tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post3863608032684831791..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: An oldie but a goodie...Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-59666162542748182622013-04-19T18:52:33.105+10:002013-04-19T18:52:33.105+10:00Thanks so much Lisa - a perfect little poem! How g...Thanks so much Lisa - a perfect little poem! How gorgeous. Iti s a sweetie of a book, I like its balance and gentleness and simple elegance. Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-87624925482738397482013-04-19T18:51:05.029+10:002013-04-19T18:51:05.029+10:00Hi Carol- they are great trees aren't they? I ...Hi Carol- they are great trees aren't they? I only know of the one public one here and I often visit to collect pods at different stages. I'm glad you think it works.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-35425736410884883712013-04-19T18:49:59.250+10:002013-04-19T18:49:59.250+10:00Thanks Lesley - it all balances rather beautifully...Thanks Lesley - it all balances rather beautifully!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-84870108470598304882013-04-19T03:51:11.986+10:002013-04-19T03:51:11.986+10:00Hi Fiona, sorry to be commenting so belatedly, but...Hi Fiona, sorry to be commenting so belatedly, but I just had to add my admiration to that of the others when I saw this post. Your book is rich and deep and simple all at once - just like a perfect little poem...Arzigogolarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-9615564290808097742013-04-13T11:08:45.250+10:002013-04-13T11:08:45.250+10:00A very beautiful combination, Fiona, the delicacy ...A very beautiful combination, Fiona, the delicacy of the banana leaf paper with the woody bean pod is lovely. When I was a kid (in NSW) I had a cubby in a Queensland Bean Tree and I thought, and still do, that it is one of the most beautiful trees in Australia.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914350639398715648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-55582311530288608122013-04-13T01:57:37.529+10:002013-04-13T01:57:37.529+10:00What a little beauty. Symbiosis in both form and m...What a little beauty. Symbiosis in both form and matter.LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-75232888757752349912013-04-11T09:44:03.644+10:002013-04-11T09:44:03.644+10:00Thank you so much Anna - a lovely set of words for...Thank you so much Anna - a lovely set of words for my wee book!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-34175960528637421592013-04-11T09:43:15.951+10:002013-04-11T09:43:15.951+10:00Thanks Jo - it's nice when you still like your...Thanks Jo - it's nice when you still like your earlier work isn't it?!?Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-63716274009983992302013-04-11T09:42:39.862+10:002013-04-11T09:42:39.862+10:00Thanks Louise - you made me smile for sure. It...Thanks Louise - you made me smile for sure. It's funny how some of the beauties just get it right and pass the test of time, and amazing to know that one can fall in love with a book at first sight! Love it! Enjoy.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-28199070822337773872013-04-11T09:41:07.903+10:002013-04-11T09:41:07.903+10:00Hi Annie - glad it made you smile it is a real lit...Hi Annie - glad it made you smile it is a real little sweetie! Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-27913272656297277972013-04-11T09:40:33.238+10:002013-04-11T09:40:33.238+10:00Thanks Robyn - it's nice when the imagination ...Thanks Robyn - it's nice when the imagination just goes maybe this, with that, and then...<br />I love how the soft paper has curled and unfurled all on its own. The draping is just gorgeous I think.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-74288625462763855552013-04-11T09:39:26.144+10:002013-04-11T09:39:26.144+10:00Thanks so much Valerianna - glad it let your mind ...Thanks so much Valerianna - glad it let your mind take a wander and imagine all sorts. Soft and flowing it is...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-84621272384703001532013-04-11T09:38:41.451+10:002013-04-11T09:38:41.451+10:00Thanks Jac - it is still book-like I think and som...Thanks Jac - it is still book-like I think and somehow the soft curves fit with the straight lines of the base. I often look at all sorts of things as possible book covers now!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-72397325235604089642013-04-10T13:30:28.938+10:002013-04-10T13:30:28.938+10:00Proportions, textures, feel: perfect!Proportions, textures, feel: perfect!Anna Mavromatishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713679775153120642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-17342860671257135262013-04-10T06:04:28.692+10:002013-04-10T06:04:28.692+10:00A beautiful piece Fiona...still.A beautiful piece Fiona...still.Jo Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025838373008865611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-56347573376406741822013-04-10T05:49:08.083+10:002013-04-10T05:49:08.083+10:00The best yet, I think I have fallen in love at fir...The best yet, I think I have fallen in love at first sight! I thought it was possible with a man, I know it is possible with my camera, now it is possible with books! Thank you Fiona, you never cease to amaze. :) Mind like a bear trap. ;)Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043122487729540469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-23555876920039888182013-04-10T05:06:44.982+10:002013-04-10T05:06:44.982+10:00Wow!! This is just playfully gorgeous. Can see why...Wow!! This is just playfully gorgeous. Can see why you love it so much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878102599430407759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-26231337639584908022013-04-09T22:59:00.385+10:002013-04-09T22:59:00.385+10:00Banana leaf pod books ..... my heart skips at the ...Banana leaf pod books ..... my heart skips at the thought. Great photos too, Fiona. Love that last one.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-90277405755387046792013-04-09T22:41:22.587+10:002013-04-09T22:41:22.587+10:00The flow of one form to the other is beautiful, an...The flow of one form to the other is beautiful, and becomes many things - a shell with a mollusk inhabitant, a flower opening - it suggests so much. Love it. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-1498421219633504532013-04-09T20:36:50.435+10:002013-04-09T20:36:50.435+10:00I really like the integration of the book into a d...I really like the integration of the book into a different structure. The contrast of the wood, pod and paper makes me want to pick it up and play with itjachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875576384239512399noreply@blogger.com