I managed a couple of days in the studio on Friday and Saturday and found myself doing lots of little things; finishing projects, tying off loose ends, getting ready for things and generally just enjoying being there.
There are a range of projects on the go and it was good to progress each and every of one of them.
Here's a selection of the activity…
Seven peace in your pocket books finished, yippee! In good time for our Open Studio in a fortnight.
And then with the left over pages on the bamboo paper, I started to play with ideas for a wall show I have to do later in the year at our Celebration of Books.
And here, well I'm thinking about rusty birds…I'll explain more later!
There are a range of projects on the go and it was good to progress each and every of one of them.
Here's a selection of the activity…
Seven peace in your pocket books finished, yippee! In good time for our Open Studio in a fortnight.
I am off to a week long calligraphy course in July and am gathering my supplies, my tools and thinking about what to take. It is my first time to this gathering and I learned that everybody prepares a 'pin' with their details on it, along with some lettering or the like which they exchange with the people in their classes and others at the workshops. I got stuck in and made about 50 - I have no idea if that is enough or not - but at least I have made a start.
No real surprises here - old book pages, onto bamboo paper, black marks made to dance along the page and Habu threads of different sorts.
And then with the left over pages on the bamboo paper, I started to play with ideas for a wall show I have to do later in the year at our Celebration of Books.
And here, well I'm thinking about rusty birds…I'll explain more later!
Just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Louise - a real potpourri of things going on here!
DeleteYour pocket peace books are beautiful as are your "pins". I have to make something like the pins for my Art is ... You Retreat in August. I was thinking (amongst other things) of tiny wearable books...
ReplyDeleteYou know my obsession with rust, so I'm looking forward to seeing your rusty birds. Lovely!
Thanks Carol - mini books would be beautiful as pins; Lyndell (below) has made some just now! The rusty bird thing is progressing…interesting experiments with no firm resolution yet. Shall keep trying...
DeleteHow funny is it that I made little books as pins for the week long workshop in July as well! Perhaps it is just great minds ... do you think?
ReplyDeleteAmazing Lyndell - but your pins are real books and much more than mine! Sounds like we might get to meet face to face, which workshops are you doing?
DeleteThey have been fun to make and kinda look like 'real' books. I am doing Olive's workshops. No doubt she will be sick of me by the end. I would love to meet! Especially after what seems quite a long time.
DeleteWOW, prachtig en tof werk!
ReplyDeletehave no idea what's up with the apple/bird...but it's totally cool! (also the bookish things)
ReplyDeleteI am so behind with your activities Fiona. This was a great round up! Intrigued by rusty birds and the like......
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