project ::

paper scraps can have endless possibilities... don't you think? 

 I gathered them up, weaved the papers together, 

and added matte medium as an adhesive. 

Used a collage element as our focal point with a few words to ponder. 

endless I do say... endless.

enjoy

Let's talk favorite collage elements

here are a few of mine... 

These are can be found here www.alteredpages.com
I will be incorporating several of these collage images into ATC's following this post. 

To continue, I will share the process and the artwork of the finished pieces 
in my next post. 

I do love the collaboration of images working together, delivering a message... 
how about you?