altered book

An altered book is a form of mixed media artwork that changes a book from its original form into a different form, altering its appearance and/or meaning.

I made this art book for an art exhibition in 1995. As some of you noticed, I love working with layers of several different materials, and I tried to enhance the expression of the textures with this art book.

I used glue, gesso, and matte medium to put some pages together for a thick mass.
I covered the book with fabric that i patch w...orked with different patterns.
I painted on each page with acrylic paints + medium and added decorations like embellishments, laces, and fabrics.

 

silent

The house is silent.

It is quiet, silent, subded, undisturbed, and motionless in the middle of night and nothing moves and sounds, where only a fine leaf on the branch of a tree sways in the wind, where only a candle flickers in the breeze, where only the curtain flutters in the breeze, or where only the sound of raining is heard from ourside.