I wasn't sure where to start, so I started gessoing both sides, one at a time. I knew I wanted to have a hook and closure of some sort. As I've become a fan of Steampunk art, I've been making my own stamps. I drew a template and cut out a design for the cover. I found a metal button on Ebay and poked a hole through the front to secure it. I used a cord for the back cover, braiding it and using a glue gun on the back.
I used Fabriano Artistico hot pressed watercolor paper .
I found some old map pictures and sketched a Compass Rose. The clock face is from Ebay. I had the skull sketch laying around and I went over it with some acrylic. The binding is duck tape painted with Lumiere Metallic bronze. I sealed it all with Dorland's Wax medium, I only let it sit for about 4 days before buffing it.
The inside cover wasn't smooth so I built up a light layer with a collage of tissue papers using gel mat medium. In hindsight I could have used a black and white theme, or even brown tinted newspapers for the inside cover. The tissue paper was a quick fix.
The book closed. I like it better open. A clip and chain from Tim Holtz and a key and clock face from Ebay.
Inside the front cover, showing where I sewed the button.
The back cover where I used the glue gun to secure the loop, it could have had a better fit.
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