TRANSFORMATIONS: An Altered book for "Visual Packrats"

Many of the altered books I create are simply bursting with all the images (antique, vintage, recently old, new....LOL) that I collect and treasure. They will never appear in my artwork, I just like looking at them :-).

That said, thought I'd share one of my favorites called TRANSFORMATIONS because I used that as a theme to put unusual things together. I ended up giving it to another artist friend who has unblievably challenging helath issues so that she would have "Eye Candy"  to distract her.

This is the cover. I created it my fusing fabrics and shapes together and adding stitching. Then I glued it to the book cover and added the typewriter letters (3 dimensional stickers) across the top.

The text on the lefthand page reads "Why?" I asked; 5. We must learn our hearts desire; on the righthand page it says GET YOUR DOLLIES

The text on the lefthand page says (top) finikin: dainty pretty; Draw attention to your Inspirtaion. Can you spot the fabric? puzzle pieces? playing card?

The words on the list on the righthand page are from an old, old spelling book and are amount, bound, sound, pour, thought, crowd, shower, shown.

On the lefthand page is an piece of old vintage paper advertising a booklet that will help you TALK CORRECTLY to which the righthand page response is Whatever.

The stamp is from Ecuador and the jeweled flower from a gift catalog.

The text on the lefthand page reads: Still Chasing The Shape of Dreams. In the uper corner of the lefthand page is a vintage lottery ticket from France.

The text under the vintage iillustration of the chickadee reads "repeat 5 times" above the notes.

The text on the lefthand page reads: Believe in being more than.... Notice the puzzle piece over the eye of the doll picture (I cut out the image inside the actual stamp from Hungary and used it as a frame.

The text on the lefthand page reads: The Legend Awaits and the stamps are quite old, from the Belgian Congo.

The text on the lefthand page says: Let this day be a looking glass of dreams...

The text on the righthand page says: What does the heart remember?

The text on the lefthand page says: Cat's Dream of...  and the picture below is of ancient stones representing fish gods. There is a dictionary definition of various words with "cat" in them: catathymic, catatonia, catawompous. The words in the quote on the right hand page say: "All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws" (English Proverb)

The text on the lefthand page says: Rethink telling time by the clock and shows a beautiful young woman peering into the looking glass at an uncertain future....

Text on the lefthand page says: WONDER caught you; the definition of wonder below the butterfly girl is from an English - Japanese dictionary. The illustration on the left is of the old art of phrenecology illustrating where different traits and emotions are located.  I couldn't find a place for wonder there...

Text on the lefthand page says: Don't wait for an emergency to check your spare parts.

Holy signs in Homely things...

 

Text on lefthand page says: Looking for Cinderella and Facsimilies... On the righthand page the text says: Fingers Touch to year.

Text on lefthand page says: Feminine Spirit, Everalsting Alternatives to Traditional Conversation

Text on the lefthand page says: Who Will You Be? Text on the righthand page is a definition of the work Catarhous which means "rare."

Text on the lefthand page says: Englighten your soul by surprise. Between the pages are a list of colors: Mango, Paypaya, Pumpkin, Apricot, Orange, Tangerine, Persimmon.

Inside Back Cover