Having sent my five wall pieces to the framers last week; I have turned to actually finishing the books for Under Construction.
I was pleased when I had finished the print-making and the stitching, twigs and additions to the pages, but now I need to make the covers and to make the actual books.
So I have covered my boards with a beautiful book cloth.
I have stitched my feathers onto fragments of vellum.
I love the featherishness of this one in particular!
And I have even attached the vellum+feathers into the niches I had created on the front covers.
It was a fine day playing with feathers, now to attach the pages to the covers and we shall have five books...
I was pleased when I had finished the print-making and the stitching, twigs and additions to the pages, but now I need to make the covers and to make the actual books.
So I have covered my boards with a beautiful book cloth.
I have stitched my feathers onto fragments of vellum.
I love the featherishness of this one in particular!
And I have even attached the vellum+feathers into the niches I had created on the front covers.
It was a fine day playing with feathers, now to attach the pages to the covers and we shall have five books...
love Feathers!
ReplyDeleteYep - me too!
DeleteWhat a splendid idea and so beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteThanks J - they are simple and elegant aren't they? And I think they add a certain something rather than leaving the cover plain. Fingers crossed!
DeleteF - love what you have done with these books - great contrast between the structure of the covers and texture of feathers twigs etc. b
ReplyDeleteThanks B - trying to get everything to work in harmony can take its time, but I hope it will be worth it.
DeleteAS ALWAYS FIONA, YOUR WORK IS BEAUTIFUL, LOV'IN ALL THE NATURE THAT YOU ARE USING IN YOUR WORK, THEY ARE WONDERFUL BEGINNINGS OF SOMETHING TRULY AMAZING, YOU ARE SO INSPIRING
ReplyDeleteThanks Kate for your enthusiasm - so pleased you are enjoying this little meander of mine. I love nests and all that they offer, and it has been a delight to work with them as a subject. Go well.
Deleteisn't vellum the most beautiful material to work with?
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed Mo - putting ink and gold upon it is pretty special; and I like the sense of gravitas it offers as well. Go well.
Deletemmmm these are looking really lovely and I am one of the few who have seen just how delicious this work is. x
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan, they are edging closer, painfully slowly, but almost there! They have been a real delight to spend time with and see what happens next...
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