Musings: Artist Book
14 Monday Jun 2021
Posted in Art Books
Category Archives: Art Books
Introspection
04 Friday Jun 2021
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Art, artist book, collage, collage box, ephemera, mixed media, mixed media collage, pamela towns, vintage papers
From mark making, graphic designed pages, and found papers to large masterboard collages, this box with a book emerged as a place to record my inner feelings.
Book: 4″ x 4″ x 2.25″
Box: 4.5″ x 4.5″ x 3.25″
Nature of a Wildflower
22 Saturday May 2021
Posted in Art Books
“A silent wind blows that only she can hear and so she goes. She’s a free and gentle flower, growing wild.”
Lyrics from “Wildflower” by Skylark (1972)
Book made from folded collage.
4.25″ x 4.25″ (13 pages plus cover)
Meaning & Purpose
15 Thursday Apr 2021
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Art, artist book, collage, ephemera, Meaning of Life, mixed media, mixed media collage, pamela towns, Picasso, vintage papers
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away” ~ Pablo Picasso.
This small artist book was constructed from one folded collage and cover. It features the famous Picasso quote along with snippets from the artist’s work entitled, “Minstaur with a Javelin” from 1934.
3″ x 3″ x 1″, 16 pages
Perseverance
13 Tuesday Apr 2021
Posted in Art Books, Art Boxes, Originals Sold
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Art, art box, artist book, collage, ephemera, frederick douglas quote, mixed media, mixed media collage, pamela towns, perseverance, vintage papers
Frederick Douglas said, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”
That quote is featured inside this box on an accordion-folded collage roll.
Box: 4.5″ x 4″ x 1.5″
Collage: 24″ x 3.25″
SOLD
Pamela Towns 