cartographies

 cartographies on lokta

 a copper

making marks on paper

with many instruments

including a turkey beard brush

some plants bits and

water 

this photo makes me smile, too

felicity loving her spindle

 prepping nz flax

 loom prep

 fiberwork

jo's hands fly

 stick spinning

 the indefatigable gail stiffe

 president of iapma

 the coven (gail missing to the right, front)

 there she is!

 one of the indigo aunties 

(one of several vats)
was asked for
a piece of sky

 with naomi as tutor

and supervisor

 iowa case paper and indigo

 compiling signatures

 into a stationers binding

 each text block found its own home

 and shifu went to to live

on pages where it belonged 

 some sections were bundled until they were sewn

 some folks brought favorite treasures

to sew to paper substrate

 a few surprises appeared from the layers

crayon, graphite, resists, magic solutions, ink

that we built

 i think the class had

japanese screw punch envy

 a palette from our class

(OH! and 

 trace willans 
joined us on monday!)

 gifts were shared 

brought by students for all 

 or for me

 gifts from friends like barry and fiona

are lovely treats,

after an evening of conversation they will remind…

but gifts from students

 move me to tears.

they have gifted me 

already

with their attention and trust.

 and bring me joy.

(fiona's letters…i love these)

and a last gift:

roz showed up 

made lord only knows what effort

to stop in at beuatiful silks

to say hello.
~~~
next a few days of making and shopping
and then off to the grampians
for another australian adventure!