~ ~ ~ ARTiCREATE ~ ~ ~ Altered Art Books by Lynn Lindley

RED Tag Board

2012-01-18T09:21:00.000-08:00

The RED Tag Board project came about simply because I had so much fun creating the Christmas Advent Calendar Tag Board, and I didn't want to stop making tags. Being the overly-ambitious type, my first thought was to make a new and different Tag Board for each month of the year, and each month using one of my favorite colors, or color combinations for the tags. I decided to start with red, my most favorite color, with turquoise following close behind (and no doubt coming up next.)

Using the same board as my Christmas tags were pinned to, I simply turned it over and added a layer of polyester batting, a layer of flax-colored burlap, and a final layer of off-white burlap. Then I stapled this down all around the edges, and finally hand-sewed a thin edging of crocheted lace in off-white to hide the staples.

The tag board itself could display only 30 tags, not 31. For purists, this means the months with 31 days are cheated. Nevertheless, somewhere into the project the exact number of days and the idea of a tag calendar was lost, and the emphasis was instead on the display of the tags themselves.

Each tag is a miniature collage using my personal collection of ephemera and found objects. Making these tag collages is such a fun and satisfying process ~ I'm already eager to begin the next batch.

*Click on the image to make it larger for viewing.

Christmas Vintage Tag Board

2011-12-03T11:12:00.001-08:00

     Making small, mixed media collages on manilla shipping tags is a personal favorite project of mine. These particular manilla shipping tags were first stained with walnut ink and painted in places, and then given to me as a gift from an artist friend, Carolyn.
     On top of each *vintage* tag, I created a small tribute to an old fashioned Christmas, using saved ephemera, miniature decorations, canceled Christmas stamps of a religious nature showing the Madonna and Child, images of antique postcards, floral embellishments, and other tiny treasures.
     While the concept of altered tags on a board used as an Advent Calendar for the month of December is hardly original, what I love about this project is that anyone who creates a tag board ends up with an original work of art ~ no two could ever be alike.
      The board is made of two pieces of 32" x 20" foam board with polyester batting on top, covered by two layers of burlap which were stapled onto the back side. The underlayer of burlap is flax-colored, and the top layer of burlap is off-white so the tags show up better. For the days of December, I have used vintage, round wooden game markers - numbering 1-25, and glued them onto the burlap. Around the edge of the board I have placed decorative antique brass uphostery tacks. The backs of each tag have been sprayed with Krylon "Make It Stone" for added strength, then a light spraying of gold for decoration. Finally, each tag is adhered to the board with ivory-colored pearl straight pins.
     This was a most enjoyable Christmas-themed project!

EAST

2011-08-28T09:44:00.001-07:00

EAST is an altered art book that I've worked on for a couple of years, adding to it every now and then. This is one of the reasons I love creating altered art books - you don't have to "finish" them, and you can continue with them as long as you like.
This particular "book" is really a stationery folder that was given to me as a child. I've turned it inside out - the outside was originally the colorful red and yellow batik-printed Japanese paper. The inside was very old bark paper with natural texture and with pockets. It was called "Mingei Letter Set" and unfortunately, I do not have any of the original stationery left. The folder remained intact, thankfully.
The additions I have placed in this book are Asian postage stamps, coins, photographs taken in Japan and Korea, miscellaneous cut-outs and calligraphy, rubber stamp images, cloth "beads" and painted wooden beads, chopsticks, pages from Oriental books and maps, decorative papers, photographs of my own artwork, a tiny Oriental silk knot, a paper bill (money), printed papers with gold foil, and finally an Origami crane that I made as a teenager. Unlike my usual sepia-toned vintage altered art books, this one is colorful and playful.

The White Album

2011-06-30T15:27:00.000-07:00

Color, of course, is intoxicating. But white is intriguing. Every tint, shade, tone and degree of the "color" white captures my attention and imagination. White equates peace and serenity to me, so what better way to celebrate white than a white album.
*The White Album* is my biggest and fattest altered art book yet.

44 pages of photos, fabrics, chunky items like buttons, lace, ribbons, and my usual beloved vintage ephemera.
The old photos in the book are part of my collection of vintage photos.

The new/contemporary photos of white things are photos I took myself specifically for this book. Their inclusion add a small touch of modern to the otherwise antique look of the book.

Left side: back cover of book. Right side: front cover of book

TIME

2011-04-18T09:01:00.000-07:00

* TIME *

Altered Art Book by Lynn Lindley

Images of vintage clock faces always catch my eye, and I'm compelled to cut them out and save them. Over the years, I collected so many clock faces that I had more than enough to completely cover and decoupage a metal wastebasket with them. Even after that project, I continued to cut out and collect vintage clock faces out of habit. My idea for an altered art book with the subject of *TIME* seemed a logical venue for using my growing collection. For weeks I jotted down phrases and sayings that had to do with time - and surprisingly, there were so many, I didn't even use them all. Dangling from a snippet of vintage seam binding is a miniature glass bottle ~ inside is the word "time" taken from the text of an old book. (Time in a bottle.) The tabs on each page have a time or date that is personally significant written in gold ink. Several of the hands on the clocks inside and on the cover of the book turn, and there are other 3-D objects such as minature clock faces and watches included as well.

[To better see photos, click on the image once or twice.]

(Above) The cover of *TIME* altered art book

Passing The Test Of Time

Time Well Spent - If I Could Save Time In A Bottle

Time Will Tell - Time Is On My Side

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 25 or 6 to 4

Double Time - Keeping Time

Time Will Tell - The Clock Watchers

Time Heals All Wounds - Time Frame

Time Stands Still

Too Much Time On Her Hands

It's About Time

Time Flies

Time After Time

Always Be On Time

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Holiday Decor Ideas ~ Altered Art Book

2011-01-17T13:59:00.001-08:00

Front of book (above)

Back of book (above)

With Christmas behind me, I was left with an unorganized stack of "holiday decor ideas" which were merely odds and ends, notes to myself, and cut-out magazine articles featuring beautiful ways to decorate for the holidays. They needed to be corralled in one place for easy future reference.

A children's board book with a cut-out opening in the center was the perfect size. I layered decorative paper on the front of the book, and added antique buttons, an old Christmas postage stamp, ribbons, a vintage holiday postcard, and other Victorian ephemera. To the inside pages (on heavy index paper) I attached holiday paper index tabs, and included extra blank heavy-weight paper for additional decorating ideas. Two holes were punched in each cover and all pages, and the book was then held together with red album rings. Now it will be a snap to include more ideas.

The first photo is the front of the book, and the second photo is the back of the book.

Black and White (and Sepia) Altered Art Book

2010-10-17T14:38:00.000-07:00

This altered art book began as featuring only Black and White.

Before I could finish even one page of the book,

I realized that Black and White

would be too restrictive for me,

and it lacked the warmth that I always gravitate to ...

so I allowed Sepia tones to join in the creation ~

and it became a wonderful project

with lots of special and meaningful pages in black, white, and sepia.

The majority of the pages feature vintage

family photos of a personal nature,

so I'm including here just a couple

of the more generalized pages.

Below is the open book spread out so that on the left side

you can see the back cover,

and on the right side you see the front cover.

The front cover was the most FUN to create.

These are slide mounts each with photos,

vintage and new,

or small pieces of ephemera inside,

and other little images that appeal to me.

(Click on any of the photos for a closer look.)

"Book of Numbers"

2010-08-12T15:10:00.000-07:00

This "Book of Numbers" began life as a colorful children's board book - all pages of which are now covered up and completely altered. The numbers 1-12 are each given a separate page, complete with a vintage photo showing that particular number of people in the photograph. Because of the sunlight on the photos, it is not always easy to count all the people in the photo.

Click on the picture for a larger view. One click makes it big ... another click, and it becomes extra large showing all the detail and textures.

"Book of Numbers" front cover

Pages 1 and 2

Pages 3 and 4

Pages 5 and 6

Pages 7 and 8

Pages 9 and 10

Pages 11 and 12

Back cover of "Book of Numbers"

"BIRDS"

2010-07-31T18:36:00.000-07:00

ABOVE: Photo of my "BIRDS" altered art book cover.

*Click on image to see a larger picture.

"A ~ You're Adorable!"

2010-07-14T07:50:00.000-07:00

My recent altered art book is based on the 1948 song called,

"A ~ You're Adorable,"

which wanders through the alphabet in an old-fashioned way.

This presented me with a lyrical pattern

in which to celebrate some of my collected vintage images.

Also, the song has special meaning to me because my

maternal grandmother used to sing it to me when I was little.

*You can click on each of the pictures to show a larger and clearer image.

Lyrics to the song are under each double-spread page.

(above) This is the cover of "A ~ You're Adorable"
A ~ You're adorable ... B ~ You're so beautiful ...
C ~ You're a cutie full of charms ... D ~ You're a darling and ...

E ~ You're exciting ... F ~ You're a feather in my arms ...

G ~ You look good to me ... H ~ You're so heavenly ...

I ~ You're the one I idolize ... J ~ We're like Jack and Jill ...

K ~ You're so kiss-able ... L ~ Is the love-light in your eyes ...

M, N, O, P ... I could go on all day ...

Q, R, S, T ... Alphabetically speaking you're OK!

U ~ Made my life complete ... V ~ Means you're very sweet ...

W, X, Y, Z ... It's fun to wander through the alphabet with you,

to tell you what you mean to me!
This is the back cover with a pocket that holds the lyrics to the song.

* You can click on each of the pictures to see a larger and clearer image.

RUST

2010-06-16T10:23:00.000-07:00

*RUST*

An altered art book created by Lynn Lindley

that celebrates the beauty of RUST ~

focusing on the color of rust and verdigris,

and featuring the unique texture of rust by inclusion of actual

rusted embellishments such as washers, nails, S hooks,

keys, pins, paper clips, and other 3D pieces,

all with a vintage flair.

This altered art book also includes hand-dyed silk ribbons,

(by Carolyn at pinkpeppercorns.etsy.com)

vintage ephemera, lace, words/text/pages from old books,

distressed tags, buttons, stickers, photographs, tiny faux jewels,

images from outdated magazines, letters and envelopes from

the 19th century, glass, seashells and anything else that

struck my fancy that was rusty or defined "rust" such as

entries from old dictionaries. Oh, and paint. Lots of paint.

Below are the pages from the book, along with selected notations

of what is on the page (mostly cut-0ut text from old books) but

is difficult to read in these photographs.

(You can always click on the pictures to see a larger image.)

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This is the cover of the book, *RUST*

Woman says: "I admit that I have an inexplicable fondness for rust."

(L) Myth: Rusty Nails Cause Tetanus

The lock was impenetrable due to the rust

on the ancient key plate.

(R) The box was forever sealed shut with rusty nails.

The Gifford Sisters, Mathilda and Maude

Writing on left side (cut-out words from the text of an old book) reads:

"Mathilda was a lovely and gentle nice girl but Maude

she was a hovering witch and the most beautiful of the

two women ... Mathilda and Maude were also trying

desperately to marry powerful, young men from London."

(L) "Do you love me?"

"Yes, my lord." "Of course."

Was he infatuated with her at that time?

Yes, very much in love with her.

(R) Quincy invented Rust-OLeum.

I tell you that I know he's the

only man who had this formula.

(L) Their inheritance amounted to nothing

more than an old bucket full of rusty nails.

(R) Alice St. Cyre

She was a tough little button.

She was too proud to acknowledge her poor

relatives, Rusty, Miranda, and Little Luke.

(L) Carmen ~ She worked in the bookstore at #5 Rusty Lane.

(R) He was a regular at the Rusty Nail Pub

sitting at the bar ordering *Rusty Nails* and

waiting for his friends to show up.

(L) The gleaners removed the rusty nails from

the old abandoned structures and

used them to reinforce their own homes.

(R) Her hair was the color of rusty nails.

The very dangerous neighbors ... Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Hunt, and Mrs. White ...

"specially exasperating, slightly rebuking old fogies"

Rusty washers were the only things

holding their relationship together.

Georgie was a laundress who specialized in

the removal of rust stains from fine linen.

Her heart was hammered shut with rusty nails.

The solution called for a tincture of rusty nails.

She collected seashells and rusty nails.

Inside of back cover of *RUST*

"The Old Fashioned Photograph"

2010-05-30T13:54:00.000-07:00

"HOME" Altered Art Book

2010-05-23T12:11:00.001-07:00

Altered Art Book

"HOME"

by Lynn Lindley

Here is the cover of my latest altered art book titled, "HOME" which features a verdigris finish with old, rusty house keys, hand-dyed silk ribbons, and a paper piece from a 19th century women's magazine partially titled HOME.

*Hand-dyed silk ribbons by Carolyn Getter ~ http://pinkpeppercorns.etsy.com/

"Dragonfly"

2010-04-03T14:23:00.000-07:00

"Dragonfly"

Inside the glass vial there are four real dragonfly wings.

ALTERED ART BOOKS by Lynn Lindley

2010-02-24T13:33:00.000-08:00

Here are photographs of the covers

of a few of my Altered Art Books:

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Above:

Cover of: "Autumn Leaves"

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Above:

Cover of: "Living In The Past"

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Above:

Cover of: "ANGELS"

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Please check back again for more photos of future books.

Lynn Lindley

http://www.lynnlindley.com/

~ ~ ~ ARTiCREATE ~ ~ ~ Altered Art Books by Lynn Lindley

RED Tag Board

*Christmas Vintage Tag Board*

*EAST*

*The White Album*

*TIME*

*Holiday Decor Ideas* ~ Altered Art Book

Black and White (and Sepia) Altered Art Book

"Book of Numbers"

"BIRDS"

"A ~ You're Adorable!"

*RUST*

"The Old Fashioned Photograph"

"HOME" Altered Art Book

"Dragonfly"

ALTERED ART BOOKS by Lynn Lindley

Christmas Vintage Tag Board

EAST

The White Album

TIME

Holiday Decor Ideas ~ Altered Art Book

RUST