Altered Book Pages ~ A Cup of Sky
These altered book pages are based on essays found in the book A Cup of Sky. The book is a celebration of nature and the beauty in the world around us, which I tried to enhance through found poetry and art. […]
Altered Book Techniques ~ Dreams and Delights
On this page I offer some altered book techniques that might guide you in the process of creating your own altered book using found poetry and mixed media. […]
Altered Book Art ~ 18 Wishes
For this altered book art I used lots of shimmering shades of purple and silver along with lovely images of fairies. Read my directions & give it a try! […]
Altered Art Book ~ Faith-Love-Constancy
This altered art book is shaped like a house with cut-out windows that reveal various faces. I used different types of beautiful papers and other materials. […]
Altered Book Tutorial ~ Astronomer’s Apothecary
In this altered book tutorial I share my design for starry little book decorated with shiny paint, glitter, stars, thread, pretty papers, and found objects. […]
Altered Book Ideas ~ As the Earth Turns
Altered Book Ideas ~ As the Earth Turns I tried many different altered book ideas in my second major altered book — As the Earth Turns. The book was divided into five sections – winter, spring, summer, fall, and winter again. My plans were ambitious: I was going to do four double-page spreads for each season. […]
Making Altered Books ~ A Child’s Art
You can start making altered books by using some of the ideas shown here. Follow along as I transform a little child’s board book into something fun & new. […]
Gesso Altered Book ~ Masquerade
I refer to Masquerade as a gesso altered book because I used a process of sanding and applying layers of gesso to create the foundation for this board book. Learn about how I put this book together. […]
Found Object Art Work ~ Saraswati
This found object art work pays homage to Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of creative arts & knowledge. It was created using decorative papers & found objects. […]
Decorative Art ~ Rambha’s Anklet
This piece of decorative art is called Rambha’s Anklet. It includes a hand-colored vintage photograph and lovely papers and textiles of turquoise and pink. […]