Another collection

I am thrilled that one of my favourite books, Learning My Lines, has been purchased by the University of the Sunshine Coast to be part of their permanent collection.

Its funny how some books make their way into your heart and this is one that had travelled here and there and always returned, and in the end was one of the very few pieces of my own work that we had in the house. I liked looking at it and it made me smile as I walked past it each day.

I had been talking to the Uni about some other pieces; and was surprised when they said; the piece really we want is one we saw on your website and this was it!

It was made in 2011, and was first exhibited in Melbourne at Hand Held Gallery as part of our exhibition Light and Lines.

It travelled to Perth in 2013 for an artists book exhibition there; and was again shown in Brisbane in 2015.

Each time it came home.

It came about because I found these five scrappy old books with their spine covers disappearing at the recycling shop at the Gympie tip (rubbish dump).  I fell in love and knew they would become something.

I have always been in love with the look soft theses uncovered spines.  They just make my heart melt.

And the book brings me so many happy memories - like learning to rivet with Barry!

And every angle has something of interest; some secret past uncovered, yet not.  So many stories to tell, such  a beautiful object.

The original blog post was titled 'content sigh' and expresses all I felt about the book at the time; and it is intriguing to discover nothing much has changed over all those years; I still love it!

 Learning My Lines will go on display in one of the University's libraries.  Once I know which one, I will try to visit it.