Artwork consisting of different media
INFUSIONS MINI-ALBUM - THE THREE VOLUMES COMPLETED All three small volumes of this album have now been completed and bound. There were a number of title pages to complete, and tags as well. I was glad I still had my printed instructions, so I was able to complete this task. The completed volumes…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 9 - COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT The final stage in constructing the book was to glue the end-papers inside the cover boards, sandwiching the reinforcing roofing felt and covering the insertion of the ribbon ties. The completed book With all its embellishments, the spine embellishment and the ribbon closure,…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 8 - COMPLETING THE COVER AND MAKING THE SPINE EMBELLISHMENT I was a bit concerned about glueing the end-papers onto the cover and expecting the fairly thin paper to bear the weight of the whole binding. I therefore decided to add some hidden reinforcement between the end-paper and the…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 7 - COMPLETING THE COVER EMBELLISHMENT Another session of complete fun in the studio, as I completed the embellishment of the front cover of my book. Working on the title panel The printed title needed a nice frame to set it off from the background of the cover. Punched…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 6 - BEGINNING THE COVER EMBELLISHMENT Today I had the most fun in my studio that you could imagine. This is Shoshi in her element... After the main construction of the book, this is where the real fun begins! The spine If I had thought about it in advance,…
KURETAKE COMBINATIONS - SMOKY BRUSH PENS AND GRAPHITE WATERCOLOURS After a busy day and an afternoon struggling with figures in the accounts, no more time or energy for a studio session. I watched a DVD instead, and while doing so, I tested my new Kuretake brush pens with their graphite gansai tambi paints.…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 4 - END PAPERS, COVER BOARDS AND TITLES End papers These are the papers which line the inside of the cover and back the first and last pages of the book. The pages of this book are 12 x 12 inches and I needed large enough paper. My hubby…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 3 - EMBELLISHING THE FORE-EDGES The addition of the hinges does add some thickness to the bound edges of the pages. The stack of fore-edges is therefore slightly thinner than the binding. This doesn't matter, but having this bit of leeway, I decided to go a bit bonkers and…
DRAW AWESOME ALBUM PART 2 - HIDDEN HINGE BINDING The Hidden Hinge method There are several ways of doing this, but I chose to make separate "hinges" from 1 1/2-in wide strips of card which I then scored and folded down the centre. These strips were inserted into the open edge of each…
ANOTHER ABSTRACT MIXED MEDIA PIECE INSPIRED BY DENISE LOVE I've now completed the second abstract piece. I so enjoy following Denise Love on YouTube! She is so inspiring and enthusiastic, and I love her abstract pieces and colour choices, and how quickly she works. Today's piece is based on circles, which is one…
