Saturday, February 20, 2010

Working on the Artshine Sketchbooks

I have been working on my pages for two of the books in the Artshine Traveling Sketchbook. This has been such a satisfying experience.










These are my pages for Suki's book. Her book didn't have a theme but what I know of her is that she likes nature and she is a poet.  I was attracted to this picture and its serenity. I started with watercolor paper and added the image and then added black watercolor pencil to the background and then a some water to extend the color of the photo. I then stamped on top of it with a scroll stamp. I was going to add some words but decided to leave interpretation to the viewer.











For the back I chose a poem by Mary Oliver. First I added a watercolor wash of blues and greens using paints this time and then wrote the poem on top of it. Then I stamped on the little dragonfly's. I really like the words in this poem.










Next I started work on Lynn's pages.  I know that Lynn is an amazing quilter so I started my page by making fabric paper using strips of batik fabrics sewn onto some bristol paper. The I added the image and and several ribbons and then I got stuck. I love images of paths and doorways so then I added these words which seem to symbolize what the image means to me.










For the back of the page I took a piece of watercolor that I had painted previously. I added some images a little stamping and some words. I liked the calm look of this woman and she seemed to fit really well on the colored background.

I really like how these pages turned out. I am really loving working on these lovely  artists books.


5 comments:

  1. Loving the softness of these pages...soothing and pensieve in mood...
    What a wonderful collaboration.
    Enjoy your creative weekend, Kate !

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  2. These pages are beautiful, Kate. The birds page is so soft and ethereal....love it. And the quilted page looks very tranquil. Fantastic work!!!!

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  3. I can tell your heart was in these pages, so lovely and yes, they look soft.
    I hope you have a great weekend, you will probably be busy as ever, Hugs Mary

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  4. Beautiful pages Kate. It is so nice when your work can reflect your inner beauty.

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  5. Thank you so much for the wonderful card I received today.

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