A Gift for a GREAT Father
by Angela L Walker
Title
A Gift for a GREAT Father
Artist
Angela L Walker
Medium
Mixed Media - Acrylic, Watercolor, & Ink On Bristol Paper
Description
My partner is one of a few people who never really wants store bought gifts from me... he really appreciates and prefers I make him gifts so for this past Father's Day, I had an idea to give him another functional gift: A note pad and business card holder.
I started with a simple 8.5" x 11" piece of painted paper (my own) and folded it to make the case/cover. Then I got busy bringing my idea to life with the goal of making it masculine instead of bright and frilly. I decided to use real leather to embellish the covers and for the strap; he loves music and New York City so they became the theme for all the embellishments. I also added some painted papers I know he likes and a sketch of yours truly so he'd remember who thinks he's so special. Another add was the triangular mirror adjacent to the notepad so he could check his mustache/beard after eating lunch. There are two pocket areas: one for his cards; the other for the cards he collects... the lower left corner of this image collage shows the gift in its closed position along with the gift tag I made to express my love. The strap has a magnetic closure and is embellished with his initials...
This was truly a labor of love... it took me far more time to finish than I first estimated... I worked on it for three days and he didn't actually get it until yesterday!
Guess what! *He likes it so much, I barely got a chance to scan it!* :) When folded, it measures about 2.5" x 4.25" and fits nicely in the palm of his hand.
This small gift was done using acrylic, watercolor, ink , metal, cloth, mica, and leather on extra heavyweight bristol vellum paper.
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June 19th, 2013
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