Be agressive When I first chose these pages to work on I thought I was attracted to the word "lavender" and look what happened It has long been my belief that words make the visual more stimulating andmeaningful in altered books, not a lot of words are needed, sometimes less is definitely more. It hasn't been easy for me to know how to choose the right words...but I found a way to really channel my muse and it works every time. The mystery of the word or words with this technique is often the best part of all. I chose all of these words completely at random from less than a ¼-page scrap of paper from an old book titled "Man discovers his body" (yeah, gritty stuff is good). I cut an intriguing word one at a time from the page, and then glued it down as I went, no fair cheating and choosing the words in advance, that wouldn't be much fun. Musing and dreaming works best when it's completely random, the muse stirs and her meaning emerges of its own accord. I really didn't know what I had until I started moving the slide around in the pockets. It feels really good to be aggressive and splash some bold paint around, smearing it around and getting really into it. Shauna Palmer 2003! |