This is for the MIX challenge and also Thursday's WT Challenge (horses).
I made this book for my sister for her birthday. Since we were born & raised in Texas, I chose to start with the book “Texas” by James Michener. I used quite a bit of text from it, but also a ton of pictures from magazines, especially Texas Monthly, clip art & stamps from a whole bunch of companies. I started by removing some pages & gluing other pages together for stability, then used a variety of colors of acrylic paints to base coat the pages. I used a variety of ink colors & stamped images to create the backgrounds. Then the collage work started with all of the images. This is just one double page…the entire book is around 45-50 double pages with all manner of pockets, fold outs, telescoping images, tags & pull outs. Some tell the history of Texas, some are on individual cities & regions of Texas..some tell about personal family history & experiences, recipes, music & some are just for fun.
Thanks so much for looking! I did this a while back & I admit, it took quite a while to finish. It's just been posted on my blog w/ 8 or 9 more pages if you'd like to take a look: The Write Stuff
Date: Friday, January 31, 2014 GMT Views: 1364
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Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Fri, Jan 31, 2014 @ 2:30 PM
This page is just as intriguing and wonderful as you other one. What a work of art. Love it! TFS :0)
------------------------------ Cathy B aka: Mutnik ....or is it Nutmeg?! I get so confused!
Smile.......people will wonder what you are up to! :0) Proud Fan Club Member 2010 DT forRubbernecker Stamps My Gallery
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50578
Fri, Jan 31, 2014 @ 6:07 PM
You need to do mixed media more often..this is great!! Your sister is going to be blown away! I'm going to check out your blog...thanks for sharing this Texas masterpiece Julie!
Registered: January 30, 2007 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 776
Fri, Jan 31, 2014 @ 6:29 PM
Wow o Wow! Makes me homesick. I grew up in Texas and miss it. I checked out your web site and I especially like the page with George Strait! The book is marvelous! TFS