I found a set of four old books from my childhood hidden at the bottom of a box is the store room. I was going to give them to the neighborhood thrift store, but now I'm so glad I didn't.
The pages are thick and creamy - taking pen and ink and light watercolor.
The first one I've starting using for doodling and sketches is Old Swedish Fairy Tales by Anna Wahlenberg, translated by Antoinette DeCoursey Patterson. Published in 1925 (I think) - my memory of Roman Numerals is a bit shaky
There are three more - all with wonderful watercolor illustrations
Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne 1921
Old French Fairy Tales by Comtesse DeSegur 1920
The Book of Fables edited by Frederic Taber Cooper 1921
I suspect this is a project that will keep me going for a long long time
10 comments:
This is such a creative idea! I mean, it's almost similar to me in school(but I know I am not alone) doodling in text books :) Historical figures suddenly turned into superheroes and totally buffed up too ^^
I posted my recycled old books recently - filled with watercolor paper, but not just using old books. I love what you did and look forward to seeing how you continue to use this.
This is such a great idea... turning an old book into a sketchbook :)
I love it! I have been searching for a hardbound copy of Walden so that I can do the same thing. Nice drawings, too!
I recall seeing this sort of thing done by various folks. It's such an interesting concept and you're off to a great start.
I have come across one or two posting recently of painting in books, and think they are wonderful (even though I am a librarian and think books are somewhat special) . But I love the idea and want to start . Thanks for the inspiration
What a terrific idea! Your illustrations are wonderful, thank you for sharing!
You're way ahead of the curve!! I've done a few pages off and on, but hate to "destroy" books, so haven't done it much. The one I used on my post was falling apart, so it didn't bother me quite so much!
How cool to be able to watercolor on the pages without any prep work! Such fun!
Has anyone found that painting on the pages without prepping them somehow leads to wrinkling? I really don't want to fuss with prepping but I am worried about the results without it.
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