Musings: Artist Book

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accordion book, Art, artist book, collage, mixed media, mixed media collage, pamela towns

Musings accordion book made from collage masterboard.

Eleven-panel foldout art book.

Introspection

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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

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Art, artist book, blue, collage, mixed media collage, pamela towns, wildflower

“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

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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

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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″