October 2010 Round Robin

What a great turnout for the October AB meeting!

We all enjoyed the stories which explained the process behind such fabulous artwork. The presentation and expression of ideas, history, and techniques by all truly enrich our AB experience.

"Art gropes, it stalks like a hunter lost in the woods, listening to itself and to everything around it, unsure of itself, waiting to pounce."

John W. Gardner

A cougar hides behind the parrot

in Corinne's humorous twist

on Amy's "Cat & Mouse" theme.

"Here Kitty, Kitty!"

Socrates used color, texture, layers, and pull-out tags

to explore many sources of "Joy"

in DebZ's book.

Lorraine created a dimensional, textured mandala

for Rosemary's "Mandalas".

Pam explored a possible itinerary

for "An Unusual Journey with Nick Bantock"

in Socrates' book.

Ingrid revealed a cheerful and colorful dance

in Mike's "Celebrate Life".

Kathy incorporated Hawaiian legend

into her layout for Corinne's "Moonscapes".

Guest Artist Jessica Freeman

shared her vision for a climb across

Lindsay's "Paths & Parallel Universes".

Darrell's BUZZ was inspired

by coasters from British pubs

in Lorena's "Found Objects".

***** Intermission *****

We celebrated Halloween prematurely with

Debbie's Coconut Chocolate cupcakes!

Rosemary explored the letter "D"
in Stephanie's "Alphabetica".

Lorena amazed everyone with her fabulous flag book.

She shared transportation adventures from her recent trip

to Italy for Lorraine's "Free to Fly" AB.

Fran incorporated digital art and explained the

intricacies of fan etiquette

for Dee's book, "The Victorian Era, The Gilded Age".

Dee took us on a tour through Asia,

London,

and Paris in Lori's book.

Lindsay experimented with string art for Pam's "Lines & Angles".

Tamara's Aussie-themed layout

for Darrell's "Wish You Were Here" book.

Su's sketches for Kathy's "Phobias" book.

DebZ designed a beautiful Aboriginal inspired fabric

for Su's "Earth Rhythms".

Lori constructed a pop-out

in Rebecca's "wings" book.

Debbie designed a stained glass window
for Rosemary's "Mandalas" book.

Amy created a Red Velvet Cupcake
for Debbie's "Cupcake Chronicles", then shared

her family's treasured Red Velvet Cupcake recipe.

Rebecca's interpretation for Ingrid's "Circles"
book.

More "Circles".

The Honolulu Altered Book Group

will be on hiatus for the months of November and December,

and will resume meeting in January 2011.

Happy Holidays to all!!!