handmade books

J is for Jewels

April 11, 2012
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KJ's book

Jewels, glass beads, rhinestones or whatever you would like to call little bits of shiny glass, they are something I've had a recent interest in gluing to my artwork. It started with a handmade book I made for my eldest daughter.
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Mixed media – paint and beads

September 17, 2011
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KJs accordian book cover wip 2 closeup

I haven't had much time this week (story of my life on all fronts), but I have done a little work on KJ's accordian book. The insides have been started and I have continued working on the covers, for the first time truly branching into mixed media as I've added some beads.
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Handmade accordian books

September 10, 2011
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Izzy's accordian book cover

I've found a new interest - handmade books. In particular, for the moment, accordian books. Along side this discovery I've also discovered handcarved stamps and heavily layered work (something I've admired a lot recently, but haven't really tried much myself).
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Posted in acrylic, acrylic techniques, handmade books, paint party friday, painting | 11 Comments »

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