Friday, October 15, 2010

alicia's final contributions to lisa s's book: labyrinth (part one)

i've finally finished miss lucky dip lisa's book, labyrinth. by the time you're done with this post though, you may hate me. ;)

front of my little bundle of pages, including a brass X i purchased from seth apter's etsy shop... i'm putting one in each of the five pulp books. (click the images to see enlarged versions.) what you're seeing is a little labyrinth book tied to the top of the bundle of pages:


here is the book all alone. if you would like to see the inside of the book and additional shots, you may do so on my blog HERE and HERE. in the spirit of labyrinths, i'm going to make viewing this a maze of potential fun (or probably annoyance).


once you open the top, you see this... a fabric/fiber collage with a paper collage, labyrinth and quote on top of it, and on the right, i just cheated. lisa mentioned that she liked a collage i recently did so i recreated a similar one for her book. maybe not a literal labyrinth, per se, but in my opinion nests are one of nature's many labyrinths.


detail of the quote/labyrinth page, stained and aged all purdy with hand made dyes (100% natural, of course) and coffee:


under the paper collage, a labyrinthy nesty bit (can you tell i went as nesty with her book as i did labyrinth?):

detail of the collage...


here is a peek at the back page...

if you want to see the rest, head on over to my blog: http://alteredbits.wordpress.com

(see, told you i was sending you through a maze...)

:)

13 comments:

  1. hey girlas -- just posted lisa's book if you'd like to take a wee peek...

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  2. OMG!! I think I may hyperventilate with all the labyrinth-nest-recycled excitement! Loving this....off to check your blog!! lol

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  3. Wow Alicia you certainly got Lisa's loves downpat! All that nesty wonderfullness! LOve the paper collage, mica, string and fabric wonders going on here! Yummy girla! LOL! I'm off to cruise the blog as well. mucho laby love, mwah!

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  4. Ok, now that I have slowed down a little and done the maze proparly (good idea by the way!)I've made my way back here and now I can see how all these pages go together. I love the labyrinths in the circular shape..and thankyou for including a collage! Absolutely nests are labyrinths! Lucky ME!

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  5. Oh no,no,no
    Icertainly don`t hate you---no I want to move in with you, sitting next to you-watching, you, create all this fantastic beautifull and special artpieces,- and I will visit" the rest" of your book, later. What an experience.
    XO Dorthe

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  6. Sooooo beautiful. Just love the layers, texture and colors. Amazing. Riki xoxo

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  7. beautitful, cool, tactile and soothing! truly pulpy looking...gorgeous!! You've put so much thought into this and it is very Lisa! Perfection!

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  8. thank you all so much -- was super fun to make all of this. i really had no idea what i was doing but it seems to have come together alright in the end... a fun little nesty labyrinth of fun!

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  9. just beautiful in so many rich textures, just yummy and of course I want to touch it all!! I am going to pop over to your place too! ciao!

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  10. I love all of these pages, and the circular maze is a wonderful focal point. So many wonderful textures. Thank you for sharing. roxanne

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  11. I didn't want to comment until I'd had a really good look at EVERYTHING! And boy, I wasn't dissapointed Alicia. There's something very primal and primitive about these pieces - not in the art itself, but in what you are portraying here. Lovely and rich with texture and layers (loving that Mica!) and also very pre-celtic Britain. Those cup and ring markings back then, etched in stone, is what I'm reminded of. It's very witchy and spiritual and sublime.

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  12. Utterly amazing! I love everyhting about these deliscious layers and textures!

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  13. Your blog and various images are a feast that will take me days to digest. I have long admired the textural magic that has come to be a 'standard' in your group project and it's a pleasure to see the images from your point of view!

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