Sunday, June 14, 2026

Altered book pages with ATCs

While I am still working on my first altered book,  the second one is coming along nicely also.  I am not good at waiting for things to dry, so the second one gives me  bit more time to play before I have to walk away as both of them dry. The second one started out as "Getting to Know Nature's children" (the muskrat and salmon edition.)  Mostly it was dull, there is one lovely two page photo that I may leave except for some embellishment to the photo. 
However, for today I will show you two pages that I covered with painted papers and then added some of my ATC stash onto it. It was difficult to decide which ATCs to use, but these two matched the colors nicely, I think. 

The face was done using a stamp that I carved. (it is a self portrait stamp.)  I colored it with Sharpie markers.  I still have the stamp so I can possibly add one to each altered book I make as a type of signature. 
The ATC on the facing page was just fun doodle work. (or should I say "doodle play"  hmmm?) 

You may see some bits of red on the upper side edges.  That was an "oops" when I was playing 
with acrylic inks. I have decided to leave it as an artifact of the process.

Linking up to Sunday in the Art Room.


Until Next Time,  
Stay Creative 


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4 comments:

Tom said...

...your fabric art is taking the backseat???

Gene Black said...

Yes Tom, it does seem to be for the time being. Funny thing though, my brother was working on sewing patches for his jacket (retired military) and had a problem with his machine. I fixed it for him. I also gave him some sewing pointers. Ha ha, usually he prepares things for me.

My name is Erika. said...

I usually have a few journals going because like you, I can't stand waiting for things to dry.This is another super spread.Keep having fun Gene! And have a super new week ahead too.

DVArtist said...

I'm thrilled with the direction your art is going. These are just fabulous. Uhhh carved your own face. Yeah..... that's art! Thank you for sharing with SITAR and have a good Sunday.