The assignment was to carve into a book something that is relevant to the book itself. The book i was provided with was Patricia Cornwell's Predator. With the name, Predator, I first had images of lions, tigers, dinosaurs, dragons, in mind. Further research shows that the Predator in this book was simply an organization with the first initials that spelled P.R.E.D.A.T.O.R. This book tells a story that consists of a detective case with murder and mystery.
I have practiced earlier with carving into a book. The book I practiced with had a soft paperback cover and pages that were soft and easy to cut. But the only problem was that the pages would tend to curl when the details got small and fine.
My assigned book was of much better condition. It had a hard cover, and pages that were rigid enough to cut through and stay its shape most of the time.
I did many research with what to carve into this book. I felt that the book was full of fear, and negativity that revolves death. With that in mind, I have chosen to carve out the image of an anonymous individual, (without the knowledge of its gender), with a look that is fearful for its life into the pages of the book.
From the outside, there is no change to the book. It appears normal, just as any other book would. But once you open the cover, you are greeted with eyes, carved into the title page. Turning the page, the reader is greeted with an creepy face that has been struck with fear. The anonymous individual is clawing at its face and with its eyes stretched out and its mouth wide open, screaming for its life.
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