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    A second look: Asian theme altered book

    September 2, 2015 - By 

    I decided to dig deep in the blog history for Second on the 2nd this month.

    Secondlook

    I’ve been scattered lately when it comes to art…a big part of me thinks that the “old days” when I participated in many more swaps and round robins….before postage got too out of hand…I was forced out of my comfort zone and in the process grew as an artist.

    This post was definitely from those days. Have a look…

    eyes

    I completed my pages for the latest book I received in my current round robin.

    The original drawings from the book were hand-painted by me with watercolor crayons. The chopsticks were shorten by breaking then shaping them in a pencil sharpener before a slight bit of whittling and sanding.

    The bamboo was drawn then painted by yours truly. The fortune reads “The luck that is ordained for you will be coveted by others”

    I’ve never done any Asian themed art before…at least not consciously. I did do a mixed-media painting a while back that ended up having an Asian flare.

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    Hope you enjoyed this second look at my post from January 2008

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    Round Robin pages

    July 9, 2011 - By 

    This is the second to last book in the round robin for me. The theme was “questions of love”. 
    I’m not exactly sure I hit what Jana was looking for in the most literal sense but I’m happy with my results.

    I’ve titled this spread Secret Embrace

    The image is from the cover of an off romance novel.
    This is a tribute to Gina Wise…she did some really fun arches for last years ABC 7th anniversary swap with this same technique.

    This one is titled Ecstasy

    The image is from a late ’60s hairdressing guide. I loved the expression, so it drove the direction of the page.