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 enlarge | Author: Lynne Perrella
Publisher: Quarry Books
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 71361
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1592531768
Dewey Decimal Number: 702.812
EAN: 9781592531769
ASIN: 1592531768
Publication Date: January 1, 2006
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Condition: Paperback. brand new
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 Definitely has some inspiration but... May 17, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I collect a lot of books as an artist because I like to have multiple avenues of inspiration around me when I'm creating. This book definitely has many ideas but my one problem with it is that it's not that well organized. It covers each letter in the alphabet, like the title suggests, but jumps around, is not sequential, and the connections to each letter are not predictable so you really have to look through the whole book to find each idea. Letters for key words are repeated throughout the book...though the ideas are all original. For example: B is for buckle; B is for blocks; B is for brainstorming...etc.
For a quick reference however, it's great. Nice imagery and exemplars, with some inspirational ideas. If you are a book artist looking for more ways to alter and express your ideas, this is a great resource. If you are an artist looking to enhance your journals...this is a great book. If you are a teacher, this is also a great resource.
The back end of the book has 27 pages of workshops with detailed ideas. Here are some examples: Faux & Ancient Surfaces; Transparencies; Attachments; Building a Surface with Patterning; Metal Tape and Altered Images; Creating with Recycled Papers; Working Intuitively.
Each workshop page has an inspirational related quote, what to try, how to get started, tips, creating, a list of influences/exemplary artists, and studio essentials- a list of materials needed to complete this workshop.
 Portable Inspiration March 24, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love the ability to take this book with me wherever I want to go to fuel my inspirational fires whenever needed. This slim book is about the size of a magazine, so it'll go into a backpack or any other kind of "carrying bag" with ease. Even though there are few pages compared to some art books, this book is FULL. Not one centimeter of this book was left untouched by the talents of the artists collaborating on this project. I'm hungry for more and will certainly be making future purchase from any one of the artists listed in this book.
So many ideas! March 8, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
A very interesting book. I have only tried one idea from it so far, but I was impressed with the results.
Collage Artist January 9, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is more for the altered book artist than what I usually work with. However, I was impressed with the varied techniques and the round robin idea, which I haven't done yet with any of my artist friends.
I loaned the book to a friend, who is just beginning to work in altered books and she loved it and has incorporated some of the techniques into her work.
"A"mazing to Zeal inspiring October 23, 2006
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is inspirational. It is like the art version of Pride and Prejudice, if you open it to any page you must delve further. I actually have two copies: one in the studio, and (I hate to say it) one in the bathroom--what can I say ideas strike at the oddest times.
I can look at it daily and read something new, get a new idea, or be inspired visually by something I could swear I had never seen before (yet I know I must have).
Love! Love! Love this book! Buy it! You will not be disappointed.
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