Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Lighten Up! (altered book spread)

My mixed media group has an ongoing altered book round robin, and this month I had the pleasure of working in Connie's book.  Here theme is "Poetry of Dreams," and there is a small envelope with "dreams" in the front of the book.  Each artist is instructed to choose a dream or two and use that as the jumping off point for her spread.  I chose two dream poems that remind me to not take myself too seriously and created this artwork to go with it.  I know that I take things too seriously too often, and I've enjoyed being a little "lighter" so far this year. What about you?
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9 comments:

  1. AmyJanuary 19, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    I'm the double whammy - serious and sensitive! ;-)

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  2. HeatherJanuary 20, 2011 at 2:42 AM

    I think you can tell you enjoyed doing that artwork! Its quirky & funny :) xx

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  3. scrappyjackyJanuary 20, 2011 at 6:30 AM

    I really enjoyed that second page,Rinda....great fun.

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  4. SianJanuary 20, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    I'm defintely in a flippant mood today - actually sometimes I worry that other people take ME too seriously lol.

    Quirky is such a lovely word - nice choice Heather, for such a cool couple of pages

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    I'm often guilty of being too serious, and my kids enjoy making fun of me. I think I've loosened up some as I've gotten older, but I'm reluctant to ask in case it's just an illusion. I love the "admit" ticket on this fun page.

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  6. ComfyMom~StaceyJanuary 20, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    Very intersting page!

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  7. laurieJanuary 20, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    what a great theme for an altered book. your response is both fun and light-hearted. i love the jesters!

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  8. Deb @ PaperTurtleJanuary 20, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    Love the theme and a great reminder for all of us to lighten up! :o) Thanks, Rinda, I needed that.

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  9. humelJanuary 22, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    It's fab, Rinda - as always! xx

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