This little "book in a tin" is, I think, more successful in conception than in actualization. The workmanship is just not very high quality. I do like the idea, but the card stock I used for the pages is slightly "cracked" along the creases, it is warped form the glue so it doesn't want to lie flat in the tin, and the painted pages look, frankly, crappy.
Still, it's Book 133. Mayhap I will remake it before the year is out... or not.
I got the idea in an art workshop in Mexico. My talented friend Joseph Bennet had an "open studio" workshop and I decided to paint this mint tin. Then I added a tarot card, the 6 of cups, from the Alistair Crowley deck. In that deck, this card stands for Pleasure, so that was the jumping off point. I found images that reflected my idea of pleasure, happiness, joy, delight and glued them onto the pages of an accordion fold book cut to fit the tin. Then I glued the last page of the accordion into the tin.
It's... OK, Just OK.
Still, it's Book 133. Mayhap I will remake it before the year is out... or not.
I got the idea in an art workshop in Mexico. My talented friend Joseph Bennet had an "open studio" workshop and I decided to paint this mint tin. Then I added a tarot card, the 6 of cups, from the Alistair Crowley deck. In that deck, this card stands for Pleasure, so that was the jumping off point. I found images that reflected my idea of pleasure, happiness, joy, delight and glued them onto the pages of an accordion fold book cut to fit the tin. Then I glued the last page of the accordion into the tin.
It's... OK, Just OK.
I am too nearsighted to see the flawsin execution, but love the idea.
ReplyDeleteI love this. I am currently working on some boxed books and this one that you have produced is quite inspiring. Please feel free to have a look at the only boxed book I have put on my blog so far and let me know what you think, I would very much welcome your comments. www.thingerm.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteCoral - I'd love to visit your blog but the link does not work. Could you check it for typos, etc. please? Then repost it here. I want to see!
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