Today, Connie and Tanja stopped by to continue their work on their altered board books. They had seen my altered books at a show this summer and wanted to learn how to make them, themselves for gifts this holiday season. Though the process can be tedious (cutting, pasting, sanding, more cutting, sanding) but there are so many fun parts too. Picking out papers, choosing the book, planning what will fill the book, choosing the distress ink colors, and selecting just the right embellishments for each page. Each book is such a labor of love and creativity!
I love having people in the Art Room, whether I’m teaching a class or having a guest teacher or I’m doing art with friends. There’s something about the creative energy that flows between us. You never know how someone else’s work will influence yours or how they may come up with ideas that are just what your piece needed.
I’m always looking forward to next day of shared creativity in the Art Room.
