tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post2146361421552623255..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: Dark and LightFiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-52219284468744503662012-07-02T18:52:41.270+10:002012-07-02T18:52:41.270+10:00Hi Patti- yes wrapping can make something precious...Hi Patti- yes wrapping can make something precious as well can't it? It has worked out well for now -perhaps in time I can unbundle it and do something more formal with it; but for now it is just right and just so. Go well!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-25823908482805582872012-07-02T18:51:24.695+10:002012-07-02T18:51:24.695+10:00Oh Helen, that's just so nice of you! I'm ...Oh Helen, that's just so nice of you! I'm glad you enjoy the meanderings, ramblings, ravings, ponderings...it's so good to know. Go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-33632478700466788642012-07-02T18:50:27.168+10:002012-07-02T18:50:27.168+10:00Thanks G/TT - the bonfire was definitely an option...Thanks G/TT - the bonfire was definitely an option there for a bit! But yes, I think it it shows respect for the difficult things and offers some hope of resolution...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-48298822587829986752012-07-02T02:52:08.863+10:002012-07-02T02:52:08.863+10:00Fiona....love that wrapping notion on the book, as...Fiona....love that wrapping notion on the book, as well as the bit of white contrast. I think wrapping provides a wealth of possibilities (as you know from those lovingly wrapped stones of yours!) ....seeing something as bound or protected or anywhere in between. Lovely marks on those pages too....you are always full of inspiration for me!Missouri Bend Paper Workshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153989891514458384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-20928126772719300002012-07-02T02:45:00.141+10:002012-07-02T02:45:00.141+10:00I LOVE your "rambling and raving," as yo...I LOVE your "rambling and raving," as you refer to it... writing to thank you for sharing exactly that!<br />~ HelenHelen Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01831884514511343147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-11177194978216665952012-07-01T23:23:51.546+10:002012-07-01T23:23:51.546+10:00Well, let me add my voice to the chorus of approva...Well, let me add my voice to the chorus of approval and admiration! The perfect solution to your creative dilemma. I was worried you might opt for the bonfire idea, but this one is so much better - the darkness has been preserved, has been protected in a way, which (to me at least) shows the ability to treat dark matters with due respect and distance rather than attempting to reject or destroy them out of blind fear. It is indeed intriguing and apt that this book happened in the midst of your working with so much white, and could not be complete without its own little thread of hope. Brava!Gisizeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08842508709852026701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-70297420896385890652012-07-01T21:42:05.512+10:002012-07-01T21:42:05.512+10:00Ah yes, Barry's addition made a world of diffe...Ah yes, Barry's addition made a world of difference here. It is just such the right thing to finish it with...The prize book is heaps of fun, and Jo - wait till you see what the origami has become - I am totally in love!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-76217369113392984522012-07-01T21:40:51.352+10:002012-07-01T21:40:51.352+10:00Hi Lesley - I have loved the challenge of actually...Hi Lesley - I have loved the challenge of actually working into your book, and it has become an interesting play-time opportunity. What mark can I make today? What pen will I use today? All good fun! And I think it is going to look quite nice as well. I think the dark is resolved well for now - I am pleased it is settled, and has a a little bit of light in it...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-60759772197170123192012-07-01T21:38:33.922+10:002012-07-01T21:38:33.922+10:00Thanks you ersi marina, I think in its new form it...Thanks you ersi marina, I think in its new form it does offer all those possibilities and imaginings. It will be interesting to see if I ever do unwrap it...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-23065701989640322562012-07-01T21:37:11.335+10:002012-07-01T21:37:11.335+10:00Wow - that has a very strong connection doesn'...Wow - that has a very strong connection doesn't it Luthien? I'm glad that B suggested to have the hope there...it makes the world of difference to me and how I feel about it. He is indeed a wise one! Go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-30953050382457135452012-07-01T21:36:02.783+10:002012-07-01T21:36:02.783+10:00Thanks Robyn - it really was challenging me, and I...Thanks Robyn - it really was challenging me, and I have found this solution a good one. It is interesting to discover how we can retrieve pieces that are bothering us, and still have them be something, not just trashed. Go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-63894097729018191142012-07-01T21:34:35.859+10:002012-07-01T21:34:35.859+10:00Such truth in those words MJ- a real shock! But wh...Such truth in those words MJ- a real shock! But what a lovley way to see it - cocooned, and almost dormant, waiting to change form and become something beautiful. What a special way of seeing it, thank you. I know how fortunate I am to have these conversations with B - this was hardly a long chat; just a simple idea, dropped in the pond, and it rippled out.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-77439179509432377792012-07-01T21:32:45.416+10:002012-07-01T21:32:45.416+10:00Thanks for seeing the dark book that way Jennifer....Thanks for seeing the dark book that way Jennifer...it feels a bit like that for me too. I feel very comfortable with it sitting there like that, and the thread of hope helps a lot. I used a while spool of that thread and it does feel good!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-2412819249585081352012-07-01T06:46:25.177+10:002012-07-01T06:46:25.177+10:00Barry's brilliance saved the day... soooo well...Barry's brilliance saved the day... soooo well. Those little folded packets are intriguing and I really like what you've done with the prize book.Jo Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025838373008865611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-60833547015242653272012-07-01T04:21:44.298+10:002012-07-01T04:21:44.298+10:00How lovely to see both a resolution to your reacti...How lovely to see both a resolution to your reaction to your 'dark' book and the creation of marks in my little book to you... you are always pushing against the tide and getting on with things Fiona. I wish I had half of your work ethic!!LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-43395460568726038642012-07-01T03:14:07.189+10:002012-07-01T03:14:07.189+10:00A book wrap that cannot be undone. I love the idea...A book wrap that cannot be undone. I love the idea. A dark book full of mystery, things we cannot see, full of things we project into it. It would almost be a pity to unwrap it. A dark, pregnant, wise book of secrets.ersimarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08898441311620432865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-32832965951912146282012-07-01T02:45:31.935+10:002012-07-01T02:45:31.935+10:00you know what the black book reminds me of? the Si...you know what the black book reminds me of? the Sinsar Dubh. it's a fictitious book of Shadows in one of the series i read. not that it looked like the SD, it just feels like it. in the SD, an atoned king poured all his evilness into a book (SD) and then had it chained and locked in magic runes so that the evilness may never see the light of day. but the difference here is ... in your black book, there's hope. there was none in the SD. B is indeed wise.Luthien Thyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917087004750275087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-16418363842535350792012-07-01T00:15:02.023+10:002012-07-01T00:15:02.023+10:00I went back to read the post with interest. The pa...I went back to read the post with interest. The pages are full of energy but obviously not an energy that soothes you. I've had that experience with my own work and ended up carving the totem into squares. Intriguing the different solutions for work that bothers us! Loving the black marks on beautiful paper.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-57416976162927712262012-06-30T22:42:19.411+10:002012-06-30T22:42:19.411+10:00it can be quite shocking when something we made ou...it can be quite shocking when something we made ourselves elicits such a visceral response... even moreso when the feelings are dark and raw... i like your resolution on it - it's almost like you have made it a cocoon, wrapped in (what looks like) silk... honored the hurt, hoped for light... as in all times of darkness, the light remains, even if it is only a dot in the distance... i guess instead of seeing it bundled up so that nothing can escape, i see it given the chance to metamorphosize spiritually/emotionally... <br />it is so wonderful for you both that you are able to talk about your work, be understood and guide each other at times...mairedoddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01518352870828784085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-14103684778716925182012-06-30T19:31:45.493+10:002012-06-30T19:31:45.493+10:00What an intriguing solution to the darkness...all ...What an intriguing solution to the darkness...all bundled up so it can't escape, yet hope can get in...or that's the way I'm seeing it. Just wonderful. I yearn to hold the book to feel the threads wrapped so tightly, going this way and that. It's perfect.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927317459104273331noreply@blogger.com