I had TWO going on this past month and whew! that was a lot of work! I sure love getting that sweet big chunky book in the end but MAN!
The first one I finished up was a post-ArtFest fatbook! This one was hosted by the very fun and cool, Kristie, whom I met at ArtFest this past April. And if my memory serves me correctly, I do believe we bonded over Amaretto and Sprite? :-)
Mess of pages...the front...
...and the back.
Detail of front...
This is a gel medium transfer of a picture I took of myself the last morning of ArtFest. I LOVE this technique! I learned it in Misty Mawn's class at ArtFest. It has that same scratchy look similar to the pictures I made in a Polaroid transfer class I took a few years back.
Detail of back...
All the pages stood up on end...
Wouldn't this make a fabulous Moo card? Maybe for next year's ArtFest! :-)
Next fatbook I finished and mailed off just today was for Art and Soul. The theme of this book is Romancing the Sea - The Vintage Edition and it's being hosted by the super elegant Marian McBryde. I hesitated in joining in this swap because I didn't want to overload myself but Romancing the Sea? C'mon! How could I possibly pass up a gorgeous theme like that? And then when I saw Leslie's pages that she made for the Hampton Art and Soul, I was just so inspired -- Gosh! that girl is SO talented!!!! -- so I decided to join in!
This one needed 60 pages! I think that's a record! And I must be some kind of freak because for the fronts, I still made originals!
Here's a close up...
For the back, I did make color photocopies. Mainly because I liked the look of having my info in an old timey label and I didn't have 60 of these babies!
And a close up...
I also finished up my Viva Mexico charms so I'll show those to you in a few days. Only two more charm swaps to go and then I'm hanging up my "gotta join everything" days for awhile.
It's time to shift my focus back on me and rediscover what it feels like to create art just for me! I've forgotten what it is I do! :-)
Oh my heavens this looks like a lot of work but the pages sure are gorgeous!
Posted by: Kim H | August 20, 2008 at 05:59 AM
Can't wait to see them! Looks great! I dont know how you do all this with an outside job too! I know what you mean about swaps though, I want to make some art for me too. BUT the signups for the artfest fatbook should be soon! lol but we have a few months on that.
Have a good day,
Cheryl
Posted by: fromthepines | August 20, 2008 at 07:02 AM
Seester...do you have a real job or do you just art? I have no idea how you do it...but you do it well!
Posted by: Gina | August 20, 2008 at 07:39 AM
Gorgeous sweet Michelle. I need to be closer to you so I can squeeze up some of your creative energy!
Hugs, Kim
Posted by: Kim Caldwell | August 20, 2008 at 08:03 AM
Whoa Girlie, that's a lot o' beautiful crafting!!! And in the end you'll have amazing books to enjoy. Maybe you'll even have the world's biggest collection of fatbooks :)
I'm in Ontario now. We're East of Toronto, which is north of NY state. Weather's nice, not too hot. We're 3 hrs ahead now, which might take some getting used-to. Hopefully I'll be able to log on almost every day, in between family festivities :)
Posted by: Lilli | August 20, 2008 at 08:16 AM
"hanging it up"? Yea right! I think you said that not too long ago about charms!! Seriously, your pages are beautiful. And all those originals...Yikes!
Posted by: natalie | August 20, 2008 at 10:30 AM
These fatbook pages are gorgeous!! I used to love to do these, but I don't like making the same thing over and over. Yours are just fantastic! I have got to try my hand at the gel medium transfers again...
Posted by: Gwen Delmore | August 20, 2008 at 12:03 PM
Wow, what a lot of beautiful art stuff! You're so ambitious!! I'm glad you do originals---I participated in an ATC exchange once & painted each card individually, & was so disappointed to receive so many color copies... just not the same! I do understand making copies of your tags tho---you made soooooo many!!
Posted by: Jana | August 20, 2008 at 12:40 PM
Wow...those pages are beautiful! But...did I read this correctly...each one was a original??? Those lucky recipients!
Posted by: Deborah | August 20, 2008 at 05:43 PM
West Coast here I come! Then it's back to IN on 8/26 and the PDX countdown begins. You'll have to school me on your weather and what else to bring! Talk to you soon. Gorgeous fat books-cannot believe I am not doing the A&S one. At least I have Hampton. Wonder if I should bring it?
Posted by: Gina Smith | August 20, 2008 at 06:47 PM