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I am on a journey with my Mother who is afflicted with Alzheimer's Disease. I am learning to be her caregiver and as I walk in this path, I am gleaning the knowledge of this debilitating disease that robs the mind of intellect and sense. As I gather up the colors of my life I am finding the time to give to myself as well through my journey of art works. It's my escape from the real world of worries and struggle and strife. My refuge is on the blank pages filled with my spirit of energy of thoughts and emotions of the days. I'm a Libra according to the stars of the universe. I'm a daughter, a wife to James, who tolerates my need of balance and creativity, sister, mother to two awesome sons, Jeremy and Jason as well as I'm a grandmother of four precious blessings. A devoted pet owner of D.O.G., my bearded collie mix pound puppy who thinks he's human and if he had thumbs, he'd be earning his room and board.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

It's Almost Time For the Sketchbook Challenge to Begin

What to do, what to do for this project?
A wandering mind at work


I have been inspired by many altered book artists lately through reading blogs or viewing images. I like to manipulate the paper I have in front of me either by layering or adding to the flat surface or tearing it into pieces and finding a new way of looking at the image in a different light or form and space.

I've even manipulate the pages to jump out and speak to me in one way or another.

http://arthousecoop.com/users/rainbowpainter Pages from my 2011 Sketchbook Project by The Art House Coop

















































































































































































Now I'm not an advocate of defacing precious literature by any means. I'm an avid reader and enjoy many subjects for reading entertainment.  So please don't misunderstand my usage of books as art projects. I take care to view the conditions of the books I choose to use and determine the content and value of such before I take on this type of project. 

I'm still working on a few ideas but of course not knowing what each month will bring for the challenges, I have decided to prepare a forgotten, battered book from the shelves of the dark spaces in the room over the garage and give it a new life.

Sketchbook Challenge 2011

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