Altered books is taking existing books and reworking them into works of art.
Altered books are an old way of recycling◦11th century Italian monks recycled old manuscripts
◦19th century old books used as scrap books, family albums, even containing recipes
Select a book with sewn / stitched signatures, they are stronger to work with◦ Old, worn books are great for this project
Choose a theme◦ Explore a social issue-poverty, homelessness,
politics, free speech, etc◦ Use a character trait-tolerance, commitment,
responsibility, respect, etc.◦ Visually tell another story or poem◦ Visually tell the story of the book◦ Use some words from the text to create different
messages
Folded pages
Pasted paper with stamps
TAPE TRANSFER◦ Cut letters of name from magazine◦ Place letters face up◦ Place piece of packing tape over the letters◦ Put tape with letters in a tray of warm water for
approximately 15 minutes◦ Remove from water and gently rub magazine
paper off tape leaving ink◦ Let dry, trim if desired, press into book◦ Gently burnish tape to blend (burnish is rubbing
with a spoon or other hard instrument)
Trace your hand with open or closed fingers on the cover of the book
Fill with patterns and/or textures◦ Must have at least 5 different patterns and
textures drawn with no lines crossing another unintentionally
Paint around the hand and tape on your name from the tape transfer