Ghost Book

 

Ciao my dear hearts! 

I have started a new book

It’s about things that go bump in the night..

Ghostly images

caught on crunchy papers…

And headless women appearing ethereally 

and wispy fabrics adding 

• a bit of mystery..
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My latest YouTube video 

is the first part of this book.. 

and next week will hopefully be 

The final installment.. 

….if the ghosts don’t have other plans 😂

So hop over to YouTube 

The link is on my sidebar..

And thanks for stopping by!!

Ciao! Ciao!

Tiny book..LEAFLET

 

I just finished this tiny book and am posting it here 

Dear Readers,

Before I post it to social and

It is very tiny and completely hand 🧵 stitched

Tea dyed antique fabrics .. laces and ephemera bits..

To view the book and most of the pages

Pop over to my 

Textile

&

Book Arts

Gallerie 

Ciao, dear ones!

New Books Coming!!

 

Ciao gentle readers..

I have had several requests for books..

both tiny and regular sized books…

So I have started making three new books

One is not ready for viewing yet!!

The  tiny book, called Leaflet, is 3 x 3

and the one above is 5 x 6

I’ve opened the books to give you an idea 

Of the pages.. the tiny book is all cloth and the

other book is paper and cloth

I’ve tea dyed the pages and I don’t have a theme for the larger book.. but it will tell me what it is shortly..

I will place them in my Textile gallerie as soon as they are 

finished.

So we are off on a quick adventure..

and I will try to get back here before we leave

Just a note..

SAVE THE DATE

July 11

Is my annual studio sale, I will take appointments for the day..

But the sale will run the week before and the week after the event.

C4N!

Studio Sale News..

Ciao dear ones!1

Whew its hot here.. global warming is really hitting us hard..

it used to be we would have a couple of days in August 

at 90 to 100..

but now it is already that hot..

I hope it is cooler where you are!1

but I digress...

New tiny books.. I have three of these started

I have been working in between my garden chores.. to be ready for 

my annual 

Studio Sale..

it will be on line and here in the Studio for locals..

I have been rooting through my stash of works..

and I will have several pieces to offer 

Free

with a purchase

I have never done a BOGO before..

but I love the idea of having pieces find homes that will love them!!

There will be paintings and mixed media

and I will find my 

slow stitched tiny book stash and sort thru it as well..

As soon as I get it all gathered I will shoot each piece of free art 

and 

list them all here..

 

So to be clear.. 

anyone who buys a piece of art, painting book, or mixed media will be able to 

choose a Free piece of work...

All Collectors.. 

anyone who has purchased more than one piece of art 

will receive 25% off their purchase and a Free piece of Art!

while supplies last...

and remember we have free shipping

in the continental US.

so.. I am headed back to the studio..

always working on something..

thanks so much for your most kind

support.. we so appreciate

your interest..

stay cool..

C4N!!

p.s. I will also be including sketches for sale for the first time!

Ascension Art Book

A is for art and Ascension..

as you know I created this book for

my sister in law, who is dealing with the loss of her

husband, lover and best friend...

who died a little over a year ago..

book making

 is one of my passions...

Ascension, art book, Caterina Giglio

I used an old library book...

6 x 8 1/2"

gutted it, and used the old covers to create a new book

by taping the covers together with book tape..

 stitched the signatures into the new spine,

and then covered it in eco dyed fabric.. 

Feathers

front cover, Ascension, art book, Caterina Giglio 

I used onions to dye both the cover and the pages..

Represent 

to get the splotchy look, I spooned the dye on the paper and let it dry..

Ascension

feather page, from Ascension Art Book, Caterina Giglio

I embellished the pages with freezer paper

which was painted with metallic paints...

I used colored pencils to draw the feathers on Canson art paper

and then stitched them with white thread...

the number three represents a new beginning, from Ascension, Caterina Giglio

the center fold below was stitched on cloth, collaged and the cloth was stitched to

paper  

centerfold feather, from Ascension Art book, Caterina Giglio

hidden beneath the centerfold pages

are the tiny envelopes and this feather...

bleach dyed peacock feather, Ascension Art Book

the peacock feather was bleached...

and then stitched to a collaged piece of fabric...

the ribbon was onion dyed..

this last page was not shown in

Sew Somerset

and sadly, it is 

one of my favorites...

I love the mottled paper and the bold leaf...

Ascension Art Book, leaf drawn and stitched, Caterina Giglio

the back page below...

onion dyed, 

onions seemed the perfect choice..

the do bring tears...

a big thank you

to Stampington 

for publishing this 

project...

I am so very grateful...

xo

travel the world

ciao...

well as you can see, I have been busy in my studio,

working on new pieces for 

The Artisan's Bench

and 

making a little travel journal

for my upcoming 

Caribbean journey... 

so while I was at it, I thought that I would show you how I made it..

since I knew you would have questions...

it is very simple..

I am too dyslexic for coptic stitches or anything very complicated...

sometimes simple is best

especially when one is in a hurry...

so I began with a tiny book measuring 4 x 6

and gutted it..

then I made my signatures

or pages for new book makers...

from khadi papers, sketch, watercolor papers and handmade papers...

I ripped a piece of cotton muslin that just fit the inside of the book

and stitched my signatures into the cloth

I used pencil marks to show me where to stitch

then I used PVA to glue the cloth down to the inside of the book

to cover the book, I chose Tyvek and upcycled an old Fed Ex

envelope

this is what the book looked like once the cover was on

and at this point I used paisley papers on the inside covers...

then I used walnut ink to stain the Tyvek cover

and eventually I decided to mix acrylic paint with the walnut ink...

using raw umber and yellow ochre together..

I wanted it to look like old leather...

and in the end I sanded the edges... and sealed it with workable fixatif..

the shell on the front was an old piece of metal I found in a box of buttons..

and I rusted it using a mixture of Miracle Grow Plant food

and water...

I added vellum to the front and back...

and had fun embellishing..

in fact I had to stop myself or I would have painted and stained all the pages...

I need to save it for the trip... I know I will have lots to write about...

above...

I made several Italian Collages to use for the journal

on the front cover and on pages...

I added a glassine envelope to fill with the flotsam and jetsam of 

the journey..

So off we go, and I will take lots of photos

to show you upon return...

and of course I will have a journal stuffed with my adventures to show you...
I have my art bag filled with glue sticks, water color pencils, water  brushes, papers, pens and pencils...  

I hope you

enjoy the changing season...

it will be fall here when I return, or "leaf season" as I think of it  here in the forest...

grazie! dear readers, for stopping by..

I will be taking a short break while we are off at sea...

C4N!

2011 art journal

finally...

finished the cover of my new art journal

and I am ready to start January pages....

I used an antique silk cigarette memento

for the focal image and layered it on cotton, organza,

and handmade paste papers...

this is the original journal.... below

I bought a couple of them in pristine condition.. so rare...

with all pages intact and with no writing...

I layered photo copied document paper

in the center piece and covered the book horizontally

with a vintage velvet sash (from an old dress)

I added a vintage button and rayon ribbons to tie the journal shut

I rather missed that on my last journal...

and as you see, I put those sari ribbons to good use!

Grazie Lynne!

my ingredients:

vintage ledger, document papers, paste papers, threads, fabrics, assorted ribbons, decorative tape, vintage button

c4n

but I will be back soon with pages...

xo