ALTERED BOOK

Yeaaaa!   I did it!

My first altered  book.

It took three attempts, reading and doing,

and some wasted gesso and book paper,

but one is finally completed. 

This is (was) a 7x9 Dr. Seuss book,

now an art journal with

mixed pages

for wet and dry media.

The outside is covered with a textured gold paper,
(compliments of  Judi Redhead
 JUDI'S BLOG
 saved from long ago)

The spine cover is duck tape

Quack!

It has only 4 signatures,

24 pages (48 if you count back and front)  :)

and is probably not sewn together "correctly", but

it works for me!

 

I had some help from my other half, who unlike me is

good are reading and following directions.

I'm more of the hands on, show me and I'll do it type.

I think, though,

that I much prefer making my own books from scratch,

rather than altering.

There really is a difference.

Whew!  That's done.......now to get started inside.

The fun part.

 

 

Have a creative day.