By the end of this semester we have to create an altared
book. Altared, in the sense that this
book will be an altar to our creative journeys during our time in Seeing
Sideways. It is also altered in the
sense that we will be taking a book about something we hate or that represents
something we hate and turning that book into something we love. The point of this particular blog, is to come
up with fifty “what if I did this to my book” scenarios and eventually using
these scenarios as guidelines for our finished altared books. Here is goes…
What If I???
1.
Use a scrapbook instead of a book
a.
Books are eventually going to become obsolete in
the face of technological advancement and I can’t destroy one, but I hate
scrapbooking and this could be a good opportunity to try something creatively
different for myself.
2.
Put newspaper over scrapbook (Hides the fact
that it’s a scrapbook)
3.
Put favorite quotes on front & back covers
4.
Cover the front with images of books I like
(Makes it more like something I love)
5.
Cover it in images of my creative journey in
Seeing Sideways
6.
I burned it (Freeing)
7.
Turned it into a box
8.
Cut it up into tiny pieces (Freeing in a
different way)
9.
Turned the scrapbook into a digital file with
playback of my blogs
10.
Hollowed out scrapbook to make a picture display
of favorite works in Seeing Sideways
11.
Turned it into a mini safe vault of creative
works
12.
Hollowed out with cover still intact to create
the semblance of a moving image
13.
Transform
the whole thing into a one page giant collage
14.
Transform it into a lampshade of works (only
using bulbs with 10-15 watts)
15.
Transform it into a purse of works (Can store
tokens of class)
16.
Transform scrapbook into a flower or wreath
17.
Transform scrapbook into a clock (I have issues
with time perceptions, so it’s a good representation of my personality)
18.
Cut up scrapbook and make into a necklace
19.
Cut up scrapbook and make into a bracelet
20.
Cut up scrapbook pieces and turn it into a tiny
town
21.
Throw paint at it/on it
22.
I rub it with sand
23.
Decorate it with little crystals
24.
Decorate it with water color paints
25.
Decorate it with ribbons
26.
Cover it with stickers from things I enjoy
27.
Cover the scrapbook in bark
28.
Cover scrapbook with images of games I love
29.
Turned scrapbook into a game board
30.
Turned it
into a map of work (Shows growth)
31.
Turned scrapbook into a scroll (represents
wisdom)
32.
Turned it into a sculpture of a tree (represents
wisdom/growing)
33.
Turned scrapbook into a sculpture of an owl
(represents wisdom/growing)
34.
Bury it in a time capsule (When finished of
course)
35.
Seal it with concrete
36.
Sew it shut
37.
Make doodles & highlights all over scrapbook
38.
Ran over the scrapbook (Hopefully leave some
tire impressions or would be somewhat pointless creatively)
39.
Write code on Scrapbook back cover
40.
Fill inside of scrapbook with finished projects
41.
Create a slot/bag in scrapbook for class tomes
(Good reminder of creative journey)
42.
Leave the scrapbook whole, but cut out the
center of the cover to place a paper sculpture in
43.
Use glitter glue to decorate scrapbook
44.
Cut paper into crazy shapes before placing it
into the scrapbook
45.
Color the scrapbook with metallic markers
46.
Color the scrapbook with glitter markers
47.
Filled the scrapbook with different page designs
48.
Give the scrapbook a chameleon style look (Representation
of putting on different faces for different places or situations)
49.
Color every page by hand
50.
Covered it in photos of my world perception
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