Altered Book design

So, this is another brief we were given, based on collage, assemblage and altered art. We had to use the alphabet work to develop into either of these pieces. I chose to develop the dragonfly square, using the altered book technique. These books are amazing. A lot of work goes into them, and I love the way that you can take something old, and that could be falling apart, and then use it to create something completely different.

These are the ones I made. This picture is the two books together to create the scene:

These are a close up of the individual books: