Fun and Relaxing Time

It's time to forget about the 9 to 5 (if only it were just 9 to 5) and has some fun. I've taken some time off and will be spending much of it with family, but I have a few days just to myself to do whatever it is I want. Taking time for yourself is extremely important for both mind and body. To immerse one's self in the things that make you feel good and also challenge yourself creatively and that is my plan! I've actually already started that today having read about a new background technique (I love doing backgrounds). If you like them too you have to check out Geo Papers by Jill Berry. I have the first half complete and my papers are drying. The plan is to paint them later today and post a picture or two.

I sent out my November envelopes this past week and plan to do my December ones this up coming week with some of my time off.

Collaberative Artist's Book

So, I'm headed out shortly to a friends house were a small group of us are getting together to compile our Artist's book project. There our seven of us and each of us will be contributing a single signature to each others book. There were no rules on what your signature should include other than it have a paste paper outer cover and 2 inner sheets. The pages must be flat, no dimensional elements, that's it. We will be adding a vellum sheet (design of our choice for our own book) to be inserted between each of the two inner sheets of each signature thus having a common element for our book.

I did nature printing and hand printing, literally painting my hand and pressing it onto the paper. I choose to use parent sheets for all this and then cut them down to the size for the book. I also did color washing and masking. On the color wash only pages I have the following quotes:

Faith
Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. No one was there.

Lovers alone wear Sunlight. ee cummings

I will have pics of the finished book posted later .... stay tuned.