Sunday, August 14, 2011

slippery elm and pattern paper

this one's done
 habu linen warp
 pattern paper pages
 slippery elm
 indigo
&
 linen paper thread
 pages 
and pages
book of trees and sky

18 comments:

  1. What a lovely use of a throwaway resource! If only I'd kept all of those patterns from years ago!!!

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  2. g-thanks, slippery elm is so great
    a-the old papers are the better ones

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  3. the weaving, the patterns, the paper, the title. i love it all.

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  4. ...here for a visit via Jude's place - this is absolutely glorious, Velma! Looks so tactile/textural, I just want to pick it up to see what it feels like under my fingers. What a gift to be able to create such a lovely thing...

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  5. m & d-thanks, m, notice the topline of the book? a bit like one of my teacher's?!
    s-welcome, and thank you! it does feel really nice!
    l-thanks!

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  6. Amazing, Velma, just amazing. And I love the name you have given this little treasure.

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  7. love the contrast between bark strips and soft paper.

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  8. Beautiful!! And a perfect title too.

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  9. oh gee whiz, I'm speechless. if this is for the juried show it can't help but get in.

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  10. p-i struggled with the name-keeping it short enough
    l-it feels lovely
    r&m-thank you!
    j-thanks for the great words, my fingers are crossed

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  11. Wonderful! Wish I could touch.

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  12. Loving the texture of the paper - I want to crawl in there...

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  13. d & v-feels really nifty!
    e-the texture is really something, fluffy and soft

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  14. What an absolutely gorgeous book. Perfect marriage of cover and pages.

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