Stain log
AND
Figure out a way to attach these two pages together
“Don’t open. Dead inside.” - The Walking Dead (TV series)
The idea of these pages didn’t come to me straight away. I knew I wanted to attach the pages together using a button. The idea was originally to ‘sew’ the button onto the page and have it so that it would open and close up like a button on a coat. However, I was worried about how it would affect the pages, and I had a flue gun on hand that did the job just as well - I added some string too so that it can be looped shut; hense the two pages have been attached. This however was the last thing that I did to the pages.
Originally these two pages were only going to be literally connected, but were not going to have anything to do with each other in terms of art. But then it hit me (not literally, thank goodness)!! Opening the two pages after they’ve been ‘locked’ together is like opening a door!! And I didn’t know what to do for the Stain Log until I figured - blood stains.
So I painted my hands red and dragged them down the Stain Log page. It didn’t exactly work like I’d planned, but I think it’s still obvious what it’s supposed to be!! Then I printed, cut and stuck in the famous quote (I love reading it ‘Don’t dead, open inside’ but then, don’t we all!!)
On the page inside I had to put a Zombie, or a Walker. I attempted to make them pop up on the page underneath, but that too didn’t work as planned - still it’s rises from the page and I’m quite happy with it.
The whole idea of this page is supposed to make it seem like you’re opening the door and finding a Walker inside!! While many things didn’t exactly go to plan with this page, just the idea of it and the look of it makes it one of my favourite pages!!
