Hey Plain Jane

Collage Covered Book

Originally uploaded by palefella

This was such a last minute thing for the market stall. Literally two days before the market I re-discovered a bunch of these wood-covered books that Officeworks had been throwing out the door for a pittance.

Late Thursday night I started putting together pieces of collage onto the wooden covers.

I was quite pleased with the reaction people had. I sold three out of four collage-covered books I put together. Sadly this one failed to sell, but strangely, it was my first one and my favourite.

Usually prototypes are a rum job. But this one was so cool.

One of the customers who bought a collage-covered book was a young girl, no more than ten with her mother. She was shy and pretty and the second she laid eyes on these books she clearly needed one. The whole time she was deliberating on which one to buy, she barely said a word, even to her mum. I hope she does all her most beautiful drawing work within its pages.