Cloth Paper Scissors chooses 2012 artisans!

This morning I was so excited to find out that I was selected as Cloth Paper Scissors' artisan of the year for 2012 in the Art Journaling and Bookmaking category!!! My previous posts have all featured pages from these books. I am so honored that my journals were chosen. Here are the photos of the winning books:

More peeks inside the Black and White Book

Pages with windows

This book features windows cut into the pages. They make design challenging, but add so much interest to the whole piece. Here are some details:

Window on the right, showing a bit of the color underneath:

 Turn the page and the widow is on the left, reframing the collage on that page, and showing another window on the right:

Here's a detail of the collage on the left-hand page:

Inside Pages from the Black and White book continued

Here are more of the inside pages from the Black and White Book:

Detail from above right:

More inside pages form the Black and White Book

Since my last post, I was surprised and thrilled when I found out that these books have become finalists in the Cloth Paper Scissors 2012 Artisan Search.  Here are more of the pages from the Black and White Book:

The third page spread has an inkjet transfer of lettering on the left side.

Inside pages of Black and White book

Here are a few pages inside the Black and White Book:

Materials used: Arches Text wove paper, Strathmore black paper, Sumi Ink, Winsor Newton permanent white gouache, metal nibs and stamps.

Black and White Book

This little book was inspired by last spring's workshop with Rosie Kelly. Here's the cover and view of the spine: