Sunday, February 22, 2015
printing paper and books
todd pattison is the president of the new england branch of the guild of bookworkers.
he is one of those people who is delightfully surprising.
last year i received in the mail a small book he made
with my contact printed paper as cover.
lizard spine, maybe?
filled with katie macgregor's light blue handmade papers.
an absolute surprise, i might add.
i did a happy dance.
it's one of those things i tootled out to show
hannah and nicole
who came by on saturday
after i met them friday
at caliban press
where they are slu students, employees of caliban
learning the letterpress trade
with mark mcmurray
hannah bravely asked me if she could see me working
something i always say no to
(but i said yes
thanks to fred, who has been plowing my driveway this winter
has had an effect on my doing unto others)
for a wee look at the doings in my dye kitchen.
the mill is closed down for the winter
so my wet studio is my kitchen right now.
and i tried printing on some old japanese papers
complete with worm holes...
in my kitchen sink
i wash my wool socks
my daughter hannah's knitting
and the dining table acts as the bottom plate
for pressing dyed papers.
the young women brought with them such positive energy
full of purpose.
it fed my soul somehow,
so it was a good two hours.
~~~
...and over at jasper's
church may indeed be in session.
though i've never spotted anyone there
during worship hours.
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how wonderful
Reply Deletemy heart sings for you and Hannah
You are lucky, both of you.
judy, i can hardly imagine what it's like to have more than two adult children...but those two are wonderful.
Reply Deletebeautiful - all of it. sometimes when you do unto others it does feed the soul, more than one expected. those two young artists will never forget the two hours you shared with them.
Reply DeleteV - looked like a lot of fun and energy - just the tonic for winter. B
Reply Deletebarry, it was a grand little lesson, and i enjoyed their energy and curiosity. a tonic, really.
Reply DeleteLooks like so much fun...
Reply Deletejean, thanks, it keeps going around, i think
Reply Deletesharmon, it's a good thing to be with paper and book folks
Yes, I imagine being with paper and book folks is good... I like that, too! And that Church, I remember that!
Reply DeleteI never knew about your proximity to Jasper's place of worship. Those vibrant blue crosses are just what I was looking for! They might show up when I get to my loom tomorrow. What impressive snow piles you have
Reply Deletesusan, if they do, will you let me know? that's wonderful!
Reply Deletebe in touch!
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