Tuesday 13 March 2018

Book of Trees

I know! I said I wouldn't do any more online classes but anything about making books has my name on it!  I signed up for Roxanne Evans Stout's 'Book of Trees'.

I put pieces of fabric on each of these torn pages made of watercolour paper.

And put paper on the other side.

I added gesso in places on the pages and then went around the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  I spread the ink using a wet wipe.


I started this in mid-November and this is as far as I had managed to do.  Life got in the way for a bit and so in the past couple of months I have done a little bit to a page every now and again and joy of joys it's finished.

Well, when I say finished - any of the pages could quite easily take more words and images.  So let's say it's finished for now!

The book is approximately A5.




 









To bind it, I used twine.  Sadly I couldn't find the brown twine (in a safe place somewhere) so I used green.  I used a twig on the front

and a coffee stirrer on the back because I was too lazy to look for another twig!

 I am pleased with it. I love how the colours have turned out.  If I do it again I think I will make a smaller book - maybe A6.


 Thanks for joining me today
 Bernice

3 comments:

  1. Well done Bernice you are further ahead than me, but l do have a big bag of bits collected ready for when I start. I spotted some of the prints that I sent you, glad they came in useful. I’m looking forward to getting started and love the ideas you used here. The colours and effects look really good. High five finishing!

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  2. I like the leaves you choose and the colors. thanks for sharing.

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