tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post2982377119896813656..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: Silence helps no oneFiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-15746948960381982662015-01-18T15:10:20.558+10:002015-01-18T15:10:20.558+10:00Thanks Anna - it was an enjoyable book to make bec...Thanks Anna - it was an enjoyable book to make because as I went along, everything felt right, but its nonetheless a toughie because the message is so hard...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-86522353424835277582015-01-18T06:50:53.543+10:002015-01-18T06:50:53.543+10:00Such an elegant piece on its own but reading the s...Such an elegant piece on its own but reading the story enhances it further. Creating it must have been a powerful experience, clever you.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989624921423448745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-8064580617266417632015-01-17T20:19:59.621+10:002015-01-17T20:19:59.621+10:00Thanks for all the support Lesley! I found this a...Thanks for all the support Lesley! I found this a bit tricky because I wanted one page in and the next out (so to speak) and struggled to work out the sections and how to hinge them, but I think it works. It is a fascinating form and allows for so much mystery and unknowing... Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-48880286741879044502015-01-17T20:18:18.947+10:002015-01-17T20:18:18.947+10:00Thanks Lisa - the script definitely feels like mus...Thanks Lisa - the script definitely feels like music marks and notes; and is also a bit cryptic, so I didn't want it to be too easy and obvious...I think the story works well like this - sad as you say, but we need to know.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-23378864176778811852015-01-17T00:09:55.118+10:002015-01-17T00:09:55.118+10:00A double accordion and in gorgeous black and white...A double accordion and in gorgeous black and white too. So powerful Fiona. I love this structure and teach in in accordion workshops but most people don't ever make it again. I don't know why as I think it is elegant and sculptural. Those marks on your pages before text are beautiful too. This is obviously a book that was just meant to be.LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-52377364155457763742015-01-16T05:00:45.655+10:002015-01-16T05:00:45.655+10:00Poetic in both content and structure, Fiona. I lov...Poetic in both content and structure, Fiona. I love how the text first appears (at least in the images online) as notes scattered across the pages. The subject is disconcerting and so-sad, but has found a beautiful form in your knowing hands...Arzigogolarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-11930301345070063472015-01-15T17:39:43.351+10:002015-01-15T17:39:43.351+10:00Thank Carol - so lovely to hear your thoughts. I ...Thank Carol - so lovely to hear your thoughts. I love what the binding offered - 8 sections attached to each other quite differently, not just folded and stitched. It allowed me to show the right side, the wrong side, and work out how to tell a story. It told me what the content needed to be, and I was pleased to deliver...go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-72549359671929738012015-01-15T13:33:29.552+10:002015-01-15T13:33:29.552+10:00Without knowing the subject, Fiona, this is a beau...Without knowing the subject, Fiona, this is a beautiful and innovative binding but add the subject and it becomes a truly important work. Inspirational, as so much of your work is...Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914350639398715648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-11898883056493722282015-01-14T17:39:15.571+10:002015-01-14T17:39:15.571+10:00A good combination Jo - magic can happen under the...A good combination Jo - magic can happen under the right conditions! Go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-87681351067191906972015-01-14T17:38:52.515+10:002015-01-14T17:38:52.515+10:00Another great description and explanation Valerian...Another great description and explanation Valerianna! Perhaps they are just incubating and things need to synchronise for them to come together...it is a lovely blend of things, and I think the piece is always only as good as you are at getting out of the way, and of the things you have quietly and unintentionally brought to it. A tricky one to ponder!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-48230627061293372632015-01-14T17:36:56.121+10:002015-01-14T17:36:56.121+10:00Thanks Brandi - it is a toughie in many ways, and ...Thanks Brandi - it is a toughie in many ways, and yet the process of making, and discovering, and bringing it to life was rather beautiful...it does feel worth it. Go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-55598670572260607212015-01-14T17:35:56.548+10:002015-01-14T17:35:56.548+10:00Thanks B - I'm pleased that it is...Thanks B - I'm pleased that it is...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-3124034770908262262015-01-14T17:35:28.212+10:002015-01-14T17:35:28.212+10:00Thank you Leslie - that capture the process and ho...Thank you Leslie - that capture the process and how it felt so well. Some things do just come together...go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-86125412829998763962015-01-14T17:34:44.809+10:002015-01-14T17:34:44.809+10:00Thank you Annie, I'm so glad you think so.Thank you Annie, I'm so glad you think so.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-87117608805912222582015-01-14T17:34:07.794+10:002015-01-14T17:34:07.794+10:00Velma, thank you. You captured it perfectly... Velma, thank you. You captured it perfectly... Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-91266961973631476982015-01-14T13:15:41.531+10:002015-01-14T13:15:41.531+10:00 Serendipitous and inspired.... powerful piece. Serendipitous and inspired.... powerful piece. Jo Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025838373008865611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-71326656715226329042015-01-14T11:47:55.046+10:002015-01-14T11:47:55.046+10:00I love it when art just happens... but, of course,...I love it when art just happens... but, of course, its as you say - years of materials, techniques, ideas and inspiration that come out in a burst, surprising, but there it is. I wonder, sometimes, if these things are incubating, without our knowing and pop out when they've finally got your attention and the moment is just right. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-78401652668193001702015-01-14T10:52:06.014+10:002015-01-14T10:52:06.014+10:00~a piece and post that leaves me with a heavy hear...~a piece and post that leaves me with a heavy heart...when a piece of art falls into place just like so is an exhilarating moment...but taking the time to truly find the meaning or purpose makes it all so much more worth in the doing...much love light and blessings~brandihttp://tofallorstumbleupon.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-77304961400801936192015-01-14T08:44:01.437+10:002015-01-14T08:44:01.437+10:00F - a powerful piece in many ways. BF - a powerful piece in many ways. BBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-34435299228510147332015-01-14T07:11:27.057+10:002015-01-14T07:11:27.057+10:00the message, the format, the execution...the smoot...the message, the format, the execution...the smooth birth of the book; all are stunning. it was meant to be and you were meant to make it. Well done. Leslie Avon Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235003342775117469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-5712632516184489162015-01-13T22:33:05.287+10:002015-01-13T22:33:05.287+10:00So powerful. And beautiful.So powerful. And beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878102599430407759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-16083886856408115392015-01-13T20:51:01.057+10:002015-01-13T20:51:01.057+10:00i think all the ones, books samples, papers; all t...i think all the ones, books samples, papers; all that you make is the preparation for when a piece just happens, almost makes itself. good job on letting it through and making it happen...maybe i should say letting it happen. Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-77228984322348917862015-01-13T20:45:59.655+10:002015-01-13T20:45:59.655+10:00Thanks Ronnie. I think its about acknowledging th...Thanks Ronnie. I think its about acknowledging the balance - these things happen without you; yet they happen because of what you have done or learnt to that point. I didn't want to sound trite - like whee, lucky me these things just happen! Or up myself, its only because I am so clever that stuff like this happens; but somewhere between the two. I do love it when they happen without you and am fascinated to observe the process; and I honour that they happen like that because of you...or something like that!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-31805140061266000682015-01-13T18:03:40.255+10:002015-01-13T18:03:40.255+10:00I like this one a great deal --- the 'fiona...I like this one a great deal --- the 'fiona' script is really intriguing - but its the monochromatic palette and doubled accordian structure that really appeals --- not taking anything away from all the years of practice and making, thinking and doing that happen behind the scenes - but don't you love it when a book seems to just make itself..... ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.com