I dug through some of my prints from this year and started making a mixed media book.
I like to work in a kind of layered spiral.
- I lay down a based coat
- Add some textured color
- Then some hand drawn marks
- A bit of collage
- More paint and around and around until it feels done
This book used two kids books as a the base for the pages.
And then I used a multi needle coptic stitch to put them together.
It took me a while to remember that stitch pattern. I am not sure it is truly correct, but it is working nicely to hold the boards together.
I love to add upside down text to the book. So I write on tea bags and glue them in upside down. I get to put my emotion into the piece and still keep it a secret.
Over the last few days I pulled out my box of rusty things, spritzed with with vinegar and water and set them on some paper. I am getting mixed results. It is a surprise each day when I uncover the stack.
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