All posts by overtonab

Obstructing Creativity

I created this piece in response to feeling creatively blocked after graduating college. I used pieces from an old book titled The Sewing Machine as a Creative Tool. I covered the pieces in white paint and charcoal; I burned the edges and then decoratively stitched around the burns.Finally I encausted each page to further cover…

Prayer Book

    This book is about the five major world religions: Christianity, Hindu, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism. I wanted to convey my belief that we are all equal and connected through similar feelings about god and the environment. I made a stand and book spine out of two limbs and a log I found around my…

Pisgah Covered Bridge

    This book is a tribute to one of my favorite places in my hometown; the Pisgah Covered Bridge. The bridge was washed away in a flood in August of 2003 and rebuilt the following year with 90% of the original materials. In this book I have used rubbings from one of the trees in…

Ornithology

Ornithology is an expression of my love of birds. This handmade book/journal is reminiscent of a Darwinian journal that could have been kept during his exploration. It includes images of various birds and their habitats with simple descriptions of their habits.