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SOLD: Altered Book: Some Birds

March 27, 2019 / by Kelly

SOLD: This altered, artist book was created from an early 20th century (English) hymn book.

The pages have been altered with a variety of paper ephemera including:

Handwritten French and English letters, circa 1840s – 1870s;
Astonomy lesson, Saturday Magazine, 1838;
Hand-tinted engraving of English churchyard, 1889;
Invoice, 1902;
Vintage bird engravings (black and white), 1912;
Engraving of vain woman, 1886;
Blue-tinted woman with turban, 1919;
Engraving of eggs, 1865;
Welsh prayer book, 1840s;
Kangaroo, 1911;
Frontispiece from prize book, 1921;
French military cahier page, 1897;
Swiss envelope and stamp, 1902.

This is a one-of-a-kind work of altered art using a lot of original vintage paper ephemera. It takes many hours to make from preparing the book for embellishing to designing and executing that pages, each one of which is a unique piece of collage.

The cost is £175 with free worldwide shipping. Please let me know if you have any [read more]

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Altered Altoid Tin With Tintype and Lace

March 27, 2019 / by Kelly

This altered altoid tin was made by creating a faux rust finish and mother of pearl buttons on the lid and making a tiny box frame/shadowbox.

Inside is an original gem tintype from the 1860s inside of a nest made from a vintage doily. On the other side is a collage of an original envelope (1902) and an engraving of a bird (1912).

It measures 2.25″ x 3.75″ (6cm x 9cm). The cost is £55 with free worldwide shipping. Please let me know if you have any [read more]

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Altered Book: Boy With Keys

March 19, 2019 / by Kelly

This is an altered book wired for hanging. It can also be displayed on a shelf or table.

The book is a French book of fables from the 1840s, altered with a carte de visite circa 1880s, gem size tintype of baby circa 1860s, tea-dyed sari silk, and a bunch of vintage keys.

It measures 7.5cm x 11cm. Cost is £65. Shipping is £13. Please note, this book is not meant to be opened. It is fragile when open and best left bound and admired as is. To buy, contact me at [read more]

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Altered Book Cover: Boy With Bee

March 19, 2019 / by Kelly

This is an altered book cover for hanging or other home decor.

The cover is from a lae-19th century book and is collaged with a variety of paper ephemera, including:

Carte de Visite of young boy in glasses, circa 1880s;
Pieces of handwritten letters circa 1870s
Fragment of marbled book endpaper circa 1870s
Fragment of ecoprinted paper
Modern reproduction of bee

Measures 18cm x 24cm. Is wired for hanging. If you wish to frame it, the wire is easily removed. (Personally, I think being able to turn the piece over and see the back of the book cover is part of the charm, but some people do prefer them framed!) Shipping is [read more]

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SOLD: Gladys or Gwynyth: Altered Book

March 7, 2019 / by Kelly

SOLD: This altered book is made from an old, supersincere, morally upstanding book called Gladys or Gwenyth, and it was given as a Sunday School prize in 1921, as can be seen on the original bookplate on the opening endpage. It ties closed with sari silk that I hand-dyed in turneric root. Inside are pages with an array of vintage, paper ephemera including:

fragments of handwritten letters circa mid-to-late 19th century
engraving from 1887 called “Prayer in the Wood”
sassy girl cut from 1880s cabinet card
post card art made from French postcard 1902 and bird engraving 1912
vintage Welsh invoice
engraving of lovely girl circa 1870s
vintage, handwritten ledger papers
vintage, handwritten French letter (1879) in butterfly pocket
found poetry on wedding photo 1920s
vintage French postcard 1911
group of women cut from original cabinet card c. 1880s
art engraving from 1887
engravings from John Ruskin book 1880 collaged with engraving of woman 1850s
Cost is £145. Shipping is £19 worldwide. (This is approximately $195 USD + $25) but please use this currency converter for exact exchange rate.) To buy please contact me at [read more]

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Basic Workshop Info

January 26, 2019 / by Kelly

To attend one of these workshops, please contact me and book in for a time that suits you. These are two hour sessions of intense teaching and creating, and that will leave you inspired.

Art Play Date Workshop

Join artist Kelly Boler at her marina art studio for a playdate that includes one-on-one tuition and full use of an amazing variety of stencils, rubber stamps, inks, embossing powders, acrylic paint, pastels, watercolours, gel mediums, gesso, hot glue, paint daubers, watercolour pencils and crayons, die cutters, washi tape, and a huge assortment of paper ephemera. Also on hand is a library of art books filled with ideas for inspiration. Learn how to keep an art journal, make your own tag art, try out unfamiliar art supplies and techniques, or just play.

This playdate is ideal for absolute beginners as well as experienced crafters. Buy it for yourself or give to someone who might need a nudge with their creativity. Two hours includes use of all supplies and how-tos on a variety of crafts on heavy watercolour paper, or bring your own blank book to get jumpstarted there. £40 for an individual or £75 for two – bring a friend!

To make a date call or [read more]

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SOLD: New Altered Book

January 22, 2019 / by Kelly

SOLD: Latest altered book. I am really pleased with this. After years of getting it close, this feels like the piece that most looks like the inside of my head and what can I say? Getting creative vision into something real, that I can see and hold, is dreamlike, strange, and [read more]

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Journal Prompts for the New Year

December 27, 2018 / by Kelly

In my latest junk journal, I included hand-written prompts throughout to stimulate reflection and creative data-mining of the soul. Below is a list of those prompts plus a few more. Feel free to cut and paste and borrow at will. (To see the journal in my shop, go to: https://bookandpaperarts.com/altered-book-with-goal-setting-prompts/)

(The only thing that I ask is that if you use these in a post or item to sell, that you credit me, please.)

What are five things that

I would like to learn?

Choose one. Now pretend you nailed it.

Look at how you began, backwards. You are

here, how did you get here, what was

your first babystep? Now take that step.

What are some quotes that are meaningful

to you? Write one and illustrate it. If you

don’t draw, make a collage from photos

in a magazine.

What is the best decision I ever made?

What are you really good at? Quick, what

was the first thing that came to your mind?

Write it down and write about it.

Your goddess. Describe her in five words.

Illustrate or collage what she is like.

Name five role models or people I admire.

How can I be more like them?

What is my favourite thing to wear for

dressing up? For comfort? Draw or

collage them.

Which one makes [read more]

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Plant Dyed Ecoprint Paper with Onion Skins

May 22, 2018 / by Kelly

Over the years I have made some impressive dyed pages (often called ecoprints) with autumn leaves. (To see this tutorial, go here: http://bookandpaperarts.com/bookandpaper/beautiful-paper-dyeing-fall-foliage-leaves-using-eco-printing-techniques/) Recently I tried the same technique with onion skins and wow wow wow, it did not disappoint. Haunting colours, depths, and rust-like patterns, and I don’t have to wait for fall to roll around. Here is a breakdown of how these pages were made. Hopefully you will put it on your list of things to try, and if you have any questions, just get in touch via email or the comments below.

MATERIALS

loose onion skins, purple or yellow or both
a mordant (optional but I highly suggest it)
a deep baking dish large enough for your paper
heavy paper – I use 200 gsm
twine or cord
the biggest darn pot you can find – I use a stock pot
sticks or dowels (optional but helpful)

DIRECTIONS

Okay, how do you gather up a mess of onion skins in the first place? In order to procure a substantial supply you have to be resourceful. My system is to go to the loose onions in the supermarket and when no one is looking, rustle them a bit. The skins loosen and [read more]

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Illustrated Journal Pages: Churches

April 16, 2018 / by Kelly

Here are recent pages, including churches and notes from Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, as well as French churches in Perpignan, the Priory at Serrabone, Elne Cathedral.

To see more sketchbook journal pages of churches, go to:

http://bookandpaperarts.com/bookandpaper/illustrated-journals/illustrated-journals-drawing-in-churches/

For more information on some of these lovely Romanesque churches, try:

http://www.francethisway.com/places/elne.php

https://www.france-voyage.com/travel-photos/serrabone-priory-167.htm

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