Handmade Book: grazie mille

Here’s the latest in my sporadic series of one-of-a-kind art books. Collage and paint on repurposed, thrift store, children’s books.
This one is the result of a recent trip to my adopted homeland of Sicily. I wandered the streets, finding old advertising posters that had been weathered and partially destroyed. I took a scraper and razor to these and brought a pile of material back home to my studio in Albuquerque. I then collaged the spreads to my liking, adding thermally printed photos as the finishing touch. A love letter to the rough around the edges, yet still glorious island in the Mediterranean.