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Info : What is a gluebook?

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:55:00 -0600

In short, a gluebook is whatever you want it to be. Helpful, eh? ;) Generally the term refers to a series of collages that is built up over time (normally on a regular, ongoing basis) and typically involves modern ephemera. Gluebooks are often of mixed media and difficult to generalize because each artist's style is different, but they almost always involve some kind of gluing, hence the name.

What's it for?…

F&W : "Live to Dream"

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 01:05:00 -0500

Back in July, Jen Minnis posted (in the AlteredBooks Yahoo group) a link to her "Faceless" spread with a description of how she'd applied gesso over an outlined magazine image to achieve the interesting effect. It sounded like a cool technique to try out, so I searched a few magazines and catalogs until I found a picture of a lady who seemed like she might be lost in a personal reverie…

Quiltmaker software

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:15:00 -0500

I just came across this little toy, by way of Meggiecat's blog archive. It's a little software goodie (for Windows) called Quiltmaker that is designed for "sketching" a quilt design. Check out the details and download your free copy at the Quiltmaker website. While I'm sure it comes in handy for those interested in making quilts, I can't help but think of all its other possible applications. You could play with…

Composition Book Blues I

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:50:00 -0500

Why are so many people using composition books for their gluebook support?

In USA, composition books are a familiar item most of us have grown up with. They're about 7.5" x 9.75" and usually contain 50 sheets of paper folded in half (for 100 pages), with center-sewn binding and a foldover chipboard cover (typically with a black/white mottled pattern). That seems all well and good for writing on with a ballpoint…

A Gluebook??

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 12:45:00 -0500

When I first started seeing things called "gluebooks" in web galleries, I didn't have a very high opinion of them. I saw standard composition books used as a place to glue daily ephemera. Got some junk mail that day? Glue it into the composition book. Went shopping? Glue your receipt. Emptied an office product? Glue down the box cover. Snacked on a candy bar? Glue the wrapper. Prepared ground beef for…

The Scissors from Hell

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:30:00 -0500

Naturally I had scissors already. Good Fiskars. They cut a straight line reliably every time. But what if you don't want to cut a straight line? There's a bunch of cool alternatives on the market these days, lots of fancy deco scissors, short for "decorative"; they don't cut a straight line. They cut scallops or ripples or squiggles. Cool stuff with a lot of potential. So I wanted to get some…

Paper

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:10:00 -0500

Sure I had paper at home already, but most of it is white and some is even covered with blue lines. Plus I had a few newspapers and magazines. There is potential in all of these (view Aisling's pages), but it depends on what direction you want to take in the artwork. I enjoy color, and although I had colored paper on hand already, all of it was of the solid…

Collage Essentials

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:40:00 -0500

What supplies does a person need to work in collage? Only a few common items; it couldn't be a simpler artform:

Paper
Scissors
Adhesive

That's it, that's all one needs, which can be found in just about every home, and some very impressive collage work can be made with them such as what Aisling has on display.

So why the need for shopping? Well, once you've established the essential needs, it…

My Background

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Sun, 10 Jul 2005 00:40:00 -0500

One day, I woke up and decided to start working in the altered art genre.

Well not exactly. I come from a long background of artistic endeavor, starting with using crayons to decorate the furniture (something my parents didn't seem to appreciate). Along the way I've worked in a wide variety of media, both personally and professionally. In the early 90's I began working digitally, and soon after, all my work…