2.  Altered books is taking existing books and reworking them into works of art.  Altered books are an old way of recycling ◦ 11 th century Italian monks recycled old manuscripts ◦ 19 th century old books used as scrap books, family albums, even containing recipes

3.  Select a book with sewn / stitched signatures, they are stronger to work with ◦ Old, worn books are great for this project  Choose a theme ◦ Explore a social issue-poverty, homelessness, politics, free speech, etc ◦ Use a character trait-tolerance, commitment, responsibility, respect, etc. ◦ Visually tell another story or poem ◦ Visually tell the story of the book ◦ Use some words from the text to create different messages

6. Folded pages

8. Pasted paper with stamps

12.  TAPE TRANSFER ◦ Cut letters of name from magazine ◦ Place letters face up ◦ Place piece of packing tape over the letters ◦ Put tape with letters in a tray of warm water for approximately 15 minutes ◦ Remove from water and gently rub magazine paper off tape leaving ink ◦ Let dry, trim if desired, press into book ◦ Gently burnish tape to blend (burnish is rubbing with a spoon or other hard instrument)

13.  Trace your hand with open or closed fingers on the cover of the book  Fill with patterns and/or textures ◦ Must have at least 5 different patterns and textures drawn with no lines crossing another unintentionally  Paint around the hand and tape on your name from the tape transfer