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ABAD

VMac — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:50:32 +0000

[tabs slidertype=“top tabs” auto=“yes”] [tabcontainer] [tabtext]ABAD[/tabtext] [/tabcontainer] [tabcontent] [tab]A Book About Death[/tab] [/tabcontent] [/tabs]Matthew Rose sends this message on Facebook for the ongoing project A Book About Death. With this particular Elegant Themes theme, you need to click on the … Continue reading →

Artist’s Books

VMac — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:49:34 +0000

Have completed 12 artist’s books. My goal is to keep making them until I run out of materials — in other words — forever. The books thus far are created from: Dante. a Geography/History textbook 1939. College trigonometry textbook. College … Continue reading →

Artist’s Books Made From Old Textbooks

VMac — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:16:16 +0000

Using a folding technique I picked up online (like a tramp during fleet week, the template screamed at me from across the dock), new books spring forth (not fall back) from the studio. Acquired a 1938 sixth grade geography book "The New World Past and Present" and after reading all about the South after the Civil War which wasn't at all civil, now was it?, ... read more

Adding a new gallery tonight

VMac — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:20:11 +0000

This is not just an altered book. Dragonwyck creates a mood, a moment in time... more on this particular piece will be revealed after the Oscars are over and when I have a brain again. And it is also not clearly available, although the gallery is loaded because the page is under the header image, the green graphic, and this must be corrected. You can see Dragonwyck Gallery by clicking here. ... read more

Altered Books Workshop

VMac — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:36:15 +0000

Ms. Brazelton's book was the first of what has now become an extensive Art Library.
Easy to read.
Inspirational.
Tools & Materials.
Basic Techniques.
Tips.
Collages, papers, books... and more.
This post serves as a template for further reviews and is the first time I've utilized the Book Reviews Plugin by Lee Penny. There are other books plugins which I will try later. ... read more