I did a bit of a studio clean up (I know - what IS this world coming to!!) and came across something I have been meaning to share for awhile. Several months ago our honorary member of our little CQTeers crafting group (Liz) sent us each one of her little artist books with the challenge to fill it with something. It took me awhile to decide what I could do. I have an inherent fear of defacing books which my mother instilled in me when I was little so it took some mental talking to before I could manage to touch it. Here's the beautiful handpainted cover that Liz created for my book...
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| The book measures approx. 5" tall x 4" wide
About the time the book arrived I was in the throes of a somewhat more thorough cleanup of my sewing room and came across what I created in an online ledger class taught by Karen Ruane. I sat down to look through it and was aghast to discover that the double sided tape that I had used was turning everything brown and was letting go (despite having been assured in the store that it wouldn't do such a thing....false advertising!!). So...I ended up taking the ledger apart, salvaging what I could and putting them into this new little book (MINUS the double-sided tape I might add!!). This is the result...
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Thanks for sharing your info. I really appreciate your
ReplyDeleteefforts and I will be waiting for your next write ups thanks once again.
Well, you did a great job! Now we are art partners. Or co-conspirators!
ReplyDeleteI love the co-conspirators idea!
DeleteIf your readers are interested in more about the adventures in Chinese ink painting, they could go to my art blog, http://beautiful metaphor.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteThe books with sewing is a great idea to use those end pieces hard to throw away.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the link to the crochet hat! It is adorable.
I'm not a hat person by any means, but this one caught my eye. Thank you for the lovely comment!
DeleteI was also taught not to mark on books and I too, find it difficult to start on a new one. Yours is turning out to be quite nice. Thanks for the links. The art from View From my Window is quite interesting.
ReplyDeleteHappy to know I'm not the only one that finds it hard to make any marks in books. I can't even turn a corner on a page - obviously brainwashed as a child!
DeleteHi Maryanne wow love what you have done on your pages you are so clever ,well done my friend xx
ReplyDeleteThank you! It's pretty much all I could salvage from my original ledger project...sad, but at least I have something to remind me of it.
DeletePerfect filler for your artist book!
ReplyDeleteYes, the San Francisco School of Needlework and Design, is displaying beautiful
work, thanks for sharing.
At least I found a way to save some of my original project and fill the wee book at the same time. And the SFSND is pretty amazing.
DeleteI am that girl who looks at others murderously who dog ear a book, do not turn the page correctly etc. My daughter has an interesting story of me showing her the art of 'how to turn the page of a book' when she was two!! Needless to say she is rather anal about caring for books as well. =) Your journal book is fabulous. You certainly learnt some wonderful concepts. Did I perchance spot a hexie or two. Tidying up one's sewing room always coughs up some interesting past projects. Loved the link of looking through the window. What a brilliant idea. I would love to stitch a view from one of my windows one day. Your links always inspire.
ReplyDeleteI think I have permanent ridges in my tongue from biting it when I see my DH leaving a book open on a table or (worse!) bending the spine backwards so it will stay open. Old habits die hard! And yes, you did see hexies and I'm glad you enjoy at least some of my links.
DeleteOh......I enjoy all, lovely Mary-Anne! =)
DeleteLove what you have done with these little treasures Mary Anne! The handmade book was the perfect place for them! Have a good week! Christine x
ReplyDeleteThank you Christine. I was happy to be able to combine the two projects for sure.
DeleteLove your new booklet and how you have managed to salvage much of the original one.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry about the double-sided tape ruining the work but thank you for sharing the disadvantage using it.
Depends on the type of double-sided tape you use Maureen. Apparently some are of archival quality and that's not what I ended up getting, despite checking with the seller to be sure.
DeleteThis is such a sweet little book with the beautiful cover. How fortunate you were able to salvage your pieces and place them in this new book. Great quote...Hmmm!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sherry - it was sad that my original book didn't stand the test of time, but at least I was able to keep bits of it to remind me.
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