Honolulu Altered Books Group June 2013

 

Aloha,

 

 

Well, we are almost halfway through this round robin and we are finding that a few books are already bulging and in need of minor repair. That's a good thing because it means that the artwork is bold, exciting, encompassing, creative and downright fabulous.

  The group on Oahu is excited to have Teri joining us at our July meeting. She is coming all the way from New York and we can't  wait to meet her in person.

 

 

To create one's world in any of the arts

takes courage.

Georgia O'Keeeffe  

 

 

 

 

Pam explores the natural elements in the Alchemy book...

...and the elements...

...and the search for eternal life.

Rosemary tickles our funny bone in
her Got Humor spread.

May sends us love letters in the
Ooh La La Mailbag book

Kim And Keahu share Hawaiian and Maori Fairy Tales
in the Fairy Tale book.

Su went down under for her Pockets of Quotes layout.



And look, a Joey speaks his mind!

 

Dorie created this Steampunk Floral Fantasy layout...

... but where did the time go?

Lorena made a Wicked tornado scene using
a found t-shirt for the background for the
Wicked book.

Hope brings us a 3-d version of Dark Side of the Moon in the
Colors of the rainbow book. The album was on the charts for
741 weeks between 1973 to 1988.

Amy brings her trademark humor to the To Be or
Not To Be book. 

When Darrell thinks about octopus he thinks of
eight cartoon cats from his childhood in his OCTO-PUSS spread.

Teri explores her definition of definition
for the Definition book.

Debbie reminisces about getting all gussied up and
going to grandma's house for Easter in the Childhood Memories book.

Jennifer takes us on a Zulu creation myth 
for the Origins of Man book featuring Unkulunkula.
 I still vote for slow and steady vs the speedy lizard. Besides, can the speedy lizard
change his colors?

Rosemary shares  Look Agains in her Conundrums layout.

Marcy stitched together a secret mission, a spy and smuggled gold
in her Book of Secrets layout.

Honolulu Altered Books Group May 2013

 

Aloha,

 

It's getting hot here in Honolulu as summer nears, and your art work is heating up as well.

 The books are getting fatter and heavier as this Round Robin continues. Just to review a couple of size changes in some books that were measured incorrectly.

#1 The All book should be 5 3/8"W x 8 1/4"H 

#2 The book of Secrets and Conspiracies should be  7 7/8" W X 9 7/8" H

#3Origins of Man should be 7 38" W X 9 3/16" H

Please make changes on your spread sheets.

   We are looking forward to the coming months to see what you talented artists will produce for

your assignments.

 

  Mahalo to Deb Z for letting us meet at Rubber Stamp Plantation every month. Be sure to check out her web page http://www.rubberstampplantation.com/

 

 



 

Better late then never, but never late is better.

Darrell West 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lorraine gives us a little Adam & Eve action on
her Origins of Man spread.

 

Rosemary gives us her version of Humpty Dumpty
in the ALL book.

 

All the kings horses....

 

...you know the rest of the story.

 

 

Marcy's Visual Incongruities and Conundrums
layout.

 

 

Pam asks "Have you read between the lines"
in her Book of Secrets pages.

 

Follow the poem to find the secret treasure.

 

 

Rosemary shares her Diamonds and Rust pages.

 

May kept us in stitches in her Got Humor layout.

 

 

Kim and Kehau shows us that snail mail still
works. The snails even move along on the page for
the Ooh La La Mailbag layout.

 

Su shares a Fairy Tale with Asian influence
in the Fairy Tale book.

 

 

Dorie shows her Pockets of Quotes pages.

 

Lorena created a fab layout for the
Steampunk Floral book.

 

 

Hope took the Creepy road on her Wicked layout.

 

 

Amy makes us yearn......

 

 

...for a rainbow colored shave ice, in her
Colors of the Rainbow spread.

 

 

Darrell flipped out on his
To Be or Not To Be layout.

 

Do these shoes make me look fat?

 

Hey dog, I'll play with you!

 

 

Teri shares an Ogden Nash poem in her
Octopus pages.

 

And what better then a guide for
taking care of your Octopus!

Always keep a tea cup available while
taking care of an Octopus.

Debbie takes us to tomorrow land in her
I love Mid Century Modern layout.

 

" there's a great big beautiful tomorrow,
Shining at the end of every day."

 

 

Jennifer remembers a childhood road trip that
includes the Twizzlers scenario in her
Childhood Memories pages.

Honolulu Altered Books Group April 2013

 Aloha,

 

We can't say enough about how much we are all enjoying this round robin. The talent of this group

is amazing and we are always in awe when we share the art at our meetings. We want to wish Lori a speedy recovery and to let you know that we are all thinking about you. We also want to thank Deb Z for her generosity for letting us use Rubber Stamp Plantation as a meeting place.

 

 

Every book is a new journey. I never felt I was an expert on a subject as I embarked on a project.
David McCullough 

 

 

 

Stephanie goes under the sea to bring us a happy go lucky Octopus for the Octopus book.

Debbie takes us on an exquisite journey
in her colorful Definitions layout.

Debbie explores two of  life's pleasures.

Jennifer pays homage to her families Eames chair for
the I Love Mid-Century Modern book.

Lorraine remembers playing with Barbies for hours with
her cousin and making clothes for them in the
Childhood Memories book.

Lorraine also remembers hours spent painting by numbers.

Rosemary takes a tongue and cheek look at the Origins of Man book.

Marcy quotes "ALL the day they hunted" for the ALL book.

 Pam explores Visual Incongruities and Conundrums.

Pam's humorous take on an oxymoron.

Pam should send these words to Paul Simon!

Diane asks "Who is that Masked Man"? in
her Book of Secrets and Conspiracies layout.

May picks some diamonds and raises some rust
in her Diamonds and Rust spread.

Kim and Kehau uses acronyms to display
there type of humor in the Got Humor book.



LOL

Su uses windowed envelopes and images
of vintage postal people in her
Ooh La La Mailbag layout.



Dorie brings us an early TV memory of a fairy tale
with her Fractured Fairy Tales layout.

Lorena shares with us some inspirational quotes for the Pockets
of Quotes book.



Fully extended.



Hope takes us back in time with her Steampunk Floral spread.

Amy takes a local twist on the the
Wizard of Oz.
 

Darrell goes color blind in his Colors of the
Rainbow layout.



Some people believe that Van Gogh was Color Blind.

It's up for you to decide.

Teri shows the right way to be in
her Pinterest to be layout.

And of course some not to be as well.

Very true to life.