So, when she got fed up, and moved on to something else, I had a turn. 'Oh, that's beautiful, Gran', she said, 'It's awfully big, though'. Err...it's A4... everyone's a critic...
It's really just a doodle....so, when I wanted to refresh my memory as to how to make a slightly different folded book, this was what I used. First, though, I had to draw on the reverse...
You can see the difference adding water makes; it softens the lines, and spreads the colour over the piece. So... folded once down the vertical centre line, and three times, equally, across the horizontal, then flattened out, plus a single cut down three quarters of the central line...and hey presto! a folded book.
I find it intriguing, how the pattern, already abstract, becomes even more so, once folded. It's unpredictable. I have to say, I prefer the blue side, rather than the yellow, but they sit well together. Shall I add words? Probably not...not convinced I have anything to say about this piece, just a bit of frivolity, really, to remind me how this particular book sits.
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