Nature's Doilies

My final Screen Printing project.

Yes, your eyes do not deceive you; this book, is My art!

I know its sooooo different then anything I've ever done... in my LIFE!

So with this last project I wanted to GO crazy, unoriginal but still me.

I decided to make a book.

This book is somewhat of an ode to the lost art of Doily making.

I had received these most beautiful handmade tatted doilies

that were created by my Great x3 Grandma.

I wanted to incorporate those awesome lil' bits of art into my art.

Yes, I created a book of SPIDERS!

I know I know... I'm crazzzzzzy.

I thought what's something soooooo gross,

horrifying, and pretty much, the most horrific thing imaginable?

Hellllo, that's spiders!!

I wanted to take something that I'm so scared of,

but appreciate the beauty within them.

Spiders are so gross

but yet create one of the most beautiful arts in nature...

Natures Doilies

...the WEB!

I found these cute old vintage books at the D.I

and wanted to use them as my covers for my book.

(I thought of making my own covers but

there's no way I could of created

that old warn look that I was going for.

So I guess you can say this project

is a found object/ screen print piece)

I exposed all my great grandmas handmade doilies to my screen

and drew the many spiders (and fly);

to create these cute subtle colorful pages to my book.

( I made two copies of this book)