I have a small stack of board books left over from my own kids that I am turning into small scale art journals. The sturdy pages make collage easy, and the limited number of pages make them perfect for a theme.
This first one is full of papers cut from a book full of graffiti photographs, as well as some funky crow creatures. I thought about adding words, but for now I think I will just leave the graphic illustrations to inspire their own story in our imaginations. Guess it is truly a picture book!
There are some bits of Citra Solv paper here and there, and lots of doodling!
And finally, the back cover….
Which page is your favorite?
I was definitely influenced by the work of Roxanne Coble (aka by bun) go check out her cool pages!
kthrow
WOW … I love this, don’t necessarily have a favorite page, but my favorite part is the doodling, esp on the birds, just adds more “funk” to the book. Such a clever idea! Who knew crows could be so cute!
victoryrd
Thank you! The doodling was quite fun… and relaxing!
cafeartistes
This is awesome, as usual! I love the whole thing. I have several board books from my kids, too. Now you’ve got my wheels turning.
victoryrd
I think your wheels are always turning! Can’t wait to see what you do!
Laura (PA Pict)
I love all of the doodles and the way your repeated colours and mark making make the pages cohesive within the whole book. The crow figures are a delight. My favourite is the page with the three crows as it makes me think of a song from my childhood – “Three Craws sat upon a wa'”.
victoryrd
Thanks for sharing that song title with me… I am going to have to remember that!
Susan
Kayann—when you ship the little crow book to me, could you please put little pieces of waxed paper between the pages… I have found that sometimes when acrylics are fresh and if they are in any heat, they will stick together…. have you ever experienced that? Thanks again, Susan : )
victoryrd
I will Susan! Yes, that can be a problem… even without the heat!
Michelle Bishop
I have two favorite pages, the first full page and the last full page. Great idea!
victoryrd
I like those pages too Michelle! Thanks! I plan to make more…
Shelly Moore
I love the one with the graffiti! 🙂
victoryrd
Thank you! I used some images pulled out of a book on graffiti in the background collage.