I have loads of stuff to show and tell, but first of all I will show you all what I have been up to.
I'll start off with my second Artist book, Nature against Structure, a theme I had to select myself. This is the slipcase, covered in a vintage map and a small watercolour and line drawing.
The book is an Interlocking accordion fold with additional pop-up in each fold. The front and back covers have been covered in one of my lino prints from my printmaking module.
The open book, I scanned and re sized the butterflies from one of my prints and pasted them on the folds and behind some of the pop-ups.
Close up, as you can see I created a watercolour and line drawing for the background.
This book is actually a sample book and case I made for my portfolio, I was a tad indecisive about which format would work best for my theme so I made mock-ups. This is the cover for a simple accordion fold book.
Cover off.
Open for viewing, the artwork is used for this little book (approx 4 x 3" closed) are torn remnants from one of my lino print samples.
Sample book 2, another tiny book, this cover folds in on itself like an unglued envelope.
The front cover, the lilac paper is my home marbled paper.
Open, there you have a carousel book it consists of three layers, close up it looks like a theatre set .
Sample book three, closed.
Opens out into a tunnel book.
My lino print exhibition prints, the are a set and represent 'Butterflies of the British isles'.
I didn't want to produce simple lino prints, so I created these mixed media pieces.
Hope I haven't bored you all too much, I'm just soooo! excited at the prospect of using the new skills I have learned and incorporating them into my own work., so I'd better get going.
Bye for now.
Hay
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