I had so much fun creating this painting. She truly transformed into SPRING AND THE BOOK DRESS.

I just adore Roald Dahl books and “JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH” has got to be one of my favorites. I keep an extra copy around just for this sort of thing. For this piece, I cut half-circles from pages of the book and painted each one individually with watercolors then layered them to create her BOOK DRESS. Then I added an alchemy of materials from my studio…pastels, acrylics, ink and modern and vintage papers. On top, I applied a decoupage finish to protect the collage from the elements.

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SPRING AND THE BOOK DRESS 8 X 8 Inch Print of Mixed Media Painting by
JULIETTE CRANE

10 comments on “SPRING AND THE BOOK DRESS”

Gwynnie B

March 16, 2010 - 4:39 pm

Hi Juliette~

Thank you for your kind words on my blog!

I absolutely adore the BOOK DRESS…I love how you “weaved” the words into her dress, just like all the words that swirl around us that interweave into our own lives.

xo
Gwynnie
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Tam Hess

March 16, 2010 - 5:40 pm

I love those flowers! The whole thing is wonderful but the little flowers add such pop! Excellent!
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Meg

March 16, 2010 - 5:46 pm

I love it! That is so beautiful!
xoxo~Meg
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La Dolce Vita

March 16, 2010 - 10:16 pm

this is so darling Juliette! the dress is brilliant!
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Lindsay - Paint Me A Picture

March 17, 2010 - 1:23 am

How pretty! I know many little girls who would love this for their room {well some “big” girls too}.
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Nicola

March 17, 2010 - 4:27 am

Very cute dress!! What a great idea, lovely piece!
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beth

March 17, 2010 - 4:53 pm

Luscious !
I got to check out your exhibit at the Sequoia library the other day. Wow…even better live. My favorite was the girl watering her seeds. That bright blue/green background is the same color we painted our 3 season porch floor. Love it !
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Sarah John Afana

March 19, 2010 - 6:27 pm

This is such a sweet and whimsical piece.You have a distinctive style that is very welcoming.
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Bella Sinclair

March 20, 2010 - 6:11 am

This is awesome! All your pieces are awesome. Love how you mix actual pieces from the book in here. You are brilliant!
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rachel awes

March 22, 2010 - 9:18 pm

i am crazy about her dress & crazy about HER!!! just gorgeous!
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SPRING AND THE BOOK DRESS

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