Using Ephemera in your Altered Books

When making an altered book, many A artists favor ephemera for embellishment.

Ephemera is a term referring to found objects, or what some may call junk.  If an object is flat enough to be attached to a layout in some way, or small enough to fit in a niche that you have cut, or capable of being dangled from a string or cord, then it is fair game to use in an altered art project.

You find emphera everywhere. Its in your junk drawer, your garage, your recycle bin and in the junk mail that arrives only too frequently.

Friends are good sources of emphemera, once they know you are interested.  You can also pick up items found on the streets, or sold at garage sales and the link.

In this video, an artist describes the various ways she finds emphemera.

Aside from the artistic scope for creativity with using found objects, you are also saving money, since these things are usually free. Not to mention, it is recycling so you are doing a good thing for the environment while you create art works.