Contemporary Wall Decor :: Stone Heart

I just added Contemporary Wall Decor :: Stone Heart to my Wall Hangings Gallery. It's very dark-- makes me think of broken love or wearing your heart outside on your sleeve or looking inside a chest that's been cracked open during surgery. Two very shiny paper hearts are suspended inside dark and silver niches....[Continued on Artful Journey, my new blog.]

Wall Hangings Added to My Web Site

Today I finally finished adding the new Wall Hangings Gallery to Karen's Whimsy. I started making these book sculptures almost a year ago, and showed them for the first time at the Bay Area Book Arts Jam last October. I sold my first one there; it's still one of my favorites. It was called Earth Source and was made from an old Reader's Digest book. It was a gold green color and had all these paper strips spilling out from it. I was so excited when it sold because it validated my own feelings for that book, reassuring me that I wasn't crazy, that it was something special. I never even got a chance to photograph it, but it's still clear in my mind, and I hope to make another one like it soon.....[Continued on Artful Journey, my new blog.]

How to Make Altered Books :: The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay

When I first started to make altered books, I had no idea how to do it. The Altered Books Yahoo Group was a big help, as were certain individual artists who shared their work online.

When I first decided to learn how to make an altered book, the first one I created was The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay.

In order to remember what I had done, after finishing a page, I would record the process and post it on my web site. This was before blogging became popular. I was really talking to other people who were interested in trying this art form. I shared my successes, and flub-ups, and all the things I learned along the way....[Continued on Artful Journey, my new blog.]