Honolulu Altered Books Group October 2011

Aloha Artists,

Sorry about the late posting of the October Blog. It's been a very busy

month as we get prepared to immerse ourselves into the holiday season.

The October meeting was another fun event as we went through our own

art as well as the art that was mailed to us. It is always entertaining and educational

learning from each other's tips and techniques. 

We are on the home stretch with this round robin. We meet again in November (work on your January assignment) and then we take a break in December and January then reconvene in Feb.2012.

"Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.” -- James Russell Lowell, American poet and critic

 

 Su shows us her Nick Bantock layout.

 Follow the thread.

 Lorena opens the doors to Imagination in the

To Imagine book.

 Deb Z explores a collage of Lines and Angles.

 Lori shows use her interpretation of Three Wishes.

 Tamara spreads her wings in the Wings book.

 Amy shares her Junk Drawer Phobia.

 Dee shows us some Crow in her Free to Fly layout.

 More crows.

 Ingrid's Mock Turtle Quote in the Turtle Book.

 Rosmary explores Cat and Mouse Dreams.

 Corinne created this beautiful Earth Rhythms and Moonscape spread.

 Amazing back side of Earth Rhythms and Moonscapes.

 Pam created a lift and see Al-pha-bet-i-ca page.

 Sox created a thought provoking Paths and Parallel Universes layout.

 Lorraine shows us the FUN of traveling with kids in the Wish You Were Here book.

 Debbie explores an ancient time travel device from the 1600s in the Moonscapes book.

 Darrell returns to 1960s TV cartoons for his Turtle layout.

Lindsay shows us her very bright Mandala.

Honolulu Altered Books Group September 2011

Aloha,

Welcome to the September Honolulu Altered Books Group Round Robin recap. We had a good turnout at this months gathering at Rubber Stamp Plantation. There was a fantastic collection of altered art for all of us to enjoy. Everyone's books are growing in size each month and with just seven more rounds to do, you just might want to instal a larger mail box before the books are sent back to their owners.

 Don't forget that you can click on any of the photos in the blog to explore it closer and check out the great detail that goes into all these great works of art.

Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.

Jimmy Buffett

 

 Lindsy uses a scratch board technique in the Lines and Angles book.

Lindsay explores the art of Palmistry in the Lines and angles Book.

Lorraine takes us to China on her Visions of Asia layout.

This is Lorraine's August Moonscapes page.



Su shows us this great pop up page for the Cat and Mouse book.



This is Su's Found Objects design



Lori created this "stained Glass" Mandala



Tamara used a chemical treatment to the photo to create this page
for the JOY book.





Lorena overcomes her fear of heights in her AcroPhobia spread. She actually slides
across the page!



Ingrid shows us her Al-pha-bet-i-ca pages.



Rosemary shares her Lines and Angles page for August.



For the Wings book, Rosemary uses an Asian design.

Pam reflects on past and present in her Earth Rhythms layout for August.

More Earth Rhythms

Pam's Earth Rhythms cover

Pam visits land and sea in her Turtle Book pages.



Laurie has found some things for her Found Objects page for August.



Sox reminds us to remember John Lennon in her Imagine spread.



Laurie has plenty of postage for her Nick Bantock design.

Debbie uses a crackle technique in her Visions of London, Paris,Rome and Asia.

Corinne shows us her Three Wishes  layout.

Thanks Corinne for the wonderful wishes.

Stephanie goes around and around with her Circle page spread.

More circles.



Amy shares a wedding in the Victorian Era book.



Deb Z shows us the well traveled Wish You Were Here page.

Darrell finds rhythm in his didgeridoo for the Earth Rhythms Book.



Dee shows us this yummy page for the Cupcake Book.



I think we all love Cupcakes!



August Honolulu Altered Books Group Round Robin

Aloha,

August must be a busy month for everybody. We had a small turnout at our meeting

as well as a small turn out in our mailbox. The artwork that we did get to see was of course wonderful to look at.

We are planning to meet in September, October and November then take off December and January for some much needed rest. We will then be back for the final few rounds starting in Feb. 2012.

"The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives

or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep."

Paul Strand

Lorenna shows us some ladies from the Victorian Era.

Tamara created a pop up for the Free to fly book.

Lori displays this great layout for the Celebrate Life book.

Sox shares her Phobia of what's behind the door.

Now I think we all share this Phobia with her!

Lindsay serves up some yummy cupcakes for the Cupcake book.

Stephanie mailed us some nice Nick Bantock mail art!

Debbie gets lost in this Labyrinth in the Circles book.

Rosemary's interpretation of Lines and Angles.

Corinne stitched up this wonderful water-themed Mandala.

Debbie experiments with techniques from "Surface Treatments Workshop"

Darrell's Three Wishes includes Lyrics and music from an old

Frank Sinatra song.

Amy cleverly uses a scrabble board and tiles for her Al-pha-bet-i-ca layout.

Fran shares this puppy's dreams to fly in the Wings book.

Dee explores various circles in the Circle Book.

It's always a smart idea to have the soup after you ride the merry go round.

Deb Z created this dramatic scene for the Moonscapes book.