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This lens introduces the wonderful world of altered art. Don't know what altered art is all about? It's this way. We take an object and alter it! Hopefully, we alter it in a creative, artistic way.
We turn old books, matchboxes, film cannisters, cigar boxes, mint tins, tin cans, photographs, gourds, lunch pails, CDs and who knows what else -- into artistic creations great for gifts, showpieces or, for some of us, to sell.
Altered artists use a wide variety of techniques and incorporate an array of media into our projects. We use paints of all kinds, beads, flowers, polymer clay, wire, fibre, ribbon, decorative papers, rubber stamping, found items (ephemera) and anythiing else you can think of.
People ask us why we do it.
It's simple. Because we CAN
Want to get started?
Try an altered book. Here's what you do:
1. Find an old book, any old book. You're going to recycle it and save it from the garbage so no need to feel bad about altering it.
2. Pick a theme for your altered book. Any theme. Can't think of one? Use your last vacation as the theme.
3. Now open the book to show two pages. Any two pages.
4. Glue decorative paper over the two pages. Let it dry.
5. Write, draw, scribble, attach a decoration to it.
6. That's a start. Now let your creative juices flow.
Visit my web site for information about altered books, techniques,media, pictures and a bunch more: www.altered-book.com
Oh, and why did I say "Altered Lives?" in the title?
It's because when we become involved in creative pursuits, our lives do alter. We have a sense of fulfilment. We enjoy expressing ourselves in a new way. We discover new friends among like minded people. And we have less time for household tasks because our muse leads us elsewhere!
Altered Art Web Sites
Sites for and about Altered Art
The Altered Book: An Online Resource for the Altered Book Artist.
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http://www.squidoo.com/alteredwedding
The coolest ALtERed wedding album project!1 point
Yahoo! group for altered book artists
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http://www.squidoo.com/alteredwedding/
A really FUN ALtEReD wedding album project!0 points
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How to Make an Altered Board Book Video
A children's board book becomes my canvas
How to Make an Altered Board Book
This video shows how to make an altered book using a children's board book.
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An Altered Book Can be a Sculpture Too!
This is my first book sculpture
I like this altered book sculpture. This one took a book (an encyclopedia), some white paint, a gold marking pen, some paper, a clay pot, some flowers from the Dollar Store and a good set of box cutters. It also took a lot of Aylene glue.The flower pot is glued in the hole in the book. I think another possibility would be to use the book as a frame and put a picture inside the hole. You would then stand the book on its end and place the pot beside it.
The instructions and more pictures are at Altered Book Sculpture
Messages from Altered Artists
and from everyone else too!
Mickie_G wrote...
Worked my way to this lens via your Banana Bread Recipes page. I also refer to altered books as art on one of my lenses (the one about book repair). Will lensroll this one to my lens.
Posted June 28, 2008
DazzlingDesigns wrote...
Very nicely done lens. 5-Stars all the way! Please feel free to stop by my Unique Handmade Jewelry Lens.
Thanks,
Donia
Handmade Beaded Jewelry Gallery
Posted March 26, 2008
kristinedior wrote...
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Posted March 25, 2008
An Altered Book Can be Circular
but you need good cutting tools!
If you feel adventuresome, and if you have good cutting tools, you can cut your book into a variety of shapes. This one represents my first attempt at making a circle book. Defiitely a better cutting tool would have made it easier.In the picture, the book is opened and you are looking at both covers. I called the book "Ring of Fire." It honors the late Johnny Cash. I made it at the time of his death.
You can find more pictures and the instructions at Altered Book -- Ring of Fire
Altered Books on YouTube
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