Just completed my 8th July Sabbatical. No watch, no shoes, no commitments for 30 days. Blissful! Spent a lot of time playing with leather, fabric, paper, and my 40 year old Sears Kenmore sewing machine. Ventured to the garment district and picked up three small hides and began timidly with ATCs, to experiment with stitching and gluing fabric.
Ventured to a larger format, still inspired by Jeannine Stein's book class. I've been creating an inventory of pages - rediscovering paper that I've had in drawers for years, subjecting them to my dual-edge ripper and creating "grab-and-go" signatures.
I chose very lightweight leather, so these will have to be reinforced somehow - perhaps with Tim Holtz's grungeboard (?).
After a few months hiaitus from Mary Ann Moss' "Remains of the Day Journal" I created a few more covers. Mary Ann's easy style is a comfort to me. I had been fretting because I goofed up my first cover by trying to attach a pocket. But after watching her videos again, I decided to "snap out of it" and move forward!
My first attempt at a cover, which I love, is shown below. And I am just ignoring my goof (of course I won't picture it here: too painful!).
For really wild creativity, check out Mary Ann's blog (and those of her disciples!). Here's my first set of pages filled with works of arts from my pals. Another book is in the works already.
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