Time Capsule!

Hello! For this assignment we were to fold a cardboard box and then design in in however way desired. I enjoy painting using one color over a big amount of space so I enjoyed painting the box. While drying paint that was on the box with a heat gun I realized the paint started to bubble and I really liked the way it looked. After this later of paint dried I continued on with layers of green black silver and white. I also added tissue paper to the sides as well. Although I have been late and still am on finishing this project, so far I have put in a Dr. Marten's tag from a pair of boots I got recently. I really enjoy wearing Dr. Martens shoes and plan to hold onto the three pairs I own for a long time. I am planning to write a letter to myself before it is sealed and putting it into the box. To be quite honest, I don't really know what to put into a time capsule because Time Capsules don't really hold an importance to me. However I did enjoy creating the box and am glad the way it turned out!

Finished my book!!

Hello! I finished sewing my book together and now I am looking forward to add more to it! I really like how the book looks when it is fanned out, it shows the colors transitioning very well. I was running low on time to finish sewing this but luckily I was able to finish it within 2-3 class periods. I have used this method of sewing books two previous times in this class before and I am glad that it only took me a short about of time to get back into the hang of sewing a book. Below are pictures of the completed book and some pages that are in it!

Book is starting to come together!

At the end of every year, 21 pages we've worked on through out the year goes into a hand sewn book. Since this is my third year of Creative Arts, I will be taking home a third one this year! Not only do I like the book pages in this years book, but I noticed how each book is very very different from the previous years. This year I used a lot of acrylic and watercolor ink for most of my book pages and I am very satisfied to see all the colors going nicely together! I'm currently working on making the two card board covers for the book, then I will begin to fold the papers and soon they will be ready to be sewn together! This years theme I wanted for my book was to be Outer Space, and I believe the colors and textures I used closely intertwined with the idea and colors used Outer Space. I look forward to completing this years book within a few more weeks, as well as my junior year in high school!