Copernican Box

This was a box that I made years ago based on a child's marble game.

I love to make boxes, this one is about 12" square and covered in

a faux orange snake skin paper with a glass over lay.

I had a great time digging through a bin of old marbles to find

just one right ones to represent the planets!

Congratulations to the team of the Mars Rover Curiosity

for a successful landing!

Can't wait to get back to work.

Time is not something I have much of lately,

but I'll try to squeak some out to make something this weekend.

Monday - Book Art

About five years ago I had a Book Arts Show at a local College library.
It took nine months to make all the pieces, a difficult task while working my day job.

This is a box with drawers that I constructed (I love box making!) and filled with
various objects that were then illustrated in a companion book.
Each drawer also had a map, stamp and scenic vista on an accompanying page.
It would have been too many photos to show everything!

This past weekend I tried my hand at book making again but was not successful.
I hope that by reviewing old work and being diligent about sitting at my drawing
table I will soon be making books again.
Spring is always a good time to start working.  : )

I apologize for the rather blurry photos...it's a skill I need to work on.