A;l;t;e;r;e;d book

Definition according to www.dictionary.com:

A form of mixed media artwork that changes a book from its original form into a different form, altering its meaning.

I made this probably a month ago using an old book that was going to be thrown away, along with many others. So not to worry, this book was not destroyed, but it was recycled. I can honestly say that I truly enjoyed myself while making this :) Excuse my super bad quality photos due to my camera.

Theme: Time PeriodsFront cover: A "spin" on the classic time warp spiral. Relates to time.

1920's
mediums: found objects, drawing, paint, niche, print, tearing, burning, sewing

1950's
mediums: found objects, print, sewing, torn edges, paint, drawing, school paper, text

1960's

mediums: paint, colored pencil, print, niche, drawing, found objects
[right side inspired by art by Milton Glaser]

back inside cover
mediums: tempera paint, yarn, construction paper, markers, print
[ lyrics courtesy of The Strokes :) ]

well "I ain't wasting no more time"!

iLove:

There's nothing like tribal inspired accessories to brighten up your outfit!

Edit: I realized that the word "accessory" is spelled wrong! So just a little note and reminder that it is spelled with two "s", not one. haha. It's too bad photoshop doesn't have spell check because apparently I misspelled while making this ^^. Anyway, no biggie...I hope.

Summer Reading

Above are books that I must read over the summer. Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen. The picture of Dorian Gray- Oscar Wilde.

Oh Joy! Honestly. However I have never really been a fan of Jane Austen books. Everytime I think of them the word "feminism" comes to mind. Not to say I'm not a feminist or I have anything against them for that matter. I have just never been interested in her stories. This summer may change that. Open mindedness is the door to self discovery.

Oh yeah!

since my mac is being so lovely once again... Here was a recent project we worked on (like one day.) This is for all you twilight lovers...


RAWR!

(though that is most commonly
associated with a lion.)

WOW

My mac at school is really being lovely today. Usually it's SOO slow that its impossible for me to even check the weather. But today I've had the privilege of logging onto twitter..and now blogspot! wow, i'm seriously so surprised. haha. Anyways, i'd like to show you all my attempt at making a shirt on illustrator. It was for class, and it is exteremly amatuer-ish. Thats ok though.
Woah. For some reason the colors turned out completely wrong from my original. It is NOT blue. the bow is NOT minty green. But the shape is overall right. The real color palette is a mix between nudes, tans, and dark green. I'm pretty proud of my dull shaped, flat shirt :)