Dark RR (2010-2011)
A large round robin project dedicated to work that’s somewhat uncomfortable, dark, and strange. Some of this stuff may be disturbing, so don’t click through if you’re looking for kitties and rainbows. You’ve been warned!
Tip-Ins
Tip-ins are pages made separately, and attached into a book later by gluing or other methods of attachment. Swapping tip-ins is a cost effective way of doing a collaborative altered book without the cost of moving an entire book through the mail many times.
BYOB RR (2010)
This round robin, started in the summer of 2010, required participants to bind their own books.
Design Team RR (2010)
To start off 2010, I decided to organize a little round robin amongst some of the members of my design team at Ten Two Studios.
Hands (2002, 2009)
I think just about everyone has done one of these little hand-shaped books. In 2002, I had fun experimenting in mine, and keeping a book to myself for a change rather than sending it out in a round robin.
After many years, I found another stash of hand-shaped board books in 2009, and altered a second one.
Reborn Books
These have been deconstructed, and then rebuilt to create a totally different type of book.
Antoinette (2008)
I started a book about Marie Antoinette in August, 2008. Although it was not part of a formal round robin, I exchanged books with a few friends who are working on the same theme.
North Texas RR (2008)
In January 2008, I joined a round robin at my local mixed media art group. Each artist was free to choose any theme for her book.
Lisa’s Big Book
About a year into my altered book adventure, I bought an enormous board book—21 inches high by 16 inches wide. It sat behind my computer table for ages. One night during Art by the Inch, I was in search of a really big surface for a collage. Eureka! My big book.
Flat Stanley RR (2004)
Based on the whole Flat Stanley phenomenon, two groups of six artists each created flat versions of themselves and mailed them to each other, along with a journal.
Dead Like Me RR (2004)
In the summer of 2004, I asked a couple of local altered book friends if they’d like to do a project with me. After throwing several ideas around, we wandered onto the subject of death, and that became the topic of our project.
Around the World RR (2004)
In June of 2004, I realized that I was not going to get a vacation in any time during the year. Since I couldn’t travel around the world in reality, I decided to do it with art, and organized a world travel round robin. Each of the six players chose a country for her book.
Board Book RR (2003)
After finishing 2003 with several large, complicated round robin projects, I decided to host something simple to kick off 2004. In this round robin, everybody chose a child’s board book, and if they desired some sort of theme for their book, they chose that, too. Simple and easy!
Asian Inspirations RR (2003)
Asian Inspirations is a round robin I hosted July-September, 2003. Each of six artists chose a small, lightweight book, and pulled together all sorts of asian goodies to use in her work.
Colors RR (2003)
Halfway through 2003, I hosted a color round robin. Each player chose one color, and assigned that to her book.
Second Chance RR (2002)
Unfortunately, most of my round robin books arrive home only half finished, and I have a hard time finishing them on my own. At the end of 2002, I decided to host a Second Chance RR for folks who had books in a similar state. Six artists chose books from previous round robins that were in need of completion, and we set out to finish them all.
Pam Yee’s Dictionary (2002)
AB artist Pam Yee has this very cool old dictionary that’s broken up into signatures, like little magazines. She sent out this section for me to work on with two other artists. I had a blast! Now I’m in search of the perfect dictionary to alter for myself.
Where I Live RR (2002)
Where I Live is actually two different serial round robin books being sent around to artists in the United States. Artists are being challenged to create work that describes where they live, their lives, their families, etc. The first book was completed in March, 2003 and donated to the ISABA library. The second book will begin circulating again sometime in late 2003.
Elements RR (2002)
Elements is a board book round robin I hosted in September and October of 2002. Three groups of four players each passed books around, doing a different element each week so that each player had a chance to do earth, wind, fire and water once. In addition to our personal books, one player in each group volunteered to start a second book which will be donated to the ISABA library.