hand made paper, shifu, artists' books, north country living, and some words
Sunday, May 23, 2010
new word
xylothek. and i wonder, is the great northeastern woods, of which my 90 acres is a smidgin, actually a xylothek? we talk about reading the land, the forest...
two ethiopian board books, one with pages made from maps. maps from alaska and canada, which describe the the land for pilots. the boards? poplar, not hand hewn, but sourced from lowe's. sewn with waxed linen.
these boards are hand hewn, though, and the paper hand made, the flax thread hand spun. made at jim and melody croft's old ways workshop in santa idaho. it doesn't live in a xylothek.
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definitely a new word, wow, what a story word. marvelous collection of details all in a neat little package. that last shot is so sexy.
ReplyDeletei know, xylothek's terrific.
ReplyDeletethanks, it's one of hannah's--
Amazing these xylothek collections. So much delicate detail in there.
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New word for me... lovely books...
ReplyDeleteThanks Velma, I think that I needed to know this information at this time. Shall ponder.
ReplyDeleteLove your wooden books.
lovely word. words oh words, even with my meager greek knowledge.
ReplyDeletethe books are fab, but what i like most is the hand.
another torch beam shone into a hidden corner of the whirled
ReplyDeletethank you
neki--my daughter loves my hands. as do i-not because of how they look (small and strong) but because they work well. i love that they can still be taught things.
ReplyDeleteHi... just found your blog, and for ounce I signed up to follow someone's blog who lives closer than the UK! I'm in Mass, so, we're practically neighbors...
ReplyDeleteLook forward to spending more time here among the fibers and books, etc... lovely short visit today.
And good word - xylothek - I think I may have heard that on
the NPR show, "Says You". If you like words, and don't know the show, its great...
Blessings from across the forest!
I read this post a couple days ago and have been thinking about it a lot...something magical about this idea.
ReplyDeleteglad to spark some thought!
ReplyDeleteOh, Velma, thanks for posting this. I love the word, but the photos of xylothek collections themselves are fantastic...thanks!
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