The unfolding tale of Silver and his adventures in the altered arts including altered books, altered text and mixed media stuff. http://alteredsilver.blogspirit.com/informational/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:06:08 -0600 All Rights Reserved http://alteredsilver.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/05/07/infoat.html http://alteredsilver.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/05/07/infoat.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) Informational Project:AlteredText Sat, 13 May 2006 13:35:00 -0500 The term "altered text" refers to the creative process of modern-day palimpsest which gained popularity through the success of Tom Phillips's pioneering treatment of W.H.Mollock's <i>A Human Document</i> which then became: "<a href="http://www.humument.com/" target="_blank">A Humument.</a>"<br /> <br /> <b>How does altered text differ from "found text"?</b><br /> Unlike "found text" (in which printed text items are cut, rearranged and glued to a new location), the process of altering text involves highlighting (wanted) and obscuring (unwanted) words, phrases&#8230; http://alteredsilver.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/03/15/update-what-is-a-gluebook.html http://alteredsilver.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/03/15/update-what-is-a-gluebook.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) Blog Gluebook/DailyCollage (general) Informational Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:09:39 -0600 I've added a new link, a very cool quote and some additional explanation about media to my "<A HREF="http://alteredsilver.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/02/13/infogb.html">What is a Gluebook?</A>" article. I also rewrote some of the other stuff for clarity. Aside from potential link modifications in the future, I think the article is in its final form now.<br /><br /><br /><br /><small>Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/art+journals" rel="tag">art journals</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/collage" rel="tag">collage</a>, <a href=http://technorati.com/tag/gluebooks rel="tag">gluebooks</small> http://alteredsilver.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/02/06/infojm.html http://alteredsilver.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/02/06/infojm.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) Informational Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:15:00 -0600 If you work in collage, altered art or make gluebooks, don't overlook the plentiful and free elements that arrive (usually unsolicited) in your snail mailbox. Junk mail has a lot to offer the paper artist.<br /> <br /> <b>Photos &amp; Clip Art</b><br /> Nearly every piece of junk mail contains a picture. Sometimes it's just a logo, but more often there are photographs and usage of professional clip art. Once it's in your mailbox, it's&#8230; http://alteredsilver.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/02/13/infogb.html http://alteredsilver.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/02/13/infogb.html noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) Art:Websites Informational 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.<br /> <br /> <b>What's it for?</b>&#8230;