this small kozo ledger
was given to me.
it has a lovely little "staple" holding it togehter
and a special notation
added in
inks of black and some bits of red
who knows what they say?
out walking i see marvels
like this ice.
it's been really cold this week.
so the walking and thinking came together this way:
try to spin a little kami-ito
with one sheet from the ledger.
so i spun it up
and wove a page
and the whole thing looks like this:
page, booklet, shifu 3 x 6 inch page, small bit of kami-ito leftover
the page holds all sorts of marks
including a wee bit of red.
a book in the making.
and
please!
to everyone who contacted me before the australia trip
asking for a copy of the new book,
please remind me.
i've lost the list somewhere, somehow,
and before i put it up on the for sale page
i need to honor your requests.
love the subtle blacks & dot of red in your shifu page and the photos of the lace like ice!
ReplyDeletemo, you see them! YAY!
ReplyDeletelove the marked shifu and the shimmery ice. I have very old theater play books from Japan but could never bring myself to cut them up, maybe your work will inspire me.
ReplyDeletejean, i bought a large account book from stephan (sri) for the purpose, and haven't yet used it, but this was a lovely gift for this express purpose, so i dove in (after finding it in a pile on my work table)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful book, pages, shifu, and amazing-gorgeous ice. xo
ReplyDeletemorna, thank you, i will take full credit for the ice!
ReplyDeletebeauty in the purest state.
ReplyDeleteHi V - the beauty of paper and nature - what is not to love about the two in your post. Go well. B
ReplyDeleteneki, beauty is all around if we can see it
ReplyDeletebarry, thank you. i sure do wish i had seen you two when in oz! next year maybe?
Book stuff is always good stuff! Love those ice shots...
ReplyDeletefiona, yes. powerful things, books. ice, too.
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