Sunday, July 20, 2014

Grabbing some moments

There have been moments to be had in the studio in the past few days so I have been over there doing this and that and a few other things.

I managed to complete my wall piece for the Celebration of Books - I got a matt cut for the centre, I attached the pages to the matts and today I added cardboard backing to them and so they really truly are ready to hang when I need to.
Tick.



The planned layout - altho of course it will be on the wall not the floor!


Barry helped me make two comb pens that I saw Brody Neuenschwander use in Melbourne and I have been playing with them a bit - some interesting things discovered!




We also made a beer-bottle cap pen and I played with that as well to see what it would do.


I have also progressed my flags for peace and started chopping up pages for journals and written some words of hope, and I think I'll be able to share them all soon.  Lots of moments.

UPDATE: here are some images of the comb pens as requested. I used cheap plastic combs, sawn off, then attached to some 1.5cm conduit (the stuff electrical cabling goes through I think). We superglued them in place, and then I wrapped waxed linen thread through and around them to hold them firmly in place. Beyond that I don't have much advice about how to make one; very rudimentary; but possibly effective!




11 comments:

  1. I like the arrangement you've laid out of your book pieces. I'm sure it's going to make a wonderful wall display.

    I'm also fascinated by your alternative pens. I, too, would love to see pictures of them. They make such interesting marks!

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    1. Thanks Ellen - fingers crossed. I'll pop a photo of the pen up once I've taken one!

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    2. Rather belated here, but thanks for the added pictures! I love looking at "odd" mark-making tools, and these are really fascinating!

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  2. At the risk of sounding like a stuck record.... may I see the comb pens too Fiona? My mind is thinking what other sort of mark other than letters that they could produce! That layout is perfect too. Love it.

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    1. All good Lesley - the photos are there now! You would enjoy these I know. Thanks for liking the layout too, and sorry I didn't get back to reply till now.

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  3. Fiona, thanks for posting the photos...you've inspired me to try to make one myself!

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    1. Go Jill! They are fairly rudimentary and I am sure Brody's had more science behind them, but they are good to just pick up and go with, Good luck!

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  4. Thanks for these. I was meaning to ask how you made them.

    Next question - how do you make the bottle top pens? I really like the marks in that post

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    1. Thanks Jac - the beer bottle cap pens are even easier really - just some balsa or a bamboo skewer, and fold the cap in half and tape it around. There are some photos on my post from Tuesday 8 July that might help with that description!

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