The Book

Today i have been creating the book.

i have finally finished it and i am very pleased with it. it is exactly how i wanted it to be.

it looks homely and doesn't give away what the book is until it is opened. the theme of clutter follows throughout the book through the use of different textures to make the book more like something from her house and more connected to her.

here is parts of the book being made-

 the images were printed onto A1 paper so all i had to do was cut out the strips. i had positioned them onto the page so that i would have as few joins as possible and so that the joins wouldnt affect the pages that were together.

i wanted my concertina book to look more like an actual book from the outside so i created this book outer. and covered it with brown paper to make it look more like something that would be found in her house. 

as you can see in this image the book has been cut and folded and my focus was on the outside of the book.

i made a bit of mess while creating the book. all of the ribbons and bits of fabric are from what i have collected form my visits to her house. these will be included in the book to make it look more linked to her house and more cluttered.

i stuck the concertiner section of the book to the back page of the cover. it is centrally placed and simplistic.

the book is quite thick and i allowed the cover to be larger so that the inside doesn't get squashed.

the final finished book. hand made, creative. more associated to my mums mum. 

the cover of the book then had some fabrics and ribbon added to it to continue the cluttered feel and the textures. this hints at whats inside and once the title has been put onto the front cover it will be more enticing towards the viewer.

the book is almost complete now and once it is final i will post a picture on here. 

i am very pleased with it and everyone i've shown in my family has said that its brilliant because it shows exactly how her house is and its exactly the sort of book that we'd find in her house. so i've think i've done well.