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    Cleaning inspiration

    March 5, 2012 - By 
    Over the weekend I started picking up my art space. Putting it back to rights after a shameful amount of time of just moving enough stuff to get a few inches to work within.
    Of course, as I was sorting through my piles of papers, I found a blank ATC background ready to use. The stamps where also within sight so…this simple ATC was born.
    Next I found this raven image and knew that I already had a pre-painted page in my Playtime AB that would likely look pretty good. When I have extra paint on my palette I paint it onto a random page in a book. Waste not, want not.
    Lastly I grabbed my Nature book from the AB 101 class my friend Elizabeth taught several years ago. If you are interested she is currently teaching it again
    …for FREE…
    I’m not thrilled with the outside edge. I may go back and cover the dots or make them a little more subdued.
    I’m hoping to get my art space completely cleaned up and show some “shameful” before and then clean after photos soon. I have a knitted dishcloth order to fill before I can commit anymore time to my art. Totally forgot that they were needed by next weekend!! AGH!

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    Quick AB page

    December 4, 2011 - By 

    Since I’ve sewing so much lately… I thought I better get back into my workspace and see if I remembered how to make altered art.

    I grabbed my no theme altered book and did a quick page with stuff I had 
    laying around. 

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    Stacks and stacks of books

    September 21, 2011 - By 
    When I read about Seth Apters latest collaboration idea I loved it! 
    I have tons of books….both ones I’ve created and vintage ones.
    Of course, being the procrastinator that I am…I didn’t even start to gather anything until about 25 minutes ago. Boy, was I in for a surprise… I had way more books that I ever realized. 
    My stack on the coffee table had to be moved to the buffet where I could use the wall to prop them up!

    My book arts stack is very colorful…and fluffy.

    I tend to make books that don’t have a chance of
    ever laying flat. 

    They must sit splayed open inviting a passerby to pick it up.

     

    The edges of altered board books are probably my favorite. 
    With the ripped papers hanging slightly over and the different colors of paint grazed 
    across the edge by happenstance.
    I also use stacks of books in decorating my house. This stack currently sits on the mantle.

    As a little lift for a plant to get it some much needed sun.

    For some height on a shelf.

    And lastly the set of books
    I refuse to stack.
    They are the first thing you see when walking into my house. 
    I have my Grandpa’s medical books and his Norwegian Seminary book, my dad’s Bible plus some poetry books from the 1800’s.

    Thanks for stopping by today. 
    Now I must set my house back to rights…geesh…what a mess I made.