Thursday, February 12, 2009

Hopes and Dreams book

All the artists who participated in Fifth Avenue Gallery's benefit show entitled "Hopes and Dreams" were asked to create books to go along with the art work we submitted. The books were also sold to help raise money for the Genesis House. We were given small board books and the freedom to pretty much do whatever we wanted with them within the "Hopes and Dreams" theme.

So here's my book. I was working on it right after we moved from Boston to Cincinnati and I was feeling the pressures of everything that was going on with the move, the house, the new business, etc. It might be a little tricky to read this way, it's a lot easier if you're looking at the actual book. If you want to see these images more clearly, click on the pics for a bigger version. And don't try to read the cursive text behind the paint. Just read the print written in ink on every other page.












6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Absolutely lovely!!

Heidi said...

i love your work.

laura.elam said...

arian! i love this book. this is beautiful. & that quote by c.s. lewis is magnificent, one of my favorites. i really love your work. can i see this book in real life sometime?

Dorothee-Maria said...

That's a great little piece of art.
Fabulous job!
It's really wonderful.

Ben & Grace Saunders said...

i missed that post the first time around, i'm so glad you referenced it, because i *heart* that little book. and the quote. I think i really needed to read that this morning. Thanks Arian! you're awesome

Anonymous said...

It is certainly right