i put this little book together
on saturday night,
to remind me that i do make things.
the pages are my papers,
all roughed up and sewn up, too
the cover comes from melissa
and then,
suddenly, i'm in another place
where the landscape goes all sideways
but at terraphilia
there's just a jumble of good
stuff
an early morning visitor
stuff
stuff
on the mountain
in the garden
this, THIS, i love.
that last photograph is a real stunner - will be beautiful in prints. I loved the little book you made too - simple and wonderfully effective.
ReplyDeleteLots of treasures, yes, but most especially the tattered, petals with their gradation from red (scarlet?) to cadmium orange, stunning! And I love the shape of the petals in shrinkage.
ReplyDeletesusan, it always shocks me when i see swaths of dry grasses and then one of these pops up!
ReplyDeletevalerie, yes, those petals are wonderful.
do you find the country or does it find you? I'm getting up the courage to try stitching in my little book, it is so perfect on the paper.
ReplyDeleteWell that's a pretty good start so far for a visit I think V! I also like that you made something to remind yourself that you make - sometimes life distracts us from the making and doing; and it is so grounding to go back and make a wee beautiful thing. Have a fab time!
ReplyDeletejean, not sure, but i do know that once i got out of denver and onto the land i took one deep HUGE breath, and remembered myself!
ReplyDeletefiona, you're right, and in the studio things are happening. thank you.
Ooh! It all looks wonderful, every bit! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! (And I love what happened with the rain paper).
ReplyDeletemelissa, that amazing rain paper i just could NOT not use. it called loudly until i covered this little book.
ReplyDeleteV-beautiful paper and book; and love the photio of the stuff. Go well. B
ReplyDeletebarry, this workshop/studio space is TOTALLY you, more stone than metal, but still.
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