UnitedArts Grant

I was very disciplined today and made great progress on my UnitedArts Grant proposal today, and a big thanks to my friend Fern Matthews for working her magic re-wording my Artist Statement. Fern is not only an amazing artist but a amazing wordsmith.

Orlando Public Library Displays
Orlando Public Library
Altered Books, Dawn Rosendahl 
As the book becomes a thing of the past in this age of New Media, artist Dawn Rosendahl transforms books into lasting sculptures. She carves books like blocks of wood. Her altered books become surrealist works of art as the books tell new stories. Continents, countries, and highways in an atlas shift becoming other worlds, history books are rewritten, and words in an encyclopedia are mismatched and layered and have new meaning.

Dawn's Altered Books are displayed at the Orlando Public Library
throughout September and October:

1st Floor, Gallery near Children's entrance (1 case)
1st Floor, Children's Dept (2 cases)
1st Floor, Teen Club Central (1 case)
2nd Floor, Technology and Education Center (2 flat cases)
3rd Floor, Community Relations (1 case)
3rd Floor, Meeting Room Hall (1 case)

Visit Dawn Rosendahl's web site at www.DRosendahlAlteredBooks.weebly.com
Contact: drosendahlart@gmail.com

New Idea

A new idea for altered book sculptures is ripening in my brain, I think the series may be called "Tree of Knowledge". I like the idea of taking the book back to its original form... the tree.

Went to the used bookstore at the Casselberry library today and bought a set of encyclopedias. I have idea to do a totem pole altered book sculpture made out of the encyclopedias. Totem poles recount a cultures legends, clan lineages, or notable events, what better way to do this but with used encyclopedias. In a way, I will be taking the book back to wood. I cannot wait to start. I will show you photos soon

Fishology

This is one of my most recent altered book sculptures, I call it "Fishology"

My show at the Orlando Public Library