Just for fun and self- encouragement I made this little accordion book, containing some positive sayings along with the images. I used a piece of Rives BFK printmaking paper which already had a bit of paint on it, and added more drawing and collage elements on top of that...
The front (or back, depending on how you look at it)...
pages 1 - 3 on the other side... image transfers of
Avolkitesvara, and my own photo of the forest...
pages 4 - 6... some collage bits and a little woodblock print, a drawing of a sprouting seed, and some more image transfers of plant parts... (You can't control what happens, only your own reaction to it.) (Forgive yourself, mistakes are lessons.)
pages 7 and 8... image transfer of plant parts, a stamped gold frame and cut out of a lily... (Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.)
pages 9 -11 (the other side)... a combination of acrylic ink painting,drawing, and collage... (You, as much as anyone else, deserve your love and affection.)
pages 12 - 14...acrylic ink painting, collage, woodblock print, drawing, metallic crayon... (What you think, you become.) (Happiness depends solely on what you think.)
pages 15 and 16... acrylic ink painting, collage, woodblock print, drawing, metallic crayon...
I'm not sure if I'll put covers on it, but probably not, as they would cover up some parts that I really like. Don't know exactly what I'll do with this, but it was fun and therapeutic to make... hope you enjoyed it!
