Looking back on the art I’ve been making for the past few months I’ve done quite a bit of digital work. I started really delving into Procreate when we went on Vacation earlier this year, and I haven’t stopped exploring the possibilities since. While planning for our vacation in late February and early March of his year I opted to take only my camera and iPad. No knitting, no sketch book, no art supplies. This was the first time I’d ever taken only my iPad, with the intent of creating art while on a vacation. I had a plan to limit my supplies and challenge myself to only using procreate. My plan worked, I learned a lot about procreate and I enjoyed to process. The biggest thing I learned was how very freeing being able to sit on the couch or the porch at night with just an iPad and a pencil was. There was no figuring out where to put supplies, or how to juggle a sketchbook on my lap, or being confined to the table. The other bonus ...
I started this altered book project in September of 2019, with no deadline for finishing it. I created this space to play with my art supplies and explore mixed media. I have a wonderful stash of art supplies because I'm mildly curious about all the things. What better place to play with all the things than in an altered book.
I started my project by prepping the book. This included pulling part of the pages, gluing pages together to create thicker pages and adding some pages back in as fold-outs.
As I work in my book I gesso pages and add things. Sometimes I paint pages. Sometimes I add texture paste. I've added ink, washi, fabric, metal and other bits as I build the pages.
My altered book is where I go to create when I feel a little stuck in a rut or burned out. There are no rules for this book and I enjoy the blank slate and the freedom. Stay tuned for more posts about this book, as I have more pages to share.
I started my project by prepping the book. This included pulling part of the pages, gluing pages together to create thicker pages and adding some pages back in as fold-outs.
As I work in my book I gesso pages and add things. Sometimes I paint pages. Sometimes I add texture paste. I've added ink, washi, fabric, metal and other bits as I build the pages.
My altered book is where I go to create when I feel a little stuck in a rut or burned out. There are no rules for this book and I enjoy the blank slate and the freedom. Stay tuned for more posts about this book, as I have more pages to share.
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