moved

"You may live quietly but your star burns bright!"

 this is what sophie told me

amazed, sometimes,

at the community found here

in the ethers.

and grateful for the brightness

light and color

in these dark days.

flax cover

 i love how flax

is so strong,

beautiful,

useful,

 as fiber for rope, for thread, for fabric

but also for paper.

flax paper, 

not linen rag paper

but raw flax.

beaten and pulled by those papermakers who have "umph"

extra "umph" because this pulp has

personality, character, and

makes strong covers, 
perfect for decorative longstitch bindings.

 my first book with ecoprinted pages

autumn moon journal

6" x 8" x 1" 

32 ecodyed cotton pages, 4 signatures, flax cover  
spine sewn with waxed linen, 

a keith smith variation.

endpapers of lokta, spine lining of thistledown paper

(there's a thistledown moon, and a tiny kozo mend, too).
meant to be used however you wish
drawing in ink would be wonderful

this one's for sale

$125.00. postage paid in the u.s.

email me, vdbolyard at gmail dot com,
if you're interested.

taken away

i took away today's post.

i couldn't bear it.

i appreciate all of you who responded. every one.

if it's not one thing...

yep, it's certainly another.

sigh.

paper play

shifu with thistle and lokta

 ocean play

from bar harbor

 blue play

grasse river

 hideyhole play

likely life and death

 tooth play 

broken today, dentist tomorrow

 first book with fall dyed papers

paper play

sewing play

flax, lokta, cotton paper, dyed, waxed linen

 structure

 pattern

 structure

 play

 word and image play

an old book 

requested by a dear friend

from when i was just learning artists' books

~~~

sometimes the day to day

getting sick and then better,

making stuff, breaking teeth

driving the car, walking the dog

these are the things

that stitch, rig, knot, lace up my days

into vessel

form texture color idea image

december sun

i'm better, thanks, and i walked wendy

an amazing lateday

sunshine pierced the gray

 and danced over foothill meadows

 some with slightest 

slightest gatherings of new snow

 treelines reached

 and cradled the sunset

and a warm flake

made its way 

inside to outside.

healing

 this is how

my body has felt

 for a couple of days

 a strange cold aching

seems like it's time to move on

 in the mail came a surprise

aimee feels like this as she sorts through hedi's magic.

 i've felt this way long enough!

(and there was a great phone talk, grin)

riches of friendship

thanks for the get wells.

went home

sick.

cold cold cold to my bones 

and achy

yesterday and today

(so far).  

it will pass.

happy news

well, i've been hiding this under my hat for a bit.

i've been selected to do

a residency at terraphilia.

terraphilia is a beautiful word

coined by susan tweit and her late husband richard cabe

(who liked my rock books)

terraphilia is in salida, colorado,

and the residency is a place to stay and work.

i will go there after school is out.

and the other piece of news is also grand:

s.d.a. (surface design association) has given me

travel money, so i can travel to and from,

rent a car, and be in the mountains for two weeks.

heaven.

i am very grateful to susan and to the sda.

i am really, really excited! 

too tired, 2 moons

 i'm too tired to share news

(i have good news)

 and too tired to send

a few things to folks who are waiting

(you know who you are)

 i apologize

i will get things done this week.

i am just too tired.

but there are two new moons!

circles, spheres, moons and a marsh

lately i seem to be seeing 

everything in globe or in line

 dyed silk

 spools 

 charlotte's eggs

 pear and vermont brie

 moon nine patch

shifu moons

silk

paper

 lines at

upper and lower lakes