I was a little disappointed when I received my sketchbook for the Sketchbook Project, I guess I expected something more grandiose. I didn't waste any time (even to take a photo of it) taking it apart and binding some hot pressed watercolor paper and making it into a whole new looking book. I kept the main cover, made the spine wider and cut off part of the front, adding a piece of chipboard (thank you Lisa Vollrath for that idea). I also added a piece of elastic to hold it closed, they didn't allow anything to be hanging from it which is too bad... Then I Coptic bound 10 pages of hot pressed watercolor paper, folded in half. I glued fabric to the outside of the book, thought that would stabilize it better and I love this fabric by Robert Kaufman. Then I put it all together and ta-da!!! It has 20 pages, 40 if I do front and back. I'll play that by ear.
I think I will mainly be doing watercolor sketches but I'm not ruling out some mixed media or collage as well, we'll see how it goes.
The theme I chose is "This is a Sketchbook" so that leaves it wide open. I really don't like "themes", they tend to stifle my creativity. :D
More photos to come!
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2 comments:
you're off to a great start! What a wonderfully inspiring cover!
how exciting and good for you making it your own...can't wait to see more...you are off to a great start!
oxo
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