http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/encaustics daily 0.75 2015-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab1103e4b05f2993afc3e8/55aaf1aae4b09b833bf046ab/1439153077829/3+Encaustic+After+the+Wedding.JPG Encaustics - After The Wedding – what to do with that damn dress? Materials: Encaustic panel using waxed silk and other celebratary fabrics Size: 9” x 9”x 1” Price: SOLD What do you do with the fragments of silk and lace, glitters and gold paper, when realities of life set in? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55cf844de4b0e15e438d105d/1439153077829/3+Encaustic+After+the+Wedding.JPG Encaustics - After The Wedding – what to do with that damn dress? Materials: Encaustic panel using waxed silk and other celebratary fabrics Size: 9” x 9”x 1” Price: SOLD What do you do with the fragments of silk and lace, glitters and gold paper, when realities of life set in? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab1103e4b05f2993afc3e8/55aaf1ace4b02b4125d9892f/1439153282472/4+Encaustic+In+the+beginning.JPG Encaustics - In the Beginning Materials: Encaustic panel with embeded insect prints, dried leaves and texturing. Size: 9” x 9”x 1” Price: SOLD Th encaustic panel was Inspired by memories of the painted caves of Altamira, Spain. The smell of the beeswax I was using, triggered musings about the role insects and honey played in Paleolithic lifestyles. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab1103e4b05f2993afc3e8/55aaf1e4e4b09b833bf04757/1439663181662/5+Encaustic+Spirals.JPG Encaustics - Spiral Materials: Encaustic panel with altered photo fragments Size: 9” x 9”x 1” Price: SOLD Exploring our relationships between the natural world and our created one, by layering a spiral staircase over a cross section of a nautilus shell and using artificially made Tyvec soaked in beeswax.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab1103e4b05f2993afc3e8/55aaf1b2e4b066c866a37b26/1439663152532/6+Island+textures+Series+Arbutus.JPG Encaustics - Island Miniature series - Arbutus Size: 6”x8” Price: $50 A selection of my photos, each with an original abstract encaustic mono print superimposed https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab1103e4b05f2993afc3e8/55aaf1b4e4b0ea19042e1374/1439663127796/7+island+Textures+Series+Lichens.jpg Encaustics - Island Miniture Series - Lichens Size: 6”x8” Price: $50 Size: 6”x8” Price: $50 A selection of my photos, each with an original abstract encaustic mono print superimposed http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/assemblage daily 0.75 2015-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55cf7f8fe4b098337939d4c4/1439661839435/1a+Assemblage+Homage+to+Frida.JPG Assemblage - Homage To Frida MATERIALS: An assemblage shrine to Frida Kahlo, created from objects collected on several trips to Mexico SOLD In Mexico Frida Kahlo is an icon and held in almost as much regard as Our Lady of Guardaloupe. I have created a shrine to Frida to honour her place in Mexican Culture. The dove on top carries a banner saying "Who needs feet when I have wings" a remark she made refering to dealing with her disabitly by using Art as her escape.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab10eee4b05f2993afc39f/55aaf16ee4b07afa0a9ca861/1439661839435/1a+Assemblage+Homage+to+Frida.JPG Assemblage - Homage To Frida MATERIALS: An assemblage shrine to Frida Kahlo, created from objects collected on several trips to Mexico SOLD In Mexico Frida Kahlo is an icon and held in almost as much regard as Our Lady of Guardaloupe. I have created a shrine to Frida to honour her place in Mexican Culture. The dove on top carries a banner saying "Who needs feet when I have wings" a remark she made refering to dealing with her disabitly by using Art as her escape.   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab10eee4b05f2993afc39f/55aaf170e4b09b833bf045f8/1439661888141/1b+Homage+to+Frida+detail.JPG Assemblage - Detail: Homage to Frida The painting of Frida Ive used as the shrine's focal point, was done by her husband Diego Riviere. This is a postcard reproduction sold to me on a street corner by a pedler in San Miguel. The mariarchi players are hand crafted Christmas tree ornaments from the local market. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab10eee4b05f2993afc39f/55aaf191e4b07afa0a9ca8ef/1439661967429/2+Assemblage%3Acollage+Wish+You+Were+here.JPG Assemblage - Wish You Were Here Assemblage old postcard, pennies, and playing cards etc Size: 14”x10”x2’ Price: SOLD An Ironic social commentary triggered by discovering a steamship photo postcard. It shows a well-dressed party of 1930’s visitors to BC’s Northern coast. They stepped ashore to have their souvenir photo taken so they could mail it to to family and friends, then retreated quickly back to the comfort of the ship. The ship offered gambling as a way to pass the time, while steaming through magnificent scenery. On modern cruise to Alaska I realised nothing had changed. Passengers would rather admire the beautiful wilderness from the boat deck, then get back to their online poker game and endless dining, rather than brave the insects and the endless forest. The copper linked chain symbolises how we are hidebound by fear and convention. http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/collage daily 0.75 2015-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab110ee4b05f2993afc407/55aaf1cee4b066c866a37b7b/1439663524926/8+Songshapes.JPG Collage - Songshapes – diptych Paper Collage made of sheet music Size: 2 @ 6”x 6” x 1” Price: $120 for the dytych I used an adaptation of Japanese Notan to express the shapes I see when listening to music. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55cf8630e4b0c75c3e1c1522/1439663524926/8+Songshapes.JPG Collage - Songshapes – diptych Paper Collage made of sheet music Size: 2 @ 6”x 6” x 1” Price: $120 for the dytych I used an adaptation of Japanese Notan to express the shapes I see when listening to music. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab110ee4b05f2993afc407/55aaf1f2e4b066c866a37be5/1439663664909/9+Thinking+Springsongs.JPG Collage - Thinking Springsongs Size: 17” x 17” x 1 ½ “ Price $250 Collage using sheet music, flower prints, acrylic paints and stenciled shapes with a brush and ink portrait painted on top. http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/picture-books daily 0.75 2015-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab1744e4b0ee6ed8215bee/55aaf3dde4b00b679960f0ed/1439148692420/1+DanceBabyDance.jpg Picture Books - Dance Baby Dance BY: Andrea Spalding. PRICE: $ 9.95 Orca Publishers ISBN 978-1-55469-079-4 The Steve Nash Foundation gave this book to all new babies on Southern Vancouver Island as part of their 2010 literacy program. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55ca5ea2e4b0cf5cb3c36e08/1439148692420/1+DanceBabyDance.jpg Picture Books - Dance Baby Dance BY: Andrea Spalding. PRICE: $ 9.95 Orca Publishers ISBN 978-1-55469-079-4 The Steve Nash Foundation gave this book to all new babies on Southern Vancouver Island as part of their 2010 literacy program. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab1744e4b0ee6ed8215bee/55aaf3dae4b037ce0ae0defa/1439325858617/2+Seal+Song.jpg Picture Books - Seal Song BY: Andrea Spalding, illustrated by Pascal Millelli. PRICE: $19.95 Orca Publishers (ISBN 978-1-55469-242-2) HC REVIEW Spalding’s beautiful lyrical language is perfectly complemented by Milelli’s unique and expressive oil paintings… Here, Spalding creates a folktale that feels as though it were born of Canada.” 2012 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, Finalist 2012 Best Books for Kids and Teens (Exceptional calibre) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab1744e4b0ee6ed8215bee/55aaf3dce4b037ce0ae0df08/1439149015461/3+Secret+of+the+Dance.jpg Picture Books - Secret Of The Dance BY: Andrea Spalding and Alfred Scow, Illustrated by Darleen Gait. PRICE $9.95 Orca publishers (ISBN 1-55143-396-6’) “A moving and insightful story of Canada’s cultural history made accessible for a young audience.” BC Parent Magazine “...this powerful picture book... simple but evocative prose...” Globe & Mail. Aboriginal Children’s Book of the Year, nominee Canadian Children’s Book Centre “Our Choice”, Exceptional calibre The Horn Book International History List Presentation copy to Empress of Japan on her official visit to BC, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab1744e4b0ee6ed8215bee/55aaf3fde4b037ce0ae0df7f/1439149144547/4+Solomon%27s+Tree.JPG Picture Books - Solomon’s Tree BY Andrea Spalding, Illustrations by Janet Wilson. $ 9.95 Orca Book Publishers. 2002. (ISBN 1-55143-380-X) REVIEW “…a strong, sensitive, beautifully interpreted title...” Quill & Quire (starred review) Aboriginal Reads Book of the Year Children’s Book Centre “Our Choice” exceptional merit finalist for Christie Harris prize for illustrated book (BC Book Prizes) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab1744e4b0ee6ed8215bee/55aaf402e4b00b679960f13c/1439149249356/5+It%27s+raining+its+Pouring.JPG Picture Books - It’s Raining It’s Pouring BY Andrea Spalding, illustrated by Leslie Elizabeth Watts. PRICE: $9.95 Orca Book Publishers. (ISBN 1-55143-229-3) REVIEW With a spunky heroine, a dangerous quest, and a comforting lifeline to home, most children would consider this an ideal fantasy... Quill & Quire Chocolate Lily Award nominee (BC) Blue Spruce Book Award nominee (OLA) Nominated for Little Sapling Award (River Oaks Library, Ontario) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab1744e4b0ee6ed8215bee/55aaf421e4b037ce0ae0dff8/1439149382595/6+Sarah+May.JPG Picture Books - Sarah May and the New Red Dress BY Andrea Spalding, Illustrations by Janet Wilson. Orca Book Publishers. Paper (ISBN 1-55143-119-X). (Out of print but available through libraries) REVIEW "Sarah May Shines... A beautiful, lyrical story... Her text sings... a lovely book to read and treasure" Quill and Quire starred review. Canadian Library Association Honour Book for 1998. Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice - exceptional merit Short-listed for Ruth Schwartz award, Ontario Library Association Quill & Quire (Starred review)   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab1744e4b0ee6ed8215bee/55aaf425e4b00b679960f18f/1439149518988/7+Me+and+Mr+Mah.JPG Picture Books - Me and Mr Mah BY Andrea Spalding, Illustrated by Janet Wilson. PRICE: $9.95 Orca Publishers. (ISBN 1-55143-177-7) REVIEW “A quietly meaningful story on how big the bridge of friendship can be” Kirkus Reviews Chosen for Dalai Lama’s list of books to promote cultural tolerance and understanding BC 2000 MIllenium Book Award CLA Honour Book, 1999   http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/juvenille-novels daily 0.75 2015-08-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55aaf3c2e4b0e8a77a1ac694/55aaf468e4b09b50dbbaf458/1439149859967/8+Summer+of+Magic+Quartet.JPG Juvenile Novels - Summer of Magic Quartet BY Andrea Spalding. Book 1: The White Horse Talisman Book 2: Dance of the Stones Book 3:Heart of The Hill Book 4: Behind the Sorcerer’s Cloak PRICE each $9.95 Orca Publishers 1) ISBN 1-55143-222-6 (2)ISBN 1-55143-268-4 (3)ISBN 1-55143-486-5 (4) (ISBN 1-55143-627-2) REVIEW “one of the most compelling things ... is the way in which old magic and mounting tensions ... are so deftly interwoven with the mundane realities of modern life. ... a source of wonder and excitement... the language is as exquisitely magical as the beings and events that it describes. ... a lovely story ... “ CM Magazine Numerous awards and nominations. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55c7b5c9e4b0334a77d9fb77/1439149859967/8+Summer+of+Magic+Quartet.JPG Juvenile Novels - Summer of Magic Quartet BY Andrea Spalding. Book 1: The White Horse Talisman Book 2: Dance of the Stones Book 3:Heart of The Hill Book 4: Behind the Sorcerer’s Cloak PRICE each $9.95 Orca Publishers 1) ISBN 1-55143-222-6 (2)ISBN 1-55143-268-4 (3)ISBN 1-55143-486-5 (4) (ISBN 1-55143-627-2) REVIEW “one of the most compelling things ... is the way in which old magic and mounting tensions ... are so deftly interwoven with the mundane realities of modern life. ... a source of wonder and excitement... the language is as exquisitely magical as the beings and events that it describes. ... a lovely story ... “ CM Magazine Numerous awards and nominations. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55aaf3c2e4b0e8a77a1ac694/55aaf468e4b00b679960f25c/1439151219203/9+Adventur.Net+series.JPG Juvenile Novels - Adventure.net Series BY: Andrea and David Spalding. The Lost Sketch, The Silver Boulder The Disappearing Dinosaur The Klondike Ring Whitecap Books. (Out of print but available in libraries) 1)ISBN 1-55110-989-1 (2) ISBN 1-55285-105-2 (3)ISBN 1-55285-311-X (4) (ISBN 1-55285-461-2) REVIEW “Rick and Willow are engaging characters. They have a fun and unconventional life... and they are real enough that many kids will think, “Boy wish I could live like that!” Their personalities get a little more developed with each book. Mom, Dad, other kids and the cast of suspects are credible. Bring on Adventure•Net #4!” Canadian Materials. Numerous awards and nominations. Including: Canadian Children’s Book Center Our Choice https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55aaf3c2e4b0e8a77a1ac694/55aaf4ace4b00b679960f32a/1439151349489/10+Finders+Keepers.JPG Juvenile Novels - Finders Keepers BY Andrea Spalding. PRICE: $11.99. Dundurn 2008. (originally published by Beach Holme. 1995). 144pp. (ISBN 978-1-55002-828-7).REVIEW "Subtly and with the sensitivity that only one who has suffered or watched someone they love endure, Spalding is able to let readers experience the feelings Danny endures...." Calgary Herald. Nominated for Sheila Egoff Award for Children's Literature; Nominated for the National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award; Nominated for the Ontario Library Association's Silver Birch Award. Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice "Outstanding" https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55aaf3c2e4b0e8a77a1ac694/55aaf49fe4b09b50dbbaf502/1439151448695/11+Keeper+and+the+Crows.JPG Juvenile Novels - The Keeper and the Crows BY: Andrea Spalding. PRICE .Paper $6.50. Orca Book Publishers. 2000 (ISBN 1-55143-141-6). REVIEW “This novel is truly high fantasy... magical transformation scene...” Quill & Quire. Nominee for 2002 Rocky Mountain Book Nominee for 2002 Red Cedar Award https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55aaf3c2e4b0e8a77a1ac694/55aaf4d3e4b09b50dbbaf58f/1439151561416/12+Island+Of+My+Own.JPG Juvenile Novels - An Island Of My Own, BY Andrea Spalding Dundurn 2008. (originally published by Beach Holme. 1998). 105pp. . Softcover. $11.99 (ISBN 978-1-55002-635-1) REVIEW “… engaging tale of a group of self-reliant teens who are ready to take a stand on an issue they believe in.” The Muskokan Short-listed for Silver Birch award. Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Nominee for Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award for 2001 http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/fantasyfurniture daily 0.75 2015-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/5510cf39e4b017881a01960c/1427165014930/Table+Top.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55aaf0a4e4b0b69fc5b33537/1439147075748/1a+Chair+Dancing+into+70%27s.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 - Dancing into My 70’s Chair Materials: Chair with assemblage and fabric collage Size: Price: (Commissioned for a 70th Birthday.) I created this chair for a longtime friend who was a little apprehensive about reaching her seventies. I designed a woman dancing through life to remind her of how others see her. The chair is for daily use at the mirrored dressing table in her master bedroom, therefore the design is placed on the chair back facing into the room I painted the wood the same buttermilk white as her dressing table, and chose rich brown and gold Chinese brocade for the seat cover. I used the same material for the dancer’s dress. To create a swirl of movement I picked up the gold colour for accents on both dancer and chair legs. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55b69dbfe4b0255af9598311/1439147146864/DSCN1246.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55b2c06ce4b001a5c1ffe6c9/1439147245626/3.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 - Title: Hooked Mirror Materials: Wool, hessian, wood and mirror glass Size: Price: $500 This mirror arose from a challenge. A friend found an antique rug kit in our local thrift store with this design printed on the backing. Since it was too frail to make, she challenged six of us to use the design. Since I dislike tripping over small rugs I decided to transform it. I spotted a mirror in the thrift store and realized it was the same size as the middle of the rug. I therefore I planned to hook only the outside of the design and cut away the central panel. A plywood frame created the backing and the mirror was mounted in the middle. The large triangles in the original rug design reminded me of the Art Nouveau period so I anchored this design feature with the Art Nouveau colours of green, orange, and yellow. I strengthen the Art Nouveau theme by adding green and yellow triangles into what had originally been a plain border. Since the rug would now hang on the wall I used textured wool for the centre of the roses; the filaments stand out like stamens. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55b2c071e4b0a8899b2f3732/1439147360557/4.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 - Wishing For my Spring Garden Materials: Painted chair with hand worked wool tapestry seat Size: 17 ½” w x 15”d x 34”h Price: $500 When moving, a friend gave me a barely started tapestry cushion cover complete with the wools to complete it. She’d had it for years and decided it was one of those projects she was never going to finish. I love nasturtiums so was delighted. I spent the rest of the winter finishing the cover and planning where to plant nasturtiums in my garden. I used the cover to upholster an antique chair I’d painted black. I then painted a flowering of nasturtiums over the back and front of the chair — it’s now the perfect place to sit while daydreaming over Gardening Catalogues. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55b2c078e4b001a5c1ffe706/1439155830125/5a.jpg Fantasy Furniture 1 - Winter Dreaming Chair Size: Price: $500 This chair was discovered in several pieces, on a roadside on Mayne Island. FREE said an attached label. Since all the pieces were there, and the wood was in good shape I collected it and refinished it. Bar chairs always remind me of photos of Mexican resorts — the sort you dream about in the middle of a Canadian winter. The red paint represents the heat of the Mexican sun and the woven seat the palapas. I added wooden Bird of Paradise flowers, and painted garlands of tropical vegetation to suggest an exotic winter getaway. This is the place to perch in the middle of a harsh winter day, sip a margarita and pretend you’re there! (I can supply a margarita recipe)   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55aaf0b6e4b0b69fc5b3356f/1439155852374/5b+Winter+Dreaming+Chair+side+detail.jpg Fantasy Furniture 1 - Side Detail: Winter Dreaming Chair Winter Dreaming Chair Materials: Painted Bar Chair with assemblage Size: Price: $500 This chair was discovered in several pieces, on a roadside on Mayne Island. FREE said an attached label. Since all the pieces were there, and the wood was in good shape I collected it and refinished it. Bar chairs always remind me of photos of Mexican resorts — the sort you dream about in the middle of a Canadian winter. The red paint represents the heat of the Mexican sun and the woven seat the palapas. I added wooden Bird of Paradise flowers, and painted garlands of tropical vegetation to suggest an exotic winter getaway. This is the place to perch in the middle of a harsh winter day, sip a margarita. (I can supply a recipe) and pretend you’re there! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55aaf0a4e4b0f56124a29996/1437274016428/4+Wishing+for+my+spring+garden+Chair.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55aaf0ebe4b0f56124a29a5a/1439156008468/6a+Table+Wishing+for+the+Whole+Pie.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 - Pie Crust Table Materials: Painted side table with papier mache assemblage Size: Price: $450 My Grandmother owned a similar table to this. As a child I was always told: “Don’t touch Grandma’s pie crust table.” I would look at the polished wood in bafflement and think — but it doesn’t have a pie on it!” When a friend gave me this one, I laughed, immediately took it to the studio, painted the pie and made the pie slice. Now it really is a piecrust table! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55aaf0d7e4b0b69fc5b335f5/1439659313263/6b+Top+Detail+Wishing+for+the+Whole+Pie.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 - Top detail - Pie Crust Table https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55aaf0f7e4b0b69fc5b33667/1439659701485/7a+Wishing+over+laundry+.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 - Wishing Over Laundry - Coffee Table -Top Detail showing Poem Materials: Painted coffee table with poem Size: Price: $400 I love seeing, hearing and smelling, clothes dance on a washing line: the sculptural forms, the rhythmic snaps, and the fresh soapy fragrance. But it’s hard work and Moms often wish for a little romance while pegging laundry. This ‘poem table’ honours that thought. Top Detail showing Poem https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55aaf10de4b0f56124a29ab9/1439659817407/7b+side+view++of+table.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 - Wishing over Laundry - Coffee Table Side View   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55aaf10be4b0b69fc5b33699/1439660685373/8a+Wishing+Chair.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 - Wishing Chair Price: $500 Size: 17” x 17” x 43” Materials Painted chair with wooden and papier mashe assemblage, and washable cushion Everyone should dream and wish – it’s how imaginative goals are created. I created a Wishing Star Chair complete with new moon, star child, and the wishing rhyme on the cushion. “Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have this wish I wish tonight.” It’s a full sized chair so is big enough for adults or children.       https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55aaf11de4b0b69fc5b336c3/1439660320527/8b+Wishing+Chair+Back.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 - Wishing Chair Back detail https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55aaf125e4b0f56124a29b17/1439660799687/8c+Wishing+chair+detail.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 - Wishing Chair - top assemblage detail Materials: Painted and upholstered chair with beads, assemblageand wooden moon, gilded starchild and papier mache clouds   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55b69db2e4b0c3dfa581575c/1439660943037/DSCN0100.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 - Lang Lang Coffee Table SOLD https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/5510bd11e4b0e379eb8105e8/55b69da8e4b089e116219295/1439660900585/DSCN0098.JPG Fantasy Furniture 1 - Detail - Lang Lang Coffee Table http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/altered-books-1 daily 0.75 2015-08-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55bf8a0ee4b0dc93097d827b/1438381296837/1a+Ophelia++%27rosemary+for+rememberance%3B.JPG Altered Books - “Rosemary for Remembrance.” (Ophelia in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”) Size: Price: SOLD https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55123c36e4b08edd00e8074d/55aaec87e4b04a7449c029f9/1438381296837/1a+Ophelia++%27rosemary+for+rememberance%3B.JPG Altered Books - “Rosemary for Remembrance.” (Ophelia in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”) Size: Price: SOLD https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55123c36e4b08edd00e8074d/55b2bd61e4b0a6795c76c380/1438440970410/2.JPG Altered Books - “Huck Joins the Gang.” (Mark Twain’s “Tom Sawyer”) :Size: 11”w x 8”d x 5”h Price $200   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55123c36e4b08edd00e8074d/55aaec91e4b0a996cf32aa78/1438614420919/3a+L+M+Montgomery+Rose+Bowl.JPG Altered Books - The L M Montgomery Rose Bowl. “I feel as if I had opened a book and found roses of yesterday sweet and fragrant, between its leaves.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island Size: Price: $300 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55123c36e4b08edd00e8074d/55aaeca5e4b04a7449c02a6b/1438441193337/3b+Side+View+Rose+Bowl.JPG Altered Books - L M Montgomery Rose Bowl Side View   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55123c36e4b08edd00e8074d/55aaecbbe4b02b4125d97a1e/1438441242850/5+Night+Circus.JPG Altered Books - Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern) Size: 12”w X 8 ½ ”d x 9”h Price: $300 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55123c36e4b08edd00e8074d/55aaecc7e4b03d37e3243a69/1438441391792/%22.JPG Altered Books - “What light in yonder window shines?” (Romeo in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet) Size: 11”w x 7 ½ d x 7”h Price: $150 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55123c36e4b08edd00e8074d/55aaecc8e4b04a7449c02af0/1438475320340/7+Please+Sir%2C+can+I+have+some+more.jpg Altered Books - “Please Sir, can I have some more?” (Dicken’s Oliver Twist) Size: Price: SOLD https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55123c36e4b08edd00e8074d/55b2bd6de4b0e4109a6f31e3/1439316594177/4.JPG Altered Books - “Let us be elegant or die.” (Jo in Alcott’s “Little Women”) Size: 11”w x 11”d x 10 ½ h Price: $250 Comes with a LED candle that tucks inside and looks like flickering firelight http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/altered-books-2 daily 0.75 2015-11-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/563f5a1de4b0d4282b2c0ff5/1439316719902/8.jpg Altered Books 2 - “As You Wish.” (William Goldman's The Princess Bride) Size: 12”w x 9”d x 10 ½ “h Price: $250 Is this reader opening or closing the book “The Princess Bride”? As Wesley said “As you wish.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0396e4b078ade29b3496/55b2be5fe4b0c6db1faa5d35/1439316719902/8.jpg Altered Books 2 - “As You Wish.” (William Goldman's The Princess Bride) Size: 12”w x 9”d x 10 ½ “h Price: $250 Is this reader opening or closing the book “The Princess Bride”? As Wesley said “As you wish.” https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0396e4b078ade29b3496/55b2be5ae4b084d9240869c8/1438614563755/9.JPG Altered Books 2 - “Charlottes Web.” (E.B. White) "Where's Papa's going with that axe? Size: Price: SOLD https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0396e4b078ade29b3496/55aaecefe4b02b4125d97aaf/1446992413504/10+Ballet+Shoes.JPG Altered Books 2 - Ballet Shoes. (Noel Streatfield) "Dancing is when I feel alive," said Posy. Size: 9”w x 6”d x 7”h Price: SOLD https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0396e4b078ade29b3496/55aaecefe4b03d37e3243acf/1438476926889/11+Well+Done+Secret+Seven.JPG Altered Books 2 - “Well Done Secret Seven.” (Enid Blyton) Size: 9”w x 6”d x 8”h Price: $200 Inside cover is my ink & wash sketch of the Cornish village setting of this story. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0396e4b078ade29b3496/55aaed14e4b02b4125d97b54/1439317391993/12a++Jack+%26+the+Beastalk.JPG Altered Books 2 - Jack and the Beanstalk (English Folk Tale) Size: 15”w x 101/2”d x 9”h Price: 250 "Fee fi fo fum. I smell the blood of an English Man." https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0396e4b078ade29b3496/55aaed0de4b03d37e3243b27/1438543324563/12b+Detail+Jack+%26+the+Beanstalk.JPG Altered Books 2 - Detail: Jack and the Beanstalk Size: 15”w x 101/2”d x 9”h Price: 250 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0396e4b078ade29b3496/55aaed33e4b03d37e3243b7e/1438614749043/13+WInd+in+the+Willows.JPG Altered Books 2 - ‘“Beyond the Wild Wood comes the wild world," said the Rat.’ (Kenneth Grahame Wind in the Willows) Size: Price: SOLD https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0396e4b078ade29b3496/55aaed4de4b02b4125d97c0a/1439155687429/14a+The+Swing.JPG Altered Books 2 - “The Swing” (Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson) Size: Price: $300 Quote from Poem “How would you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh I do think it the pleasantest thing, ever a child can do." https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0396e4b078ade29b3496/55aaed5ae4b02a855ed739d9/1439155590855/15a+Three+Billygoats+Gruff.JPG Altered Books 2 - Three Billy Goats Gruff” (European Folk Tale) "Trip trap trip trap over the rickerty rackerty wooden bridge." Size: Price: $300 This piece was inspired by a small 3"x3" pop-up book. I used two elements from the damaged pop-up pages to recreate the central theme of the story on this larger canvas. The fun was trying to copy and blend with the style of the original art - very different from my usual style of painting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0396e4b078ade29b3496/55aaed7ce4b02a855ed73a33/1438615157961/16a+Tell+Me+A+Story.JPG Altered Books 2 - Tell Me a Story Book trails series Size: 11”w x 10”d x 10”h Price: COMMISSIONED https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0396e4b078ade29b3496/55aaed91e4b02a855ed73a69/1438616241335/17+Shiver+Me+Timbers.jpg Altered Books 2 - "Shiver Me Timbers!" Book trails series - Size: Size: 11”w x 10”d x 10”h Price: $300 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0396e4b078ade29b3496/55b2bf0fe4b05bdbc9cac6eb/1438615301890/18.JPG Altered Books 2 - Characters in search of an Author Book trails series Size: Size: 11”w x 10”d x 10”h Price: SOLD https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0396e4b078ade29b3496/55aaedb5e4b03d37e3243d2f/1439317828938/19a+Hanna%27s+suitcase.JPG Altered Books 2 - Exhibition Piece - Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine Size: 16”w x 15”h x 121/2”d Price: Not For Sale Hana’s suitcase was my Book Art entry for “Displaced” – an International Book Art competition held by the Weiner Holocaust Library in London England. April 2014. It was chosen as one of 50 pieces in a presentation by the library, and shown in a slide show to accompany the winner’s exhibit.     https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0396e4b078ade29b3496/55aaedbce4b02a855ed73afa/1439317787651/19b+Detail+Hanna%27s+Suitcase.JPG Altered Books 2 - Detail: Hanna's Suitcase The suitcase is all that remains from the short life of Hana Brody, a child sent to Auschwitz in 1944, the year I was born. Hana was crammed into a cattle boxcar with many other children for 4 days and nights. They were allowed one small suitcase each. They had no food, water or toilet facilities. Upon arrival at Auschwitz the children were ordered to leave their suitcases on the platforms and were marched straight to the gas chamber. The folded book pages replicate the Auschwitz entrance. The children’s pleading hands are seen thrusting out of the boxcar. http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/blog daily 0.75 2015-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55b6abd4e4b0255af959e1ed/1438034935112/Andy+and+Dave.JPG Blog - Between the Pages http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/blog/2015/7/31/between-the-pages-1-literally-1 monthly 0.5 2015-07-31 http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/blog/2015/8/5/between-the-pages-2-an-unexpected-art-collection monthly 0.5 2015-08-11 http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/adult-cookbooks daily 0.75 2015-08-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab17e1e4b0d9c287c8f695/55aaf4c2e4b03fdc81fffa0b/1439325756339/13+Seasonings+.jpg Adult Cookbooks - Seasonings: Flavours of the Southern Gulf Islands BY Andrea and David Spalding. PRICE: $29.95 Harbour Publishing. (ISBN 978-1-55017-569-1) Nominated for Regional/Cultural Cookbooks 2013 Taste Canada—Food Writing Awards. REVIEW: “The Spaldings have gathered (stories) and created recipes that reflect the variety and abundance of island food year round, throughout the seasons. This book captures the flavours of the Gulf Islands for islanders and visitors alike, it is a book to own if you are an Islander or to give as a gift to anyone who wished he was an Islander.“ Review by Margriet Ruurs Salt Spring Exchange. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55ca5e3ce4b03d1ef4b78d28/1439325756339/13+Seasonings+.jpg Adult Cookbooks - Seasonings: Flavours of the Southern Gulf Islands BY Andrea and David Spalding. PRICE: $29.95 Harbour Publishing. (ISBN 978-1-55017-569-1) Nominated for Regional/Cultural Cookbooks 2013 Taste Canada—Food Writing Awards. REVIEW: “The Spaldings have gathered (stories) and created recipes that reflect the variety and abundance of island food year round, throughout the seasons. This book captures the flavours of the Gulf Islands for islanders and visitors alike, it is a book to own if you are an Islander or to give as a gift to anyone who wished he was an Islander.“ Review by Margriet Ruurs Salt Spring Exchange. http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/altered-books-4 daily 0.75 2015-11-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0469e4b01127a12add57/55b2bf2ee4b05bdbc9cac782/1439145896788/27.JPG Altered Books 4 - I am what I read Size: 13” x 13” x 12”h Price: $250 A figure of child merges from the pages of a dictionary to symbolize absorbtion of knowledge. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/563f5ad8e4b03996706af6b1/1439145896788/27.JPG Altered Books 4 - I am what I read Size: 13” x 13” x 12”h Price: $250 A figure of child merges from the pages of a dictionary to symbolize absorbtion of knowledge. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0469e4b01127a12add57/55aaee65e4b03d37e3243f9a/1439146363804/28+Facebook.jpg Altered Books 4 - Facebook Size: Price: SOLD https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0469e4b01127a12add57/55aaee72e4b031edd6f8a858/1439146661041/29a+I+for+Imagin.jpg Altered Books 4 - I for Imagination Price: SOLD A child reading an alphabet book imagines some favourite book characters joining him. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0469e4b01127a12add57/55aaee7ce4b03d37e3243fea/1439146564851/29b+Detail+I+for+imagine.jpg Altered Books 4 - I for Imagine Detail: I for Imagine Price: SOLD https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0469e4b01127a12add57/55aaee98e4b04a7449c0314f/1439146718772/30+Transformation+Tryptych.JPG Altered Books 4 - Transformation Triptych Price: SOLD https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0469e4b01127a12add57/55aaee95e4b077671f22f8c3/1446992600911/31+La+Vie+en+Rose.JPG Altered Books 4 - La Vie en Rose – Life is pink Size: 9”w x 12”d x 8”h Price: SOLD A tribute to Edith Piaf, and the wild roses seen everywhere on Pender Island in June. Comes with small angled plinth http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/altered-books-3 daily 0.75 2015-11-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/563f5a4fe4b03996706af49e/1439324063663/20.JPG Altered Books 3 - Butterflight (Field guide to butterflies) Size: 9 ½ “ d x 9”w x x14” h Price: $250 The black and white illustrations of butterflies needed to escape and find their colours. Then the book itself began to fly. Comes with small angled plinth. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0459e4b01127a12add13/55b2bf2de4b0b0015ea11c18/1439324063663/20.JPG Altered Books 3 - Butterflight (Field guide to butterflies) Size: 9 ½ “ d x 9”w x x14” h Price: $250 The black and white illustrations of butterflies needed to escape and find their colours. Then the book itself began to fly. Comes with small angled plinth. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0459e4b01127a12add13/55aaede5e4b02a855ed73b63/1438617300705/21a+First+Spring+Flower.JPG Altered Books 3 - Canada's First Spring Flower (Flower field guide) So many lovely wild flowers, but the cheerful Dandelion is always first! Size: 8”w x 10”d x 6”h Price: $200 Comes with small angled plinth.     https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0459e4b01127a12add13/55aaee0ce4b04a7449c02f6b/1446992461829/22+Peterson%27s+guide+to+Birds.jpg Altered Books 3 - Peterson’s Guide to the Birds Size: 6”x4”x 1” Price: SOLD https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0459e4b01127a12add13/55aaee2ae4b03d37e3243ef6/1446992462607/23+Waltzing+Matilda.JPG Altered Books 3 - Who will come Waltzing Matilda with me? A Drivers guide to Australia Size: 8 ½ “w x 11 ½ “ x 1” Price: $200   Inserted panels include my mixed media abstract of the Snowy Mountains https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0459e4b01127a12add13/55aaee4ce4b04a7449c0304d/1446992462742/24+Raptuous+Raptor.JPG Altered Books 3 - Rapturous Raptor Webster’s Dictionary N-Z Size: 9 ½” x 6 ½ “ X 1” Price: $200 An inserted mixed media panel shows a bald eagle. Below is a panel containing the delightful collection of words found adjacent to the word ‘Raptor' in this 1950's dictionary.. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0459e4b01127a12add13/55aaee4de4b03d37e3243f5e/1446992463432/25+Encyclopedia+The+Scource+of+almost+everything2.JPG Altered Books 3 - The Source of Almost Everything Encyclopedia Series: The 12 volume set known as The Source, was sold across Canada in the 1927 by travelling salemen. Size: Price: SOLD https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/55ab0459e4b01127a12add13/55aaee6de4b04a7449c030ae/1446992463099/26+Encyclopedia+Building+Foundations.JPG Altered Books 3 - Building Foundations Encyclopedia Series – The 12 volume set entitled The Source, was sold across Canada in 1927. Size: Price: $250 A fun depiction of young boy delving through an encyclopedia for information http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/contact daily 0.75 2016-02-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55b2c168e4b0b91cd3d72d78/1437778281647/unnamed.jpg Contact http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/home daily 1.0 2015-07-31 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/5510d7a0e4b0f498ce1afaee/1427167178644/Iamwhatiread.jpeg Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55aaf312e4b020360b70a1a6/1437266799519/ Home https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55aadf1fe4b069b20ede37f6/1437261608677/DSCN9062.jpeg Home http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/books daily 0.75 2015-08-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55aaf5aae4b031edd6f8c042/1437267377404/Selection+of+Andrea%27s+Books.JPG Books http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/art daily 0.75 2015-08-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/5512389ee4b00232fd4e7738/1427257760333/ Art https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/551238dce4b09ee13853a1c8/1427257619527/ Art https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55aae298e4b031edd6f884ea/1437262556461/ Art https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55b6aa79e4b0c3dfa581b498/1438034557664/Andrea+working+on+FridaJPG.JPG Art http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/info daily 0.75 2015-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55b6a92ae4b039da92aee9b0/1438034243024/ Info https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55b6a8a3e4b08a04e2d2ff47/1438034089879/Andrea+Presenting.JPG Info http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/altered-books daily 0.75 2016-02-19 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55bbdfbde4b0178bcb3d4df3/1438375877144/Art+SHow.JPG Altered Books http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/fantasy-furniture daily 0.75 2015-07-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55bbdfffe4b0178bcb3d4ef7/1438375938850/Workshop.jpg Fantasy Furniture http://andreaspalding.squarespace.com/mixed-media-art daily 0.75 2015-08-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55105ebbe4b03d839640fe31/t/55bbe030e4b0cdd71a630c88/1438375989072/Encaustic+Wax.JPG Mixed Media Art