I
have been thinking a lot about a
post by Linda Germain which I read before Christmas, advising “use what you
have”.
What I have LOTS if right now are ‘less than successful’ gelatin
prints on plain copy paper, the wages of learning this addictive new mono printing
process.
SO – the Hot Dog Book.
Book artist Susan Gaylord uses recycled paper to make these sweet little
booklets with kids, and has a
great tutorial over at her web site.
The first one I folded ‘wrong’ so it turned out long and
narrow – perfect shape to fit inside a long tall cover. I cut out and gesso-ed two house shapes from
thin cardboard packaging, and then mono-printed both sides on my Gelliplate to
make my book covers.
I
glued three signatures together with YES paste, and then glued the pages to the
covers.
Use what you have – great words to live by as we enter the
New Year.
What's inspiring you as the old year passes?
