A record of altered text projects past and present.
Welcome to my altered projects blog. In 2006 I discovered the art of Altered Text and began a project which eventually expanded into two seperate projects. I shared them on my blog. When I had to take it down, the projects laid around to be found recently. So now, they will be posted here as each layout is completed.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
DREAMS - page 17
Sharpie and gel pen on gesso using stipple technique. Text reads: "passion and bitterness, smart, ruthless, respond again treasured and protected"
The term "altered text" refers to the creative process of modern-day palimpsest (A palimpsest is a manuscript page from a scroll or book that has been scraped off and used again. ) which gained popularity through the success of Tom Phillips's pioneering treatment of W.H.Mollock's A Human Document which then became: "A Humument."
New Cards
-
I got some new rubber stamps last month from a company called Faerie Song
Art Stamps that appealed to my love of rodents - Fairy Mice and Mer-Mice.
These c...
No comments:
Post a Comment