MAKING FINAL PAGES

It was busy at our house last week but we did manage to finish 2 books and capture the picture stories on video and in longhand.

Zach brought his story into outer space and then back to the beach. A great imagination at work!

pages 10 and 12

click here for earlier posts on Zach and Haiiey's latest collage story books

A COUPLE MORE PAGES

A couple more pages in my grandson's book,

The Big Machine

...and there's the machine. top photo

HANDS @ WORK

The young artist is working on his new book, The Big Machine.

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AT THE BIG TABLE

My artists are here and creating at the big table.

Not much help needed from their grandma. So I'm having a cup of coffee while they work. I was warned..."just don't spill it!"

They are on a roll - thinking, figuring, cutting, positioning and pasting.

Hoping to carve out some time each day to create more story pages in their books.

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THE COLORFUL INSPIRING PICTURE BOOK

I was getting ready for the little artists today. Perhaps I'll call them the little artist-illustrators. I'm looking forward to creating more picture books with them and wanted to add more color in their room!

I put some of their favorite picture books on the shelves. Lots of reading ahead! A couple of fun puppets are up there too.

The large piece of art on the top shelf is a collage titled, Busy Bridges. This was a fast art project I did for a show we had at Walnut Hill. It's made with African fabrics, buttons, painted papers and 3 photos.

What makes the piece special is that it is a little collaboration between Zach and myself. Those are Zach's very creative bridges that he made with blocks when he was younger.

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click to see Zach's 2 pictures books

BACK TO THE STORY

I was with the little artists back in April. They made the 3 story books you see in the first photo. It was rushed at the end of our stay, but they did come up with a story for each book.

I brought the books home to scan & mailed them back. (top photo-click to enlarge)

Now that the little artists are coming, I thought they could take a fresh look at their books and tell me their stories again. It will be interesting to hear what they come up with, now that a couple months have passed.

Perhaps you guessed. This is all heading to another publishing adventure with Blurb! It will be Zach's 3rd book and Hailey's 1st and 2nd. Imagine that!

Today I printed out the scanned images and made a rough accordion book for them to look at as they retell their stories. (photos 2-3 click to enlarge)

GEARING UP

The doors are revolving once again. It seems I'm always preparing for groups coming through to do art.

This time it's our grandkids! The 3 little artists arrive on Friday night.

Organizing for the creative energy ahead. Painted papers. Scissors. I need to buy glue sticks.

Yesterday I stamped images with rubber stamps. Now there's lobsters, seagulls, flamingos, cats and more - to use in their pictures.

And wait 'til they see the blank journals I bought for collaging their stories!

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