Pigeon and Baloney (Henry P.) Purse

Here is the Pigeon Purse again! ...just a better picture





"Baloney (Henry P.)" is such a cute book by the Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith. (Also the Time Warp Trio series!) I also made a purse out of their "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs." They are my absolute favorite, and I just can't help but make accessories out of them!

The Viking Heels

These shoes I made from the pages of the Time Warp Trio book "Viking It and Liking It." Then I made the book cover into a box. It's strange to see them reunited together again in this way...

The Ruby Slippers

This is a close up of "The Wizard of Oz" shoes I made. The bottoms have newsprint and illustrations from the book. Now I do realize that in the book her shoes were silver, but who can resist making a pair of ruby slippers? I've always wanted a pair, but instead my mom gave me gold ones to wear to church. Cool, but not as cool.

The Whole Set!

This is the rest of the projects I worked on which combines literature and art to make something you can use!

Let the Pigeon Be Your Purse

Yay for literature! This is a children's book I made into a purse. Functional art.

Goodreads!

Hey! There is an awesome site online called "Goodreads" and you can make an account (totally free) to make a list of your favorite reads! You can also look at other members lists and see what they said about their favorite books. Its super nice because you can label books "read," "currently reading," or "to-read." This helps me keep track of all those books I tell people I will check out from the library but forget the titles before ever getting there; and who knows how many lists I have made and then lost. Now the list is online! I know this has nothing to do with Art, but there is nothing wrong with promoting excitement about reading! If you are interested, the site is: http://www.goodreads.com/

Comics!

This is another picture I took for my photography class. I love the Sunday comics, they are the best! They make any art look much more interesting, which is why I used this umbrella in this otherwise boring picture. See, the printed word (or the printed humor) is way cooler when implemented in Art!