February 22, 2012 - Meeting of the Crazy Rabbit Art Circle
Date: 2/22/2012
Time: 6:30p - 9:30p (or so)
Location: Beth's House
Birthdays: January 25th was Carolyn's birthday! Lorie's birthday is February 2nd!!!
Theme: Finger foods, bring something...Tiffany already called dibbs on dessert.
Project: Beginning Altered Books
I will provide you with a book, direction, help and try to have samples of books in various stages of alteration. This evening will get you started on the book, getting it prepared for embellishment at home. Fair warning, your book will start out ugly and in the end, be a masterpiece!
You need to bring:
1. Adhesives: suggestions are industrial strength glue sticks, paste, double sided tape, decoupage medium (matte). Unless you want your pages to have wrinkles, glue with as little water as possible if best for gluing pages together. Other glues may be used to attach paper or fabric to pages.
Optional: Tim Holtz tissue tape for the edges of your pages.
Optional: clips, wire, screws, thread, etc...
2. Color for pages: ink pads, acrylic paints, chalk, colored pencils, crayons, etc...
3. Papers: use as a base for pages or collage...these can be coordinated or random depending on your style
4. Tools: scissors, craft knife, cutting mat if you have one, paint brush if using paint, metal ruler, brayer. I have all these if needed we can share.
5. You: An open mind; no judging or trying to help others unless they ask...remember, art is a very personal thing and we all have very different styles!
