weekend images and a message

so, after makng my first run 

of poor (wo)man's asparagus

and struggling with my printer

i hooked up hannah's printer

the same as mine

and it's SO much better.

no mistakes.

sigh.

so if anyone is upset with the less than lovely

printing, let me know, mail it back, and i will replace the text pages. 

 message from ronnie

 hannah's learning to make phase boxes

 jude

 moth

 jude again

i am loving this 

 hannah tutors claudia

in the land of blog

thumb work 

 a full box

i love this 

 from eagle rock school

 snapper queen

 two jars of goodies

 the green, verdigris, worked 

(it's actually much greener)

 hey there lonely boy

 i love the wagon wheel window

 wild sky

and the shifu that fell apart

wonderful paper, that disintegrated.

sigh.

back to a safe paper!

books scattered about

 my current journal

 a page spread from it

 this amazing artist, junko oki, sent me this

 here's a page spread from

poesy

(which i anglicized mistakenly to posey)

 here's the book

 karen kunc

 my book actias luna and aimee's bright moon shining

share a page spread

and here are a few more 

photos to entice you.

 jody williams

 tim ely

 alisa golden

 jan owen

 beata wehr

i LOVE this book!

and the next two

especially,

but then i can find work 

on every page

that moves me. 

 hedi kyle

there is such variety here

i keep finding new work 

from artists i respect.

(i won't photograph every page, 

you must see for yourself)

sandra salamony and

peter and donna thomas did a fine job.

~~~

book, green, bittersweet, shifu

 early morning fog 

drifted away into clear skies

mostly
this week

 with the foliage 

and the birds

relishing this early summer

thank you folks

for ordering my little booklet

poor (wo)man's asparagus

 it's an open edition

which means i will be able

to print (just ink jet, not letterpress)

more when i wish.
there are a few from the first run still left.
~~~

this giant hosta leaf is

 

happily huge by my porch

also on the porch

in a little planter

a gift from bittersweet farm

a lettuce garden

replenishable salad

here's brian from bittersweet farm

showing my students how to haul

piglets. four mondays in may at the farm

taught us all new skills

and empowered us as citizens.

time to weave some shifu 

cotton warp, 20 epi, 5 yards (give or take)

Poor (Wo)man's Asparagus 

available

above and here

please bear with me as i navigate how 

to be a merchant.

i hope you will like the book!

book news

i'm in it,

 along with loads of wonderful book artists: 

aimee lee, malissa jay craig

to name two of my favorites! 

~~~

and

~~~

Poor (Wo)man's Asparagus

is available for sale

(once i sort out paypal)

printed ink jet,

(red or green or umber)

at home 

it's about how i learned milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

white pages, green mottled cover

and a sample of milkweed paper inside

~~~

marks made

this mark, 

asphalt crack was extended by something 

or someone

to create a lovely loop

which wouldn't photograph well

 and these weatherd shingles

seen backwards below

hold on to their red pigment

 a strange surface

marked by water and pressure

 little jude marks

 and green 

green!!!

coming on.

nesting close by is a crow family, 

they are silent coming and going from the nest, 

but i know not precisely but almost, 

where they are.

i expect lots of happy crow babies soon!

some people make marks

then they make tracks

high tailing away.