Saturday, August 30, 2014
above
above
it's a sky
changing changing
over at the new place
the lovely green roof
(yes, i see that it looks silver, but it's not)
two chimneys
a care package came from aimee
i needed to
connect with some paper
some fiber
something gifted was perfect
those greens are from the milkweed i harvested
in cleveland in july.
she always understands this.
above
it's happening right here at home
in fact,
it began two weeks ago
but i played
silence
but next week
school begins
and i will become a teacher
again.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
monday editions on thursday
hanging out in another's studio was fun
especially since i was there
to lead four artists
into the depths of contact printing on paper
and a bit of cloth as well
merike's work is rich
and i had so much fun
looking around her workspace
when i wasn't working
we enjoyed the riches of plants and papers
and worked in the maine woods
right next door was new hampshire
you could straddle the line
if you were so inclined.
at night i had fun slippers to wear
with my nightie
and sometimes there is
a funny mystery in a world of mystery
while i travelled,
susan gaylord mentioned
spirit book
will have my papers in it!
susan had a table at
the book arts bazaar in april
in portland maine
and we finally met,
and she bought some botanical paper.
i love when this happens.
the book arts bazaar in april
in portland maine
and we finally met,
and she bought some botanical paper.
i love when this happens.
then i went to acadia and mt desert island...
here is sand beach
where i looked at the beach up close
and in another direction...
i loved the seaweed this trip,
the layers of ocean
leavings
the layers of ocean
leavings
at the northeast harbor library
i looked at some woolies
and skateboard art
then hannah took me to
thuya garden
a grand door
garden gate
and a big pot
flowers
and woods,
carefully nurtured and
featuring the great north woods.
even the trailing stuff was intentional.
details of the lodge
and
the summer house
there was a pool here.
tiny details almost overstepped
and these!
this zinc sink
made me happy
made me happy
as did the ruffed grouse
and these two family hooligans
were hamming for the camera.
it was a whirlwind trip,
and i have still
to catch up.
here in pixie space,
wrote a lovely piece
about our fun collaboration,
a measure, a book,
imagination...
Sunday, August 24, 2014
before
before my trip
to maine and a tiny group
of fantastic artists
inviting me for a wee class
on a lakeside retreat,
there was a tiny, beautiful walk
complete with light show to the west
and ground mist to the east.
workshop news in a little bit.
Sunday, August 17, 2014
winding down the week
chinese box taught by steve
the exemplar that steve pittelkow
made in his box class
that ran while i was teaching contact printing
at the morgan conservatory.
it came home with me,
a gift.
lucky me!
as did kozo that
took on some coloring
natural, but not intentional.
(sigh)
i'm building a big book
after asking cecile for advice--
good, expert advice.
and i warped up the good wood loom
for a book cover in weft faced shifu
and would like to find another of these looms.
i've been looking-they closed shop.
if you know of one for sale, please contact me.
lokta on lokta
it's been fall-like this past week,
rain and cool moved in and has taken some of the starch
out of summer.
the new place
that is finally looking like a home.
no porches yet.
no porches yet.
i photographed this
right before i completed the black walnut rectangle
that sits
near one edge.
one of the coolest projects i've
given another
(with permission)
was to make me a measuring device
so,
this tape
this tape
woven by the amazing susan johnson
traditional in many ways
measures some things:
grace notes of birds,
whiskers.
a promise,
a thought,
or such-like.
some twills
linen and cotton and hemp
a useful thing for imagery
for framing thoughts
for fiber artists.
wednesday i leave for a two day workshop
with some very good book artists.
and, this morning's news:
i caught a nice, big
TOAD
in the have-a-heart-trap.
surprised us both!
in my haste to let her go i forgot a photo.
in my haste to let her go i forgot a photo.
she's back in the garden now.
tending her patch.
locally two amish girls were abducted and subsequently
released.
this news has me heartbroken.
our culture is very sick
it seems that art makes the briefest of inroads
into the souls of people.
but i will keep making and teaching and doing what little i see
is right and good.
and if that is making a book to love
out of paper that was once a wild-grown flower
that's what i will do.
locally two amish girls were abducted and subsequently
released.
this news has me heartbroken.
our culture is very sick
it seems that art makes the briefest of inroads
into the souls of people.
but i will keep making and teaching and doing what little i see
is right and good.
and if that is making a book to love
out of paper that was once a wild-grown flower
that's what i will do.
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