Tag Archives: Altered book

Encaustic Work in Progress (aided and abetted by Badger, Mole, Ratty, Toad and Mrs Ffleshe)

Posted on November 25, 2015 by AnnIsikArts

This is tiny. Each of the two pages measures 4″x4″, the images within about 3″x3″. It is an altered book, artist’s book, encaustic on Plaster of Paris, eco print, collage. When it’s finished I will have added stitch and more … Continue reading →

Posted in Altered Books, Art, Artist Books, Character Development, Collage & Assemblage, Creativity, Eco/Natural Dyeing and Printing, Encaustic Art, Inspiration, Mixed Media, novel editing, Photography, Writing | Tagged Altered book, Artist's Book, Badger, Eco Print, encaustic, Mole, Momigami, Mrs Ffleshe, Otter, Patrick Benson, Plaster of Paris, Ratty, The Willows at Christmas, Toad, William Horwood | 2 Comments

Walking the Earth II

Posted on August 16, 2013 by AnnIsikArts

Here is the second of the suite of two collages I mentioned in my previous blog Walking the Earth. I made a mistake with the name of the other one. It is Posthumous and have confused the name with this one. This is the one called Leaf & Blood and which inspired the name for the second of my Laurel Grove Series of Mystery & Suspense novels (work in progress). Continue reading →

Posted in Altered Books, Art, Collage & Assemblage, Mixed Media, Nature Journal, Walking, Writing | Tagged Altered book, book art, Collage & Assemblage, Digital Printmaking, Mixed media, Mystery & Suspense, nature journal, Supernatural Writing, Walking, Walks, walks | 2 Comments

Incomplete Art Project

Posted on April 15, 2013 by AnnIsikArts

Following the wake-up call that was my auspicious accident and related dream, I’ve been engaged in a major clean-up of my life (mind and spirit and environment). It’s painful. I sat on the stairs and cried like a baby one … Continue reading →

Posted in Altered Books, Art, Dreams, Mixed Media, spirituality, Walking | Tagged Altered book, book art, Gesso, mould-making, Papier-mâché, Walks, woodblock printing | 9 Comments

What Planet are You On?

Posted on March 7, 2011 by AnnIsikArts

Hoarding has its positive side. While digital photography has made it almost impossible to fail, there’s always a percentage of shots which no matter how much you tweak the light and colour, they’re just boring. When I came across this very easy technique for transforming an uninteresting photo, I was glad I’d kept my bad pictures.
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