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Portfolio - Altered Book Projects

An altered books is created by taking an old used book and glue sections together, paint on it, etc. and recycle it into a new book or other artwork. The first book shown was altered to create a memoir of the first seven years of my relationship with my husband. The book on this page was originally about 250 pages. The completed "altered" book is about 20 pages. The book at the bottom of this page has been altered into two sections with cut outs for 3-D objects.

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altered book by tera

This is the first altered book shrine I created. The book is glued to stand open as a display piece or shrine. There are three cut out sections inside the book in which the letters, an art "doll", a card, etc. are glued.

altered book by Tera

This is the back of the Femme display/shrine book. It is painted in acrylic paints with clip art, magazine clippings, misc. paper pieces and leaves are glued on for decoration.

altered book

Altered art round robin for Belle Papier group.

One of the content pages. This book is about creativity and the things that inspire artists.

Paper doll inside book. Legs fold up into book to close. Doll cut out of cardstock. Colored with ink and colored pencils. "Hair" is torn tissue paper.

This page is for a serial-robin from Pam Yee. It utilizes signatures from a dictionary. I chose three terms. This one is for the "dragonfly" entry.

Also from Pam Yee's dictionary, this is the entry for "dreamer".

Part of the Belle Papier AB round robin. My work in a book owned by Sukie.

More in Sukie's book, this page features "She Walks in Beauty Like the Night" by Lord Byron

Sukie's book - paper napkin decoupage, paint, etc.

More from Sukie's book. Inspirational quote.

Sukie's book is about inspirational women. These pages were about Frida Kahlo.

All artwork is copyright of the artist (c) Tera Leigh (2001 - 2008) in accordance with title 17, United States Code. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Images on this site are for viewing purposes only. Wrongful downloading for commercial or personal use will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.