Sketchbook Project Part Three

 The rest of the pages from my sketchbook that is part of The Sketchbook Project.  I realize now that I skipped two pages in my photo taking, so I'm really glad I paid the extra $ to have the organizers of this project scan and put images on a DVD.  Plus I bet they'll look better than these photos too (hope so!).
This page uses a scrap from an old collage with a magazine picture and watercolor crayons.

 An old tissue paper collage with watercolor crayons and pen work.

 Writing, tissue paper clothes patterns, cancelled quilty postage stamps.  This is one of my favorite pages in this book.

 A two page spread that has a paper napkin in a toile pattern, acrylic paint, cigar labels, game cards and a vintage label.

 Cheracol, yum...

 The whole two page spread.

 The last page of the sketchbook!  This page was based on the watercolor paper that makes up the pocket, it was a scrap left over from something else, so I painted the background to match it.

 I love pockets in altered books so I thought why not on this last page of the sketchbook.

 I made one two sided tag to put in the pocket with vintage pictures from ArtChix, gold-leaf pens, acrylic paint.

 Why Should? vs. Why Not? sides of the tags.

I'm really glad I did this project and actually finished and submitted it! 
I am really looking forward to seeing the exhibit in San Francisco in June.  Check the schedule and see where the tour is coming near you so you can riffle through and handle hundreds of artist's sketchbooks!

Sketchbook Project Part Two

 More pages from my submission to The Sketchbook Project.  This one has cancelled postage stamps, words from a magazine and a paper napkin.

 A cancelled playing card with mulberry paper.

 Painting with metallic acrylics.

 More of the same painting.

 The whole two page spread.

 Too much paint on one page leads to this on another page.

 A whole bunch of images of this one group of pages.  Mulberry papers, Caran d'Arche watercolor crayons, stamped words, and pages cut with fancy scissors.  The two page spread is shown here.  On the right you can see there are a couple pages that have been cut into three sections.

 Words were stamped onto each of the three sections, front and back.  I intended them to be able to flip back and forth and say different things.

 Some hopeful.

 Some not!

 Some more angsty.

 Some direct.

 Some hopeless.

The page underneath that has tarnished copper tape.

More pages tomorrow.

Sketchbook Project Part One

 Back in August last year I shared about starting The Sketchbook Project. 
Here are some of the pages (I'll share more over the next couple days) that I completed.  Of course I sent it in on the last day possible, and of course the power was out when I was going to scan the pages. So I had to go outside and photograph this on my table on the deck, so sorry for the background. 

 A lot of the pages are not very "sketchy" at all, but instead multi-media/collage/fiber/journal-ish/etc. 
Are you surprised?
Nope, me either.
This page has plastic sushi grass, words from magazines and origami paper.

I continued the lines on the scrap of fabric and liked how it filled the page.  Do you happen to recognize this fabric? 

 A study in white textures, coffee sleeve, white wool felt, white cotton and iridescent fibers.

 A leftover piece from Shiva Paintiks fabric surrounded by fortune cookie fortunes.

 I sewed the zipper onto the fabric first before the fabric was glued onto the page.

 See there is always something hidden if you take the time to look.

 Sometimes you just have to draw what is in front of you even if it is just a burned out light bulb.

 Yes, this collage was done right before the Giants won the World Series.  Ribbon scraps, fabric, raffle coupon, parking stub from Giants parking lot,  tissue paper.

 Recognize your spinning wheel Bron?  This sketch was done during a CQFA "between-meetings-meeting" at Bron's beautiful house.  She had this great spinning wheel on her hearth that I sketched and later did the watercolors.

Candy wrappers, tissue paper, words, numbers and pictures from the phone book.

Words from a magazine and fibery tissue paper.

Starting The Sketchbook Project

I've signed up for The Sketchbook Project this year. Here's the blank book waiting to be filled up with something....the theme I chose from the available list was: Below The Surface.

Like the tag line on this promo picture says "It's like a concert tour, but with sketchbooks." And when the tour is over, all the sketchbooks will remain a part of the Brooklyn Art Library, which would be really fun to visit the next time I ever get to NYC. I hope that you live near enough to one of the locations to go and checkout the exhibit. Also, since the book doesn't come back to me, I paid extra to have them digitize it so I'll have a digital copy at least.

When you sign up you get a Moleskine cahier with a barcode label with your info stuck on the back. As it is going to be in a traveling display you're not supposed to have a lot of stuff sticking out, since it would likely fall off. The books are also going to end up being handled by a whole lot of people during the tour. You'll be able to hold the books in your hand and look through them, not just gaze at things mounted on the wall.

I really like this logo, with the strangely sized letters and nicely graphic clouds.

The main reason I signed up for this is because one of the tour stops is in San Francisco, so I'll be able to actually go and see it in person!

You can still sign up and participate, I say go for it....I hope you do.

Now for the fun part, filling it up with some work!

I know I want to end up with some stitchery, and some sheer fabrics (Below The Surface being the theme and all), but haven't worked that out quite yet.