Whilst we are away, another beautiful artists' book exhibition is occurring in Maleny. As part of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writer's Festival some good people are once again showcasing artists' books at The Little Red Cottage in Coral St Maleny. Details below.
I am sad to be away, but so grateful to be included.
The theme this year is Narrative - Connecting hearts, minds and nature
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I have two entries in the show. This will be the very first showing of my book Simply Being.
The nature of the book, about slowing down and taking time to be, and to be present, resonates with the theme I think - connecting your own mind and your own heart; and particularly connecting with nature.
The words in this book emerged from time spent here in Scotland where I do look slowly, and try to listen softly, and of course, go gently...
I have also contributed my three Grief is a Stone book-ets.
It felt to me that these book-ets also tell a tale of connection with our hearts and our minds. They speak of how we try to make sense of loss and grieving and how it shifts and moves and changes over time...
It often intrigues me when I look back over a year of making say; or like this when I put two books together that are unrelated in theme and thinking and realise how closely they seem to be related. These books feel very 'me' and I hope that a few folk I know might get to see them and enjoy them, on my behalf whilst I am away.
I enjoyed following the development of both of these works. It's clear stones hold significance for you but what I find interesting is that each of these reflects a differing aspect of that significance. I like things that are multi-dimensional in that way and I suppose displaying them together lets that become almost a third "theme" (I hesitate to use that word but the one I want is escaping me), one that might also have people wondering about their own thoughts of or connections to stones?
ReplyDeleteApologies for such a late reply Jillayne - We disappeared to Norway and I lost track of where I was in replying! Eek. I have been interested to discover how much resonance stones and pebbles have for me; and also how they signify different things. I love their tactility as well and the senes of holding them. Their weight is the hand is comforting their smoothness tells stories of weathering. So much in such humble objects...
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