tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post6019212919845165741..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: Finally, I focusFiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-76701915599814401092014-02-22T01:29:56.616+10:002014-02-22T01:29:56.616+10:00~now flaming pages could be a bit fun!!! lol...thi...~now flaming pages could be a bit fun!!! lol...this is something i have wanted to try and i think the boys would engage in this process...a daring bit of play to excite their senses...they remind me of old scripts...the movement that is made flows so nicely throughout...i like the contrast of the metal against the softness of the papers...another job well done...much love light and blessings~brandihttp://www.tofallorstumbleupon.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-46187119563508147872014-02-10T18:00:55.421+10:002014-02-10T18:00:55.421+10:00So true Amanda - that is the way this has happened...So true Amanda - that is the way this has happened…I suddenly stop and focus, sit quietly, meditatively and my mind empties. It's just a beautiful way to spend time in the studio (until you get woozy!). I am glad the book is speaking to you - we have been having lovely conversations together as we go along...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-3978244687243790372014-02-10T17:59:09.809+10:002014-02-10T17:59:09.809+10:00Thanks for stopping by and leaving a message d.guf...Thanks for stopping by and leaving a message d.guff! I use an incense stick that is smoking not flaming; and has a small red tip. I press this to the page and depending on the paper - it just burns very slowly or it races away - always have to test the paper first. Not this time, but one time, I ended up outside stomping on flaming pages...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-91057577898582898792014-02-10T17:16:12.159+10:002014-02-10T17:16:12.159+10:00Thanks Hilary- I love leaving a special word behin...Thanks Hilary- I love leaving a special word behind, it makes it feel valued and important and worth thinking on…go wellFiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-29342186764978599872014-02-10T17:15:10.349+10:002014-02-10T17:15:10.349+10:00The contrast of worn and aged and new and shiny is...The contrast of worn and aged and new and shiny is lovely isn't it Valerianna? I think it works...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-37730170188031823712014-02-10T08:39:08.535+10:002014-02-10T08:39:08.535+10:00This book is really speaking to me Fiona. I love t...This book is really speaking to me Fiona. I love the combination of materials, but I think mostly it is the meditative process (i see you in my mind). It brings to mind "monkey mind" and then, slowly, with patience.....clarity. Aaah.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135240564161689792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-74742209085139302712014-02-10T07:31:08.598+10:002014-02-10T07:31:08.598+10:00How did you burn the words with out catching the w...How did you burn the words with out catching the whole page on fire? Wonderful concept of leaving just a word or two exposed.<br /><br />d.guffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968554190613299525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-51436617926311947822014-02-10T05:07:59.383+10:002014-02-10T05:07:59.383+10:00I didn't realise when you last showed this tec...I didn't realise when you last showed this technique that you had burnt through the text. what a great idea though, to use the rhythm of the words. Your leaving of one word is inspired. It reminds me of Ikebana (the art of Japanese flower arranging) exercise of cutting every flower but one off a bush or hedge, so that you would really see that one flower.Hilary Florencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611511885397558659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-47469614927008298472014-02-10T01:42:01.243+10:002014-02-10T01:42:01.243+10:00Lovely combination of decaying and polished - pape...Lovely combination of decaying and polished - paper and metal. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-9508168404893715282014-02-09T20:43:07.596+10:002014-02-09T20:43:07.596+10:00There was indeed the requisite haze - even tho I h...There was indeed the requisite haze - even tho I had two doors open hoping for the breeze to carry it away! All very low key tho compared to an opium den me thinks! These pages have come along well - covers underway and then a book will emerge she says with confidence (eek). More to see soon I promise.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-62322382269098931092014-02-09T19:47:36.140+10:002014-02-09T19:47:36.140+10:00Your comment about being woozy from all the incens...Your comment about being woozy from all the incense brought to mind the opium dens I've read about in books featuring Sherlocke Holmes. Was there the requisite smokey haze hovering over the room? Sorry, been reading too much. Oh! Can't believe I just wrote that. Blasphemy!<br /><br />As always, I'm fascinated by your burnt word works. Coupling the pages with metal bindings is perfect in all the contrasts. More please!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927317459104273331noreply@blogger.com