work for the exhibition:
bloodroot and violet
shifu, slot and tab, natural dyes
a page spread
spine
the poem does not want to live inside this book
so it's printed separately.
a small, cube of a book
a small, cube of a book
~and~
Indigo Patterns
shifu with slippery elm bark
stationers binding, sewn on tapes, tacketed
vintage pattern paper, indigo dyed
a nice reading in bed sized book
posted first to oz, then to japan.
a nice reading in bed sized book
posted first to oz, then to japan.
perfection! so wonderful to know they are out in the world after all the amazement of their creation in the north country!
ReplyDeleteooo I especially love the indigo book..... its a real delight
ReplyDeleteOh, the shifu book! So rich.
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ReplyDeleteOh, the shifu book! So rich.
alice-i cut and pasted yours in here!
aimee, you've been a midwife to this one!
ReplyDeleteronnie, thanks, it's light as a feather
i have seen the two unfolding and they've unfolded gloriously.
ReplyDeletereally liked the vid! simple and unpretentious.
The colours are just so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteDiane.
neki, or silly and amateurish! but thanks, really.
ReplyDeletepilgrim, thankyou. i tootled over to your blog and saw some lovely photos!
Wow beautiful
ReplyDeletebeautiful, they so want to be held. I can almost imagine turning the pages.
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ReplyDeleteyou are a wonder! a most exciting trip these wee books are taking.
ReplyDeletediane, YOU are the pilgrim!
ReplyDeleteyes, debbie, they do!
jean, they are so textilish, you would like that!
nancy, thank you. i am pretty happy with these books.
Once again astounded by the bravery of your creative process, and these resultant books. In response to your comment above about maybe having chosen "amateur" colors--I'd like to remind you of the origins of the word:
ReplyDeleteORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from Italian amatore, from Latin amator ‘lover,’ from amare ‘to love.’--and "silly" might as well be a descriptive of the freedom of a child at play, rather than a criticism :-)
ms. ooh, i meant amateurish video. i feel confident about the books, textiles and books i'm much more at home with!
ReplyDeleteSoul satisfying, Velma. xo
ReplyDeleteBoth such beautiful expressions of the north country I feel - they are sculptural and tactile and beg to be held - congratulations!
ReplyDeleteBoth such beautiful expressions of the north country I feel - they are sculptural and tactile and beg to be held - congratulations!
ReplyDelete"the poem does not want to live inside this book" is one of the most beautiful lines of poetry I've read in a while.
ReplyDeletethis is magical, ethereal and earthy too.
the poem does not want to live inside this book
ReplyDeletethis is beautiful poetry in itself.
Now the book, a magic ethereal and earthy. amazing to me
Really beautiful Velma. They beg to be held and examined more closely.
ReplyDeletethe texture, oh.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy I saw these. Japan will love them
ReplyDeletethank you everyone for your thoughts. google has been eating/delaying comments and i'm trying to sort it out.
ReplyDeletenot google, blogger.
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