Minimalist mashup book -- Life is a Great Mystery

This handmade book is my attempt at minimalism. I tend to overload my collages and I wanted to see if I could control myself by producing a book with only 1 small image per page. 

I'm happy with the book, although all that white space makes me nervous. Each page includes a cropped image of a famous artwork with text added on top. Can you guess where the text comes from? Here's a hint: it's a classic book that's been made into a movie.

Handmade book - Life is a Great Mystery

Handmade book - Life is a Great Mystery

Handmade book - Life is a Great Mystery

Handmade book - Life is a Great Mystery

Handmade book - Life is a Great Mystery

Handmade book - Life is a Great Mystery

Handmade book - Life is a Great Mystery
Have you guessed? The quotes come from my favorite kids book, Harriet the Spy. I must've read it at least 10 times when I was young. The text is in all caps not because Harriet is yelling but to show what she's writing in her spy notebook. When I was young, I wanted to be a writer; Harriet was my inspiration.

Here's me paging through my book.

Comments

  1. I like it. I never heard of Harriet the Spy.

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  2. Great job on this book! I'd thought the quotes seemed familiar, but didn't recognize the book until you mentioned its name. I'd read Harriet the Spy when I was a kid; thought it was very exotic since it took place in NYC and I was then living in a small Midwestern town! Rather bizarre characters and the illustrations are bizarre too! But it is a classic for sure.

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  3. I absolutely love this! I hope you do more in the minimalist style - this time your pushing into uncomfortable territory really paid off!

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