Artists Gather to Create Gift for Friend!

Two weeks ago we heard our friend had to have surgery.  I was leaving on vacation shortly after I got the news.  I emailed our small group of artists and asked each one if they would like to participate in creating a fat book for her.  The response was was awesome.  Everyone wanted to create a page, they would either mail or deliver them when I returned from vacation.  Then I could get them bound and on her doorstep as quickly as possible.   Here is the book I delivered today. 

Cover practically covered with ribbon!

Cover with the ribbon pulled back.

Inside cover and tags. 

Tag  in side the cover...

Kris's page!

Back of Kris's and front of Miki's

Back of Miki's and front of Grace's

Back of Grace's and front of mine

 Back of mine and front of Linda's.
Stamps VLVS = Hot Air Balloon, EIffel Tower and Ferris Wheel 

 Back of Linda's and front of Carralee's

Back of Carralee's and inside back covers.

Outside Back cover. 

Beautiful Fat Book

This is the last post from the art retreat in April.  We had an invitation to join a  "Fat Book" swap.  Ten of us participated.  Our retreat theme was "soar" as in birds.  The end results of our books is amazing, pictures do not do it justice.  Again, I would like to thank Jo, Cathy and Susan for all their hard work putting together such an amazing weekend.  

Cathy & Jo designed the beautiful cover.  

Susan created the awesome artwork!  

I tied all the ribbon...

                                             
 

Jo made beautiful nests from her collection of fibers.

Left the back of Jo's, 

right Susan's glamorous woman with a bird house in her hair. 

Miki's art is full of stories... in her pages she used photos. 

The background in the page above is an actual photo of a cave she recently visited;

below the moth at the top of her page is a photo of an actual moth!

  

The very talented Grace included a fabulous image 

from one of her original works of art.  

Mo joined us all the way from England 

and brought her wonderful 3-D pages.

 Cathy's stunning peacock created from a combination of paper, fabric and feathers.  Her assemblages the most amazing.

My lady in Paris collage.

Linda has a remarkable eye when creating.  

I love all her detail in her work.

Beth designed her gorgeous birds nest from wire.

                                   

 Kris created these delightful pages using images from vintage wall paper.

THANK YOU LADIES for the wonderful gift of your art!