Monday, May 30, 2016

Firemen Carousel

I made this carousel from a Golden Book whose name I can't tell you: i pulled out the guts of the book to make books before I packed all my apartment into a storage box, and i didn't write down the name.
So I'll let you know sometime soon, as well as who the artist is. The illustrations are so wonderfully 70's. There's a few flares and some long hair. The book is a counting book (8 fire hoses, 7 cats, 6 hats, etc).
I cut the pictures out to make them more 3d, and then extended the art work with water colour pencils to make up the gaps.
having made 3 tunnel books and another carousel before, this was way easier: there's a real need to think in a different way to make it work. this one i was determined to not be too precious about - i figured if i made an error (which i did) i could cut the panel out and re-do it (which i did!).

For future reference: 
Each book is 14 x 12 cm
the pages are 12cm, 9cm, 7.5 cm (original dimensions from scuffy were 8 inches 7 inches 5 inches).
Remember to have a short tab at each end to attach to cover. 
When doing the tabs to complete the tab is attached to the front piece.  No need for slots on the front piece. 









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