Well now I will try again to post a note. I lost my server in the middle of my first attempt.
If an altered book can be called finished, then this one is done except for the cover. I had cut a window in the cover before covering it with a crumpled paper pattern designed paper. The opening was backed with one of the book pages and the space was painted with polymer medium to seal it. Now the one thing left to do is imbed the two artifacts from the trip into this window in a little ‘lake’ of epoxy. I think my favorite part of the book is the three page section with four pockets sewn onto each page and tucked into each pocket is a tiny instruction sheet for each of the techniques used in the book. I’ve added a few things to my techniques list on the blog if you care to check.
Last week I was the invited artist for an altered book class at Evanston Art Center. The class is team taught by Mara, Deb, and Ina. It was great sharing my work, and at the same time getting new ideas working with this team and the students. You never stop learning.
Today I’m back from a short trip to Michigan to visit my 96 year old Dad and my sister. He doesn’t speak much because he doesn’t hear much, but he still knows us and has a beautiful smile and a twinkle in his eye.
