Art
Mosaic of my work
My obsession with paper goes back to when I was a little girl. I’d take 3×5 cards and make furniture out of them, make armadas of paper airplanes and batches of origami jumping frogs. In summer camp when they taught us to make little elf-like boots with a dollar bill, I made them whenever I had a spare bill hanging around. I’ve been a stationary freak, searching… always searching for the perfect pen and perfect paper to write with that pen. All this naturally evolved to bookmaking, then sewing, then painting and mixed media artwork.
You can find most of my artwork at I Make ARRRT! and my Flickr site.
I was also recently published in a book called 1,000 Artist Journal Pages and have two upcycled books with step-by-step instructions in a book tentatively titled “Green Bookbinding” which is coming out within the year.
This past year, 2008, has been a turning point in my art career. I joined the North Cobb Arts League and have served as the Program Director, Media Slave and acting Membership flunky. Joining the league and meeting all sorts of great artists this year has been a big encouragement and has given me courage to do things I never thought I would. For instance, I entered a painting and two of my handmade books in my first juried art show and placed first in painting and third in 3-d for my books.
Currently I’m working on a book on art journaling and formulating some classes to teach in local community centers, as well as several large commissioned pieces for a local church.
You can find my handbound books and other things I make at ARRRT!.
