Altered Books 103: Little Books, Decos, CDs & More! (#5215) (Design Originals) (Paperback)

~ Art's Angels (Author), Beth Cote (Author), Keely Barham (Author)

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Product Description

Altered book and Deco projects will set you gathering your photos and ephemera, and motivate you to get started today! There are so many themes possible, and the decos are so beautiful, you’ll find yourself wanting to make several. This is an ideal way to share a project with your creative friends. Similar to a friendship book wherein people write notes or messages for the owner, a deco is a handmade piece of art created from a variety of materials and usually involves cardstock. In this book we have created decos from cds, restaurant drink coasters, vintage greeting cards, plastic report cover folders, manila tags, cardstock, watercolor paper and decorative papers. There are no rules about the size, shape, number of pages, theme, decorations, or the materials you choose for your Deco.

About the Author

Beth Cote is a well-known professional artist who works with mixed media and book arts. Her main focus is Altered Books. Beth travels the country teaching popular paper arts workshops at retreats, shops and conventions.

Keely Barham is a mixed media artist and workshop teacher from California. She teaches all across the country at conventions and artists' retreats. Her main focus is fabric art and beading, but she likes to explore many different mediums.

'Arts Angels' is a group of eight women who live all over the US. All are accomplished artists who are united by their creativity and special friendship. They share humor, inspiration and most of all, ART!

Product Details

• Paperback: 51 pages
• Publisher: Design Originals (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574215256
• ISBN-13: 978-1574215250
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #859,317 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Emulate their use of materials but not their compositions, May 28, 2005

By	Robinesque "robinesque" (CA USA) - See all my reviews

This book has pros and cons.
Pros:
There are many many collages illustrated in this book.
The collages are made with a suprising variety of materials, many of which I had never seen, or never considered using in a collage. The combinations of varied elements give the collages rich texture.
The photos of the projects are high quality.
A few of the collages are beautiful.
The collages contain interesting use of overlapping.

Cons:
Most of the collages have the same kind of layout - casually arranged elements strewn at odd angles with lots of overlapping.
In most of the compositions, the intesting mix of textures doesn't quite compensate for lack of a strong center of interest.