Altered Book Project: Fun At Sea

This week, for spring break, I'm making my annual migration south to the gulf shores. In anticipation of the trip, I started this altered book journal project. I found the book at a Flea Market, liked the illustrations and the quirky, but conscientious text, and thought it would make a good backdrop for journaling my beach experiences over the next few years. The underwater swim photo was a recent find; the mermaid I've had for years. For now, she's found her way onto the front of this book. Maybe later, she'l find her way onto something else. Mermaids can be unpredictable like that.

Fun at Sea Interior Detail

When I make an altered book to use as a travel journal, I prepare certain pages ahead of time, so I can make entries once I reach my destination. The shells that I've secured inside these little hidden "portholes" are shells I found on the Florida beach last year.

Fun at Sea Interior Detail

These pages are ready for a beach-side journal entry.

Card Art Collaboration A to Z

My Image/Text class just finished a major project that involved card art (see sidebar link). The project was to do a complete Alphabet with a duplicate set which we would "trade" in a random drawing. This is my random set. I love my Alphabet Card Art collection. I like to take my set out and look at it over coffee...just after the morning newspaper and right before I start my day.
Does that make me a card art nerd?

Card Art Detail: J, K, Q & R

Artists:

Rachel Scott
Lindsay Westbrook
Joe Zephyrs
Sarah Hover

Card Art Detail: E, F, L & M

Artists:

Amanda Callaway
Tiffany Schneider
Rachel Scott
(I drew a lot of
Rachel's cards in
our random drawing
which was o.k. by
me since her cards
were all about
shoes....)

Card Art Detail: A, B, H & I

Artists:
Rachel Scott
Jandyn Markham
Hannah Clemens
Jessica Augustine

Card Art Detail: D & V

In the spirit of exploration....










Artists:

Joe Zephyrs

Jessica Stong

Card Art Alphabet Deck: A to Z

Here's my complete deck. I don't know what other people thought about this project, but I really had fun with it. Oh, near the end, when I couldn't find the hard letters like K and X, things got a little hairy and frustrating. And I did better on some cards than others. But that's how it is with things that are really rewarding. I'm already planning my next deck. Anybody up for a trade?

Card Art Detail: A & E

A is for age.















(I used to wonder what
happened to lost mail.
Now I know.
The only question
I have left to answer
is what happened to
all those single socks.)

Card Art Detail: N

After 4000 years,
this guy deserves
a party hat.

Card Art Detail: X & Y

I like these for the textures, colors, and random associations.