tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post3799718603481826267..comments2024-03-27T13:49:51.795-05:00Comments on Altered Book Lover: May's Artful Readers Club (ARC) entryBleubeard and Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-54038570476201065942013-06-25T04:19:51.380-05:002013-06-25T04:19:51.380-05:00Mmm....thoughtful review ....do I need another boo...Mmm....thoughtful review ....do I need another book on collage?..meh...will put it on my wish list and see what happens....<br />Thank you for the honest review and the beautiful art work...<br />Hugs xx<br />p.s. looking forward to your June review as I seem to be on a collage kick at the moment!SusieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817649329697498452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-81678659052712795782013-06-19T18:35:22.193-05:002013-06-19T18:35:22.193-05:00Thank you for the comprehensive review! I enjoyed ...Thank you for the comprehensive review! I enjoyed your blunt and fun comments with each chapter along with supporting book quotes and loads of images. This looks like a book I may like to borrow from the library, but not own, as I am pretty sure I have other books in my personal library that cover many of the same techniques Santiago demonstrated. Your art piece is a great tribute to the book! DocAngihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675297017116364119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-80430798076129694792013-06-10T14:05:03.073-05:002013-06-10T14:05:03.073-05:00Fun book, great Art!!! ♥Fun book, great Art!!! ♥San @ Made in Hemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03832405558151481390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-4637473872795696172013-06-10T12:35:20.556-05:002013-06-10T12:35:20.556-05:00Very thorough review of this book, and even though...Very thorough review of this book, and even though it didn't excite you, it certainly inspired you to make a beautiful piece. love the "created" striped paper. (and this brit never went metric so the measurements were just fine) :D XXXGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08814694362956456055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-77843610169411720302013-06-09T16:35:16.665-05:002013-06-09T16:35:16.665-05:00A really honest and informative review. I have had...A really honest and informative review. I have had this book for while and agree with your comments on it completey. Your bird in the box certainly looks great and the backgrounds you have made look like they will be fun to work on.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102615234416129929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-19017589445041769202013-06-09T14:00:46.249-05:002013-06-09T14:00:46.249-05:00Nice, detailed review. I think I'll give this ...Nice, detailed review. I think I'll give this book a miss but love the artwork you've done.Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05234667929146953628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-52969746020608119602013-06-04T11:02:30.466-05:002013-06-04T11:02:30.466-05:00I do enjoy looking through books on mixed media pr...I do enjoy looking through books on mixed media projects but if it took until page 141 for you to feel inspired maybe not this one. I like your background and bird very much.<br />Jen xJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304660985155160273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-16731511514276860342013-06-04T00:09:33.406-05:002013-06-04T00:09:33.406-05:00Mahalo for this thorough review of the chapters......Mahalo for this thorough review of the chapters...loving how the soft background frames your beautiful collage...a happy page!Leialohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404876884338568259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-16545476457748717882013-06-03T11:49:01.964-05:002013-06-03T11:49:01.964-05:00oh and WHEN are you writing your book :)
oxooh and WHEN are you writing your book :)<br />oxo~*~Patty Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953758102509632020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-55799066451559496092013-06-03T11:48:29.828-05:002013-06-03T11:48:29.828-05:00Well that was a comprehensive review...thanks for ...Well that was a comprehensive review...thanks for sharing E!<br /><br />After your Ruth Rae book review I treated myself to her 'layered tattered & stitched' book with a 50% off coupon :)<br /><br />As much as I like books I learn best by seeing and doing<br />oxo~*~Patty Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953758102509632020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-37409822184286532402013-06-03T08:11:36.344-05:002013-06-03T08:11:36.344-05:00your artwork is lovely but I'm not convinced t...your artwork is lovely but I'm not convinced that this book is for me and my messy table....Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511786178397090250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-26225052182483664872013-06-03T04:35:47.948-05:002013-06-03T04:35:47.948-05:00I love altered books and collage and I have done a...I love altered books and collage and I have done a few myself so your choice of review was really interesting to me. It's a shame it was all a bit basic for you and I hate it when these kind of books introduce really expensive materials. I'm a fan of Grayson Perry and he says you should be able to create art on the kitchen table with the cheapest everyday things. I have no workroom and - oh dear - I try not to, but I do get a bit messy! I loved your artwork. I'm crazy about anything featuring birds and I'm a lover of patterned papers. Thanks for sharing xxxJulie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113706312817154503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-83430673571498624772013-06-02T12:05:12.356-05:002013-06-02T12:05:12.356-05:00willy-nilly hahaha love that saying.
*sighs in d...willy-nilly hahaha love that saying. <br /><br />*sighs in dismay ay my messy,messy playground*<br /><br />Think I will give this book a miss, seems a bit basic for me. I understand how you might want photos witht he list of tools, but for me I find those pages annoying and repetative. Every book I have has the same tools pages in it. I would rather have a few more pages of projects. Darcy Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757570465453157245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-37866744687759272672013-06-01T17:02:24.667-05:002013-06-01T17:02:24.667-05:00I like the clean lines and colours of your bird on...I like the clean lines and colours of your bird on a ball oon a box. A nice idea, and it gives me the feeling that he is going to start rolling the ball along with his feet soon like a trained bird. <br />The drawbacks you mention seem to apply to so many collage books, especially supplies which are unheard of or unavailable in UK. <br />Well worth reading your review, very fair and clear. Jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10793736166062711430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-74621643783452372762013-06-01T08:36:06.167-05:002013-06-01T08:36:06.167-05:00i love your bird on a box! thanks for the review, ...i love your bird on a box! thanks for the review, i'll check it out!! hope you are well, E<br /><br />jeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-73342634905021410712013-06-01T04:16:59.878-05:002013-06-01T04:16:59.878-05:00This looks like a fun book. I really like what you...This looks like a fun book. I really like what you did with the art. :)Šolanje na domu-Waldorfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18346455442739368553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-41605499109303954472013-05-31T14:14:02.084-05:002013-05-31T14:14:02.084-05:00Good honest review...LOVE your artwork inspired by...Good honest review...LOVE your artwork inspired by the book (or a page in the book... :) )<br />abby jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056578745220614632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-16066652751708310002013-05-31T13:32:20.613-05:002013-05-31T13:32:20.613-05:00It is nice that you found some commonalities with ...It is nice that you found some commonalities with the author. I'm absolutely with both of you when it comes to friends feeding our habits. My friends understand my book lust, and I get books all the time--which makes me very happy!<br /><br />Your art made me think of the circus: a bird walking on a ball ;-)Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-86623335890036200472013-05-26T08:06:10.058-05:002013-05-26T08:06:10.058-05:00I don't think I've ever seen that book. I ...I don't think I've ever seen that book. I wounder if our library carries it. Would be worth a "free peek" at it I'm sure. Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473540669635905535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-59067837482898555362013-05-24T14:07:17.437-05:002013-05-24T14:07:17.437-05:00Good review!
I think if the book is more for beg...Good review! <br />I think if the book is more for beginners she shouldn't be promoting such expensive materials. I think it would certainly put off beginners. I have a lot of supplies (from assorted art interests but am basically pretty new to mixed media) and that would put me off. But I also do appreciate neatness...maybe a little too much--LOL!<br />Love your bird on a box.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-18826500794539300002013-05-24T12:52:20.362-05:002013-05-24T12:52:20.362-05:00Nice bird on the box taken as inspiration. As som...Nice bird on the box taken as inspiration. As someone who does collage all the time, the perfectly neat playground just doesn't work for me. It's the hunt through a pile for that perfect bit that informs the process. I too have the book and found that it is geared to the formal and as you say more the newbie.....good review Elizabeth. Thanks and have a good Memorial Day Weekend. xoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-34142523681867198722013-05-24T12:07:42.796-05:002013-05-24T12:07:42.796-05:00An excellent review...and beautiful piece inspired...An excellent review...and beautiful piece inspired by the book! I generally like North Light Books, but am being very choosy about what I buy these days...I am going more for 'inspiration' rather than step-by-step projects. I have to admit I like the "playground" idea in the title. Art play is important to art growth!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-59102068899144592202013-05-24T08:44:39.168-05:002013-05-24T08:44:39.168-05:00Nice review, and I agree with Darla that even thou...Nice review, and I agree with Darla that even though I am less skilled in collage than some who have been creating them for years, I probably would look for this book in the library first. <br /><br />I do like your bird on the box. I admit I found the frames distracting and felt the demo photos could have been larger.Craftymoose Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791008130982382299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-10791036871928618192013-05-24T06:06:21.209-05:002013-05-24T06:06:21.209-05:00Good review. After reading what you wrote I won&#...Good review. After reading what you wrote I won't buy the book but I'll see if the library has a copy.<br /><br />I really like the Bird in a Box piece so something good came out of all your reading.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-50340701055794286932013-05-23T23:53:29.216-05:002013-05-23T23:53:29.216-05:00I enjoyed your review. Very objective and honest....I enjoyed your review. Very objective and honest. I like your bird on box page but also think this exercise rather constrained your usual much free-er style. Your work is great!<br /><br />Janet xxJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09570385780009481558noreply@blogger.com