Finished - Project from May 8, 2025 Post

This project is the result of a session led by Denise Love, part of Tamara La Porte's 2025 Mastering Mixed Media Expo.

In my May 8th post in-progress photo, one of the three painted strips has been cut into smaller pieces for future art projects. It just didn't fit (design-wise) with the other two painted strips. This finished Concertina combines those two (see the top photo).

The Concertina covers have been made using chip board covered with scrapbooking paper, and I'm delighted with how it worked. The paper has a very nice finish and is perfect for a book cover! Some decorative black shapes have been added to the front and back covers -- as a continuity element because they are elements in the paintings (the front cover is the second photo).

The back of the painted strips have black wavy echo lines made with a Sharpie and some smaller nib pens. The rest of the photos show how the Concertina looks partly open and folded.

This is a great little project to gift others. Your art can be a background for quotes, poems, etc. or just leave your arty work as is. Have fun!

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