Barb Sherrill's and DS Watkins' Creative July Works

Book Artist Barb Sherrill
Barb Sherrill designs hand painted fabrics, assembles them into a quilt and then packages and sells the original painted fabrics/ materials and written directions online and at quilt themed regional shows.  September's Song, is an example of her originals and is 39" square.

Shhh, Barb also let our book art group know that these necklaces are a birthday gift for her daughter, they also come with several earrings.

Book Artist, Barb Sherrill also works in mixed media and samples various techniques in fibers.  For example, Barb mixes combinations of painters canvas preps, finishing mediums and acrylic paints with seamstresses sizing materials, assortment of threads and beads and chefs cheese cloth,  just to name a few.

Book Artist DS Watkins
DS Watkins' special gift, an encaustic vision, given to Annette Bouchey, was an appreciation of Annette's original 12x12 Design Challenge given to DS Watkins.

"Romeo y Julieta (the love birds)"
A little teaser, Artist DS Watkins, reading from her version of a Romeo and Juliette love story. One version of this hand waxed prize opens and is read through the female's sensibilities and the other, of course, the male's tale.  This book has so much more, there's body, brass and feathers!

June Book Artist's Gathering

DS Watkins: a series of discarded books that were "desecrated" attached and torn into a typographical surface.

DS Watkins explains her AVO Assemblage piece,
which includes a handmade book with prose from the artist / writer.

Artist Susan Kimmel's amazing "Letter a Day" alphabetical accordion book.

Artist Barb Sherill's stitched accordion book, with alcohol ink applied to the inner surface of pop cans.

Artist Barb Sherill's original design; hand stitched book, is a summer youth class offered at White Bluffs Center in Richland. 

A beautiful handmade pocket book by Vicki Gerton, which houses a number of
ATC's from the membership given to Susan Kimmel as a wonderful going away present.

Barb Sherill's alcohol inks demonstration.

The Cover of a Spiral Alphabet Journal

This is what I got when I put together gifts from good friends.  Spiral bound technique was a must for this soon to be Alphabet Journal.  Dearest Book Art friends, I am sorry to miss our May meeting, see you all in June.  Patti Kirch

Book Art Tri-Cities April 2014 Meeting

A glimpse of Susan Kimmel's Mom's book treasures. Vintage leather bound finished with a pamphlet stitch

A through Z, Susan completed this lettered, cut and mixed media challenge in a difficult life window.  Her granddaughter will love receiving and reading this alphabet book treasure.

 Sue Barbus brought her completed art work.  Please help with the title, I am almost on target!

Patti Kirch's, copper cola pens, ("salami pens"), are hand made lettering instruments and will be used with inks, acrylics and water colors.  Instead of cutting into a recycled cola tin, used copper was substituted. The loved books below are a couple from Sue Barbus's and Marcia Keefer's reconstruct/deconstruct book art challenge.  Lots of homework ahead, the challenge is on!

March 2014 Book Art Tri - Cities Talented Artists

 The first three photos are of Annette Bouchey's work; Piano Hinge and Journal from a recent book arts workshop in San Francisco.

Below:  Susan Kimmel's combination form book of art.  A three sided case, concertina folded art and poetry.

Below:  Barb Sherrill's quilted jacket, hand book bag and river landscape

DS Watkins', Susan Kimmel's and Sue Barbus' artistic 11 12 13 books

Binding colors, creativity and artistic friends together equals BookArt Tri-Cities!  Words alone are not enough.....