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365 Handmade Books: Painted Songs, Day 365

Balancing Act Finding the Right Balance Handmade Book 365 Materials  1. Lithographs 2. Linocuts 3. Vintage maps 4. Pastels 5. Acrylic paints 6. Pencils 7. Vellum s 8. Stamps Binding & Cover 1. Book boards .087 2. Archival adhesives 3. Acrylic mediums 4. Linen thread Techniques 1. Drawings 2. Mixed Media 3. Linocuts 4. Lithographs Text ...

365 Handmade Books: Painted Songs, Day 364

The perpetual struggle . . . The perpetual struggle between our desire to control our fate and the ability to do so. Life ~excerpt from Handmade Book 364 by Suzanne Coley Materials  1. Linocuts 2. Handmade papers (made in Baltimore) 3. Vintage maps 4. Pastels 5. Acrylic paints 6. Pencils 7. Vellum s Binding & Cover 1. Book boards .087 2. Archival adhesives 3. Acrylic mediums 4. Linen thread Techniques 1. Drawings 2. Mixed Med...

365 Handmade Books: Painted Songs, Day 363

Handmade Book 363 Materials  1. Etching 2. Linocuts 3. Vintage maps 4. Pastels 5. Acrylic paints 6. Pencils 7. Vellum s Binding & Cover 1. Book boards .087 2. Archival adhesives 3. Acrylic mediums 4. Linen thread Techniques 1. Drawings 2. Mixed Media 3. Linocuts 4. Silkscreens Text Her Only ID

365 Handmade Books: Painted Songs, Day 362

Relief Handmade Book 362 Materials  1. Linocuts 2. Silkscreens 3. Vintage maps 4. Pastels 5. Acrylic paints 6. Pencils 7. Vellum s Binding & Cover 1. Book boards .087 2. Archival adhesives 3. Acrylic mediums 4. Linen thread Techniques 1. Drawings 2. Mixed Media 3. Linocuts 4. Silkscreens Text Relief

365 Handmade Books: Painted Songs, Day 361

dentures are a luxury she can't afford   dentures are a luxury she can't afford excerpt from Restroom by Suzanne Coley Handmade Book 361 Materials  1. Linocuts 2. Handmade papers (made in Baltimore) 3. Mathematics sheets 4. Pastels 5. Acrylic paints 6. Pencils 7. Vellum 8. Vintage maps Binding & Cover 1. Book boards .087 2. Archival adhesives 3. Acrylic mediums 4. Linen thread Techniques 1. Drawings 2. Mixed Media 3. Lin...

365 Handmade Books: Painted Songs, Day 360

It is hard to believe it: A year of blogging about this project will come to an end in 5 days.  How quickly time has gone by.  When I look back on this project I think about the days when I was excited and the days when I was too tired to continue.  Most of all, I think about modern technology and how it has allowed me to share this project with you. Handmade Books 360 - 365 at the Baltimore County Public Library I am especially grateful to all the librarians and libraries who have allowed me to show my books, talk about my process, and teach book arts to others. Materials (for Book 360) 1. Handmade papers (made in Baltimore) 2. Linocuts 3. Mathematics sheets 4. Pastels 5. Acrylic paints 6. Pencils 7. Vellum 8. Vintage maps Binding & Cover ...

365 Handmade Books: Painted Songs, Day 359

Save The Children page from handmade Book 359 Save The Children page from handmade Book 359 Materials 1. Handmade papers (made in Baltimore) 2. Linocuts 3. Mathematics sheets 4. Pastels 5. Acrylic paints 6. Pencils 7. Vellum 8. Vintage maps Binding & Cover 1. Book boards .087 2. Archival adhesives 3. Acrylic mediums 4. Linen thread Techniques 1. Drawings 2. Mixed Media 3. Linocuts ...