Round Robin Returns

Yesterday, my book came home after being out in the world for six months. This is how the book started. I focused on all the women--authors, poets, songwriters--whose work has inspired me over the years. Used a variety of techniques in here, including gesso, acrylics, stamping, Color Mist sprays, stamping, torn paper collage, transparencies, etc.

Here's my cover, a sign-in page, my welcome page, and three pages I created. This was the first time I participated in a project of this nature. It was challenging, fun, frustrating and totally worthwhile. Thanks to Kate Markey for organizing (see below for Kate's pages).

Deatra's pages

Deatra Cohen and I just met through this exchange. Deatra does fabulous acrylic work.

Her pages in my book blew me away. The text running throughout says "women's words of wisdom" and indicates that they go in one ear and out the next. Deatra may or may not have meant this as a political statement, but I cannot help think of how much better off we'd be if women's words were heard--and stuck--in Washington and elsewhere. In any case, I absolutely love these pages. Not sure if you can tell, but they are sort of die cut, and they overlap and connect to the "storyline" all the way through.

Oh, what a book!

OK, I had some time last night to sit and ogle my book. I feel so honored by the work done in it, but such wonderful women. Truly a cool thing!

My theme was "Womens' Words of Wisdom" and I love everyone's interpretations of that.

Here are the six books spread out on the table. Mine is top left.