Symbolic Projections

In the previous posts I described some of the attributes you may want to look for when selecting a children's book which to alter  Altered Book {Intern Edition}: Work in Progress Preview 1  and then I gave a couple of research sources and tips on how to mix-media with traditional materials and organics in this post  Altered Book {Intern Edition}: Work in Progress Preview 2 . In that last post I voiced my intention for the book. A sort of tribute from past experiences and resource for future interns working through an art therapy internship. As mentioned before I'll be using nuggets of knowledge left behind from prior interns as well as more "inspirational" sorts of generic content that I ascribe as being helpful for the students to know/think about. It is rare for me to use 1 media...maybe rarer still is for me not to think or work in layers (tho it happens at times). On the page-spread with the white daisy for example... Background Daisy image. G

In my last post I gave a few suggestions on selecting a book and prepping it. If you still haven't selected a book take a peek here  Altered Book {Intern Edition}: Work in Progress Preview 1  before proceeding. Over the last few years I have had the opportunity to work with and supervise some very creative and motivated art therapy students. Each having to come face-2-face with the good the bad and the hairy of an internship site. That is the reason for this altered book. Advice, inspiration, motivations from myself and prior students for internship survival... tho maybe it will be much more.... Maybe it will be: ...an informal guide to thriving at an art therapy internship site... (remember, the title is still a work in progress so bare with me here) On this post we will pick-up after the children's book was prepped (see Work in Progress Preview 1 ) and a theme selected...  Magazine images can be added-to and extended in order to facilitate incorporation into

Back in August while perusing 6 Degrees of Creativity  (or one of their affiliates) and their creative antics I noticed the use of childrens books for altered books, and I was floored! WHY hadn't I thought of that! I hit-up a thrift store and sought out a childrens' book immediately. The next few posts will show the progress/process. Since I am still working on it I do not have a title for this book yet. I do have a theme/topic I am pursuing. The book will be a compilation of advice and wise words for future interns. Something to inspire them to think outside the box (ie. the book will have various techniques)...and so on I'm sure more ideas will present themselves as I trudge onward... Below are some basic considerations when starting your very own Altered Book using a sturdy children's book. Book selection is not to be taken lightly! Choose a book, not just any book, pick one with nice thick pages...even if there are few of them. My book only has 12 pages.