Wall Sculpture :: For the Roses

The Wall Sculpture :: For the Roses was the second wall sculpture that I made. I had picked up that book for some reason before the concept of hanging altered books entered my mind. When I was looking for books to work with, the title immediately made me think of roses blooming on the page. I cut the center sections out and then painted the back sides of the pages in darkening degrees of pink. I cut out little star shapes and folded them back, which created the the roses. My sister says they look like stars, but I see roses....[Continued on Artful Journey, my new blog.]

Making Altered Books :: Art in a Child's Hand

Wow! How fast time passes. I didn't realize that I had let so much time slip away since my last post. I've been busily updating my web site; I haven't even had time to do any art. Egads!

One of the pages I recently updated was a description of the techniques I used for one of my first altered books. In Making Altered Books :: Art in a Child's Hand I talk about this board book I made for ISABA [International Society of Altered Book Artists] for a display they were doing.

One of my favorite things about this book is the quote by Picasso. It says "It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child." Isnt' that lovely?....[Continued on Artful Journey, my new blog.]