Somewhat random bits of making

 My head is racing this way and that and trying to sort and sift and settle with so many things I want/need to get done. I am trying hard to come down on the side of things that NEED doing - rather than heading off in a million directions of things that I COULD be doing. Sigh. There will be time for those later.

I had a note to self that I needed to make a pretend scroll. Barry had previously made a beautiful scroll book which worked brilliantly for explaning about scrolls - but somebody recently purchased it and it now has a new home and I can't pull it out and use it for demonstration purposes! 

Down at the studio on the weekend I looked at a roll of paper and thought - that might do it.

And then I looked down at a crack in the floor and thought - that might do it.

I went off and grabbed a stick of graphite and did a rubbing of a crack!

I am quite fond of the marks made, and now simply have to work out how much to add to it without detracting from it!  That will happen.

If adding words, I have to work out is the work read from inside the scroll to the end of the scroll? Or is it read as you unfurl the scroll from the end ot the inside? Interesting...

I also have to print a few words, so was playing ever so briefly with some type, and surprised myself with how quickly I managed to decide on the typeface, the layout and then when I found one empty chase that I could pop the words into and lock it up I really felt like I was winning! 

Now to simply find some moments to cut the card and print! Easy right?

And then a quick rub over the letters with carbon paper to check if we are on track, and I think we actually are.

I also squeezed a few moments at home to sit down and try to use my alphabet to write some words out. I had a scrap of paper left over from the paper sample book episode, and just used a basic roller pen I use to write my daily to-do lists. This writing is quite small and dense.

Interestingly, I chose some words that are a reminder to me, and I like the way in which they are coded and not easily understood. Almost secret.

Life is full of variety!

And a rainy afternoon gave me the perfect opportunity to review these books and reflects on them as I prep for teaching and the Conference. So much wisdom and goodness within.

I enjoyed it so much the idea of a book reading session came over me - how delightful would it be to have coffee, cake, good arty folk and books and just sit in silence reading wonderful books and exclaiming and sharing every now and again?