A steampunk lace book

Haaa, I feel better. I had this book nagging me to be made. I love the ‘steampunk’ theme, but I’m never too sure how to approach it.

It seems that lace and steampunk would go well.

I am grateful to all the people who allowed me to use their ideas or their artwork images in my book:

-Ingrid Dijkers for the fabulous gear page, and the beads page

-I took the floating girl page from Lynne Perella’s book, Artists Journal

- I used two small domino images from Artchix, and bigger images from Deviant

-I used, at last, my Tim Holtz masks. Winking smile)

- I used my own cabinet cards, as well as lace paper, antique jewelry, vintage lace and ribbons,

 CIMG4396CIMG4398CIMG4400CIMG4403CIMG4408This right page was an accident. I used a tissu paper that completely disappeared under the gel medium, so I ended up covering it with gold paint from Kroma in Vancouver, and it looks rather amazing now.

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There are more photos of it on my Etsy site.

Now back to painting, but I really want to make another book on Paris, then one on Provence, then…

So  much fun, so little time!

13 comments:

  1. HOLY COW!!!! Sox!!! This is just amazing!

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  2. What a wonderful book--great combination!! I will have to go check out more on Etsy!!

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  3. Love what you are doing with these lace altered books, Sox!

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  4. Oh wow - you have really found a nice little niche and you do it so well! I love this book - it is absolutely gorgeous! This in addition to your wonderful paintings, of course. Nice to be able to do these things that you love so much.

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  5. That is one amazing book!! Just beautiful

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  6. This is gorgeous. Of course steampunk and lace go together!

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  7. Wow Sox. It's so yummy! And steampunk and lace go together perfectly!

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  8. Steampunk and lace really DO go together - like leather and lace. I really enjoyed perusing your pages, Sox. Crazy beautiful.

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  9. Love it - headed over to etsy to look some more! Lori from Sketchbook

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  10. Bien,Sox,c'est....fab-u-leux,vraiment!!!!!!!!!

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  11. Hi Sox this is stupendous! You have quite nack at making these look so beautiful. I love it!
    I did leave a comment sometime back (so I thought) but it must have vanished with many others at the time with Blogger going off the rails.
    Truly your artwork appeals to me so much!
    Love and hugs,
    Suzy

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