The Artful Book - Giving New Life to Old Books

08/28/2026

“History will judge us not by what we say in this moment in time, but by what we do next to lift the lives of our countrymen and women.”
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

[collage, charcoal, watercolor pencil on canvas 4x4in]

08/26/2026

“The eyes of the future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time. They are kneeling with hands clasped that we might act with restraint, that we might leave room for the life that is destined to come.”
- Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place

[Collage, charcoal, watercolor pencil
On canvas 4x4in]

08/21/2026

Life’s a little topsy-turvy right now…
Change is scary.
Retreat to the art space is always good 🥹

“Resilience”
Mixed media on book board - 8x6in

08/10/2026

Went a bit bigger with this one!
(My canvas is usually a book board.)
Still began with a collage of old pages…layers of ink, paint, molding paste & charcoal let the old text peep through.

“Saving Grace”
[mixed media on canvas 18x24in]

07/19/2026

Old books + a few sketches = many hours of meditative fun😊

07/18/2026

I just love finding maps in old books. Added acrylics, charcoal & pastel -
“Disconnect”
Mixed media on book board

07/16/2026

I think my battered soul needs to spend more time at the art desk.
So what do you think? Do I add flowers around her face? or leave her in simplicity?
[“Composed in Blue” 
mixed media on book board]

07/04/2026

06/13/2026

Old unwanted books have the best papers for a mini collage art journal!🥰

06/12/2026

If you love old books and you love textured collage say “Aye”! 😉