tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80709176806326228582024-03-19T23:34:12.391+10:00Paper PonderingsFIONA DEMPSTER - MAKER WITH WORDSFiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2261125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-82091743314381960602024-03-19T16:06:00.002+10:002024-03-19T17:52:53.958+10:00Visiting my work at All Stitched Up in Gympie<p> We finally managed to head north to Gympie to see this show, where I had three pieces display. As anticipated it was beautifully presented and curated, and in fact, when I walked in and saw my work on display it took my breath away a bit.</p><p>It looked so serene within the space.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaotBvAyCEpYzXxtfeisZFX8MXlCHCYRUZtWebmWBZs0Sxe4l2Yo7fIwJazTNGY-e24hHaD3jVudjABMulId0mi00s6MO2b5NM2gZn7F1J8rRU8p0tyMo9WKpZxNrY3egF32lq8W17o6urjO-rQoNuUF4abad7bhl1PYIPxGEWdQTj7wnI62D9Z9jpYEP/s1280/IMG_5398.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaotBvAyCEpYzXxtfeisZFX8MXlCHCYRUZtWebmWBZs0Sxe4l2Yo7fIwJazTNGY-e24hHaD3jVudjABMulId0mi00s6MO2b5NM2gZn7F1J8rRU8p0tyMo9WKpZxNrY3egF32lq8W17o6urjO-rQoNuUF4abad7bhl1PYIPxGEWdQTj7wnI62D9Z9jpYEP/w640-h640/IMG_5398.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjXGwW286gUrkEKZjrQvwYfdso-ecCdLgeCz8vGEqbS-1mS38CBq7epGzmkjd366XoJqQUmxMHgvkXzgWmg2RxpL1-WcQRraRLgscuCS1R8ws6H8ivbOuT2O_qFTNP83kDG0rHAUBAwhVTkRJaZVmZQoDlIvENAURQfSJon72lz9-8CxykP7gnoIgSCIk/s1280/IMG_2458.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjXGwW286gUrkEKZjrQvwYfdso-ecCdLgeCz8vGEqbS-1mS38CBq7epGzmkjd366XoJqQUmxMHgvkXzgWmg2RxpL1-WcQRraRLgscuCS1R8ws6H8ivbOuT2O_qFTNP83kDG0rHAUBAwhVTkRJaZVmZQoDlIvENAURQfSJon72lz9-8CxykP7gnoIgSCIk/w640-h480/IMG_2458.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">And I was very happy to see it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmZVYztSmjs4IuRwGXaYTGmbYfsCYEDlFtd5IBE_QN73FCCNECx-F_uF3d0hycaY_q-P6GxhLJiHB-Ej-a-g4GhjKa1tHwPWBkudViHP5oQJz6PzHfw49oolAYW9kt8tvpY4LLV5PpHdSz4i6ohgpRNOY0bClDw2lhVAcb-Y9x0YxntwrkdhbLXj-0n9l/s1280/IMG_2457%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAXGvlCY3ebe4YQ24mRHPQlFqZdXbGmYWqVrG9ixxThy_D_ClzbpL1DMIyVuL25F5ypLVFQzVQ_DXDnHAvDfs6Mu0wd4AlKoyafbmtxNB85ztK5YTRKBfin4602UJn6j-pB2tAnLDSygaDWeQwU7fMSAzkjoNtc_JsGmWIZQvKC5_cS6lqo0TtxM-OBQZ/w640-h640/IMG_5402.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>I loved this work by Sandra Pearce - the delicacy of it, and how well the words fit the work...<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyqyh55WBgWigYwuwapjqe9U74rvfAiNCMj_T2Nv1uwKeIDgUqPmvq9kHa1syH1cVXEMoLOkocZZqigznKVGFdRMMAVIGq7eMp51-TtKGnlLmIKFSt6IhGMGPdyCnoQ7mFE60teMkhhj9JH_9-3G26-_9wvxSLrPU5sTahQ1M_bD1HtJb8QkvoTVLBii_/s1280/IMG_5400.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyqyh55WBgWigYwuwapjqe9U74rvfAiNCMj_T2Nv1uwKeIDgUqPmvq9kHa1syH1cVXEMoLOkocZZqigznKVGFdRMMAVIGq7eMp51-TtKGnlLmIKFSt6IhGMGPdyCnoQ7mFE60teMkhhj9JH_9-3G26-_9wvxSLrPU5sTahQ1M_bD1HtJb8QkvoTVLBii_/w640-h640/IMG_5400.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZR9dX5qTR-Jx5_NwsI0Cd8HCDl0XZrKa2CNAw4T3jia0dGHubiVtjn_Na1KfBdmndWRdfwkhsO0FJioIE6p-9mzdheG798msZwQ58mJyCuzszzqiYzFehTF0pQGn42booD5L8imX5wjzj9qltfsdzKbDg3xY3PlH5jfdSIpEzI5JyMZYCGvNVbVih8oJ0/s1280/IMG_5401.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZR9dX5qTR-Jx5_NwsI0Cd8HCDl0XZrKa2CNAw4T3jia0dGHubiVtjn_Na1KfBdmndWRdfwkhsO0FJioIE6p-9mzdheG798msZwQ58mJyCuzszzqiYzFehTF0pQGn42booD5L8imX5wjzj9qltfsdzKbDg3xY3PlH5jfdSIpEzI5JyMZYCGvNVbVih8oJ0/w640-h640/IMG_5401.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also loved this form by Joanna Faber.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpa1OsX9wRGW45mtjTN8lob0uaRHZWAetMG-NejqGc49jYwCBq1NXFcutFI8cYljLtI7KX3YyIfFOhi7N72J9sCO69LsS9b36LdD-hI8nb0dZG72w7Om1wfmSvPy8Ck_fIDHxGcB1KsAmUCjrWGBHA1lSqdqXj7Flj6QoeRBrZGJSF_VCN01BgPw8hyphenhyphenGVi/s1280/IMG_5408.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpa1OsX9wRGW45mtjTN8lob0uaRHZWAetMG-NejqGc49jYwCBq1NXFcutFI8cYljLtI7KX3YyIfFOhi7N72J9sCO69LsS9b36LdD-hI8nb0dZG72w7Om1wfmSvPy8Ck_fIDHxGcB1KsAmUCjrWGBHA1lSqdqXj7Flj6QoeRBrZGJSF_VCN01BgPw8hyphenhyphenGVi/w640-h640/IMG_5408.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And the way these pieces were displayed.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5U5tDrqfJDN9J91wurcONXApd8aFPQP8s2Cq5NeHELqdKdFEzYNJL4se861WI4S5_Xj7mPypQgHUzBvvjkuu-rDboxX7xNskICXAWRpSxKD0WDUJ81LDlacVY-WFYQzmPecKeiMknvwgw9BW8vcEQEtPNjy-IkeqrgWk_1iMXiigqadgiERUSJqIeCZ-/s1280/IMG_5410%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5U5tDrqfJDN9J91wurcONXApd8aFPQP8s2Cq5NeHELqdKdFEzYNJL4se861WI4S5_Xj7mPypQgHUzBvvjkuu-rDboxX7xNskICXAWRpSxKD0WDUJ81LDlacVY-WFYQzmPecKeiMknvwgw9BW8vcEQEtPNjy-IkeqrgWk_1iMXiigqadgiERUSJqIeCZ-/w640-h640/IMG_5410%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>All in all, it was well worth the drive, ad real delight to see such a variety fo work in such a beautiful space. Huge thanks to all involved.</div><div><br /></div><div>And then for the briefest of moments as I walked past, the sun shone and the birds had shadows!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqciTNrKa4RVbu3XX9_xBpQ4JhPhe1V0O1t75CR7x3qGVh8Q2dJSMFoUmcrjvj_kA92K-vnySLvKykCmHs8djlD2278ByFmGKN_busCWAJz3P7vkJDYRpmRebyVtgXlmAVPe81mzvG8zIDV_E1VE1ljQ-KwWDGDBCUA1i-7QPJ565cUBGMu7_Hhs2JL3b/s1280/IMG_5411%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqciTNrKa4RVbu3XX9_xBpQ4JhPhe1V0O1t75CR7x3qGVh8Q2dJSMFoUmcrjvj_kA92K-vnySLvKykCmHs8djlD2278ByFmGKN_busCWAJz3P7vkJDYRpmRebyVtgXlmAVPe81mzvG8zIDV_E1VE1ljQ-KwWDGDBCUA1i-7QPJ565cUBGMu7_Hhs2JL3b/w640-h640/IMG_5411%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-55533952429596363362024-03-17T15:52:00.002+10:002024-03-17T17:36:19.384+10:00Completing the pegs<p> And here we are, with the work completed.</p><p>I had done so much to get this work this far, but there were still plenty of moments that needed to be worked through in order to get it done. I had managed <a href="https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/03/slow-stitching-and-measuring-and.html">to do the stitching lines</a>, and <a href="https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/03/attaching-pegs-and-other-bits.html">to attach the pegs</a> with wire. But now the challenge was to attach the paper to the canvas.</p><p>As Barry had looked at my design earlier, he had said - maybe the Xs could be how you attach the paper to the canvas. And I was so excited as it sure beat trying to line up the pegs and poke holes in the canvas and tie the wire through the canvas!</p><p>First up I wanted to secure the paper to the canvas so it didn't slip and slide - I had cut it to fit perfectly so there was not a lot of margin for error. Bull dog clips and some grey board to protect the paper did the job. It felt really secure.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXDmHznY19gRmBRNK6EZAwHUa9tWXQJIekxa0AuzmstLgcU9-vooEdqrFZ7qyPqQKmUBOtF2YbuyqWu5mVnNtmhGLv7t_iuAS4Hb7CfCIP7Lr2iVZ-PxIJ8xcLVPcQqkAoqT4L5He0CBPH175Nx8sSjo8-LNrbwUygMVEGZQ1NfYLrH_sF1yV-yjKykkc/s1280/IMG_5225.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXDmHznY19gRmBRNK6EZAwHUa9tWXQJIekxa0AuzmstLgcU9-vooEdqrFZ7qyPqQKmUBOtF2YbuyqWu5mVnNtmhGLv7t_iuAS4Hb7CfCIP7Lr2iVZ-PxIJ8xcLVPcQqkAoqT4L5He0CBPH175Nx8sSjo8-LNrbwUygMVEGZQ1NfYLrH_sF1yV-yjKykkc/w480-h640/IMG_5225.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then the funniest stitching team work began. I sat on the floor, we extended the canvas beyond the edge of the table, I would begin underneath the canvas; B would take the needle through the canvas from the top; together he would then help me find the next hole to pierce from below; and then he would send the needle back through from the top.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtxaJiLvlxjcZIIXOCHcwQ7YlG4XwA-IgctLGiMy91E8QZsmil_2on78g91or9ZukbwEWzTIPobLq12Qtx_C7tkZGtyI36xqUrCGWbbyxYSo-rOGH25MDmqPR4dQ-hXKqhmNGnqvecMFeis6-U3H1AMSI8VUagOdV7RVaBV0y4ioNAlKH76aaV3aDDlPH/s1280/IMG_5226.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtxaJiLvlxjcZIIXOCHcwQ7YlG4XwA-IgctLGiMy91E8QZsmil_2on78g91or9ZukbwEWzTIPobLq12Qtx_C7tkZGtyI36xqUrCGWbbyxYSo-rOGH25MDmqPR4dQ-hXKqhmNGnqvecMFeis6-U3H1AMSI8VUagOdV7RVaBV0y4ioNAlKH76aaV3aDDlPH/w640-h640/IMG_5226.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My abs got a minor workout as well!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktbGnV3XhqIBxncSbG4mxbfXH0eh5wXNvFe2zqQ5CBkcOK5p7wqWr-ND-t3tBFogvevAvF_aghTCQoWblA2IzcdyO_kM0EB6KfTT2oUgfB0Gu-CLmtjlZS1n3xvxBjdM9UbD3kO-n52GY2lLkwh5h9mxPLmQe7dRGGxohClpuLIYqtDRxDqZh4BXevYEb/s1280/IMG_5227.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktbGnV3XhqIBxncSbG4mxbfXH0eh5wXNvFe2zqQ5CBkcOK5p7wqWr-ND-t3tBFogvevAvF_aghTCQoWblA2IzcdyO_kM0EB6KfTT2oUgfB0Gu-CLmtjlZS1n3xvxBjdM9UbD3kO-n52GY2lLkwh5h9mxPLmQe7dRGGxohClpuLIYqtDRxDqZh4BXevYEb/w640-h640/IMG_5227.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Me finishing one of the Xs off underneath.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_biBdEQXionP8rhpnkWgTteruDr2r3cpEm8tP1EJd8nd0jT9aAdg6QM7zy_1gJv3QKPt8tymRBIjmD0VgUGaWQBonOE2ht0Ygt1fclJ0E8WnbBVR3koWn31tsizZtAfz5HHidiGhemRSqAuQ3pb5INtpgUoLk1u2yZl2NH_RWOHdZfhJQDMsNYKxFywoO/s1280/IMG_5229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_biBdEQXionP8rhpnkWgTteruDr2r3cpEm8tP1EJd8nd0jT9aAdg6QM7zy_1gJv3QKPt8tymRBIjmD0VgUGaWQBonOE2ht0Ygt1fclJ0E8WnbBVR3koWn31tsizZtAfz5HHidiGhemRSqAuQ3pb5INtpgUoLk1u2yZl2NH_RWOHdZfhJQDMsNYKxFywoO/w640-h640/IMG_5229.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>B about to pass the needle back through from the top.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiQBMGKG9s8diIMQLEDBTuY5OP-Qa3xs5yIKPe2RgwqvzmxTJUULbJjHwFIJgvFjeUHtNCbyPFTAJnDFE5Z7Mg3kVV4U9IiYerWcl4yBKGio3f29MbPXK0YC07WURYXBmcM-V8cRw-vUBZA8J5z0S6Xefk9BQEaKttk-4-bO4YhJ89a9IEUEvqnO02OFk/s1280/IMG_5230.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiQBMGKG9s8diIMQLEDBTuY5OP-Qa3xs5yIKPe2RgwqvzmxTJUULbJjHwFIJgvFjeUHtNCbyPFTAJnDFE5Z7Mg3kVV4U9IiYerWcl4yBKGio3f29MbPXK0YC07WURYXBmcM-V8cRw-vUBZA8J5z0S6Xefk9BQEaKttk-4-bO4YhJ89a9IEUEvqnO02OFk/w640-h640/IMG_5230.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheosaxKfsyz5lnS7vrEtqPGqn9GqlCc9AY9dVVmgO5ipPJtBFDY2Z6rEykEbmQdwWndDiMA3y7dyR_viZWrUm5bJC2BKGByfwbq8dNvZEIkjX7NGUL1Bq5iW8wNdkPxFxaRZjsPz7e8KRS1cv_gZFhJiJL0qzKUH06X8Xp3LvaTb5JXZjT7t0mLoigwo1J/s1280/IMG_5231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheosaxKfsyz5lnS7vrEtqPGqn9GqlCc9AY9dVVmgO5ipPJtBFDY2Z6rEykEbmQdwWndDiMA3y7dyR_viZWrUm5bJC2BKGByfwbq8dNvZEIkjX7NGUL1Bq5iW8wNdkPxFxaRZjsPz7e8KRS1cv_gZFhJiJL0qzKUH06X8Xp3LvaTb5JXZjT7t0mLoigwo1J/w640-h640/IMG_5231.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then we had to line up the canvas within the frame and secure it in there. It came with some spacers os that really helped.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7-Aq33ofNCd9T-WRiyNZcLp_4JWbi-367JTTDtLFN5NMA3w1VTTXGH70xWJvarT-PC5Yln7B9YzVAyxsft5nlcxQ_bXlGhJfymyUbfpgMxKzqN43o4kGPg3Dbxqsfg-K-O8GFJyb0ihTBGaQQzKDhYwFKO_BY7ZPCANTdivPZP0AlQUt73CM2c92EMzb/s1280/IMG_5246.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7-Aq33ofNCd9T-WRiyNZcLp_4JWbi-367JTTDtLFN5NMA3w1VTTXGH70xWJvarT-PC5Yln7B9YzVAyxsft5nlcxQ_bXlGhJfymyUbfpgMxKzqN43o4kGPg3Dbxqsfg-K-O8GFJyb0ihTBGaQQzKDhYwFKO_BY7ZPCANTdivPZP0AlQUt73CM2c92EMzb/w640-h640/IMG_5246.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then we screwed the canvas and its boards into the frame and ta- da it was done!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorcIVPfauHHK6cihQmiAZQzE8zyViYiRFizdbMgXhY2S-IibYPA-FTq_-Cky3bV-5QILhliP_WG0UsKAUvKOPTyKwTdm0gZICUUUiaXpeZcIT-YqiLNn9tss5rhe5r0QtBwIH-DnnyZBXSDySSfIHA14s105IlPplnGafueG58AxQt2JuYY8H_2Su62EU/s1280/IMG_5233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorcIVPfauHHK6cihQmiAZQzE8zyViYiRFizdbMgXhY2S-IibYPA-FTq_-Cky3bV-5QILhliP_WG0UsKAUvKOPTyKwTdm0gZICUUUiaXpeZcIT-YqiLNn9tss5rhe5r0QtBwIH-DnnyZBXSDySSfIHA14s105IlPplnGafueG58AxQt2JuYY8H_2Su62EU/w640-h640/IMG_5233.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4DPBHF1OcY5FD62zsuYomwqMvsVm4QSXPAJEn1dlDa1gOoCE20XI43EQRyCKSeRNq9Rmj8xf30uOoqZBOLHk_mwSelW61uZ5ex5mb2TU8mkc_tRoMvpNLP5jyQCEwcxYBDDGiWrOItJurVAKs32VOKtNhh96tCVSyTcqhGT0s0hW6j82CqjZb_fPVnZg/s1280/IMG_5258.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4DPBHF1OcY5FD62zsuYomwqMvsVm4QSXPAJEn1dlDa1gOoCE20XI43EQRyCKSeRNq9Rmj8xf30uOoqZBOLHk_mwSelW61uZ5ex5mb2TU8mkc_tRoMvpNLP5jyQCEwcxYBDDGiWrOItJurVAKs32VOKtNhh96tCVSyTcqhGT0s0hW6j82CqjZb_fPVnZg/w480-h640/IMG_5258.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I oftentimes include a little X somewhere in my work - to place me within it, help me find my place, connect me to the work, and so on. Here they do the same thing, but also often an excellent anchoring option!</div><p>And so it is done, This labour of love and pondering over years. It will head to Scotland to be shown in my exhibition "Hame" in September. It explores how I feel about having two homes, both beautiful, and how somehow, across the many miles, they connect and are one in my heart. Beautiful threads from here, and from there, connect.</p><p>I am still deciding on a title, but it is somehow about threads connecting...</p></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-15459490684139356632024-03-14T16:02:00.001+10:002024-03-14T16:02:00.136+10:00Thursday Thoughts...<span style="color: #e69138;">"There are only two days with fewer than 24 hours in each lifetime, sitting like bookends astride our lives". </span><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><br /></span><div><i><span style="color: #e69138;">Kathryn Mannix</span></i></div></div><div><i><span style="color: #e69138;"><br /></span></i></div><div><span>I was utterly struck by these words the first time I read them. Kathryn Mannix is a palliative care specialist, a psychotherapist and an author who has spent her life caring for these with incurable and advanced illnesses; and wrote a great book called <a href="https://www.kathrynmannix.com/books/with-the-end-in-mind/">With The End in Mind</a> from which this quote comes. I learned so much about death from reading that book. She is a wise woman.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>I guess I just hadn't stopped to think that birth occurs somewhere in the day, rarely right at 12.01am; and that death truncates a day most often as well. But that every other day we have 24 hours in which to live and be.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>It made me a bit sad, (and who knows why because really, I knew it already), that the day you die is a shortened day; you don't get to live it right to the end. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>The flip side of the words for me tho is the reminder that in between those two days you get a full day, every day. You get the maximum amount of time in each day to do or be; to create; to live; to laugh; to help; to care; to make. And I guess the subtle reminder is to make the most of those days...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNdPbg8ejid0BperSUAb7aSYru8e3T_XelZLqzrBCN4wuUtWQSymVptjpiFHFFGM_G9V4ycdQts7EXS9wxmZzW8HgKtLwAfEgxNO4h2Xd8Dzj3qjgJBpjuL8lHlIhfABy-KyZKEzn76bG01zZu_-gNq-2wVwQWmNKYEHAnsq1u0i3c1dwFdwh7jVUJv26/s1280/IMG_5254.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNdPbg8ejid0BperSUAb7aSYru8e3T_XelZLqzrBCN4wuUtWQSymVptjpiFHFFGM_G9V4ycdQts7EXS9wxmZzW8HgKtLwAfEgxNO4h2Xd8Dzj3qjgJBpjuL8lHlIhfABy-KyZKEzn76bG01zZu_-gNq-2wVwQWmNKYEHAnsq1u0i3c1dwFdwh7jVUJv26/w640-h640/IMG_5254.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We moved these birds recently so we can see them better and they bring me joy each time I pass them.</div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-91549256829886400342024-03-12T15:31:00.016+10:002024-03-12T15:31:00.131+10:00Grief is a Stone in sandstone<p> I have had two of my Grief is a Stone metal calligraphy pieces cut into Corten steel, which should weather and rust.</p><p>My plan is for them to be outdoor sculptures that might sit in a garden, tucked away and folk might come upon them quietly.</p><p>So I have popped them outside to get the rusting action happening a bit more quickly - we have had a fair bit of rain! I got one of each style cut.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLi2t3li-wp2n8yyXfqdK0m6KNB9Wqbt6TMQBOL-0__9ELGBzjFZiC9qzCHl3ad48BIUiyPgi7dG-c9rosTcJLTPPyqys3p4f1CFbuulKZ7TPWweOkMyuLpmUGqXCGNfXrC9HzF3FzoTQHlI-5L9GAnb_R_WmcqZbziCnJwSdpmsJ07zd7SmnmadO8Nx_/s1280/IMG_4706.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLi2t3li-wp2n8yyXfqdK0m6KNB9Wqbt6TMQBOL-0__9ELGBzjFZiC9qzCHl3ad48BIUiyPgi7dG-c9rosTcJLTPPyqys3p4f1CFbuulKZ7TPWweOkMyuLpmUGqXCGNfXrC9HzF3FzoTQHlI-5L9GAnb_R_WmcqZbziCnJwSdpmsJ07zd7SmnmadO8Nx_/w640-h640/IMG_4706.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0rSvnvSqgOKgwv73L7OV8AxSuV9jw13az25F4-PrdI-kWipM1FPIxqiMEtACzGqIfg6QPYtpWg1boLvHE5oWtp0j-cGokbPH8VM-3YqqdIyrrx1CyKa9_RTAaBX3grc6mQMWK2TBeoy7tQwmA_8JO5OPSBkGpt_ZTgUSx731gApbGwDOUqYnKlmX-ReE/s1280/IMG_4707.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV0rSvnvSqgOKgwv73L7OV8AxSuV9jw13az25F4-PrdI-kWipM1FPIxqiMEtACzGqIfg6QPYtpWg1boLvHE5oWtp0j-cGokbPH8VM-3YqqdIyrrx1CyKa9_RTAaBX3grc6mQMWK2TBeoy7tQwmA_8JO5OPSBkGpt_ZTgUSx731gApbGwDOUqYnKlmX-ReE/w640-h640/IMG_4707.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And they are beginning to rust nicely on the front.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE04acz2P1q5kV3GCzZ0oF1Ki4tIBq0RmYfGU8-53Is7E7gBhaRB7yRVFRzNOYPCo3Wz2WAMcTGdgwdGrWwf6goBrlzB79SzS8SM6Lhug8hy2-mpGUk75e_eDikVG5D8m_mxLKo_bG6uKKty9GVZT-lAtIDCLO7LAM0so9mfClICadkLTsQFhB2ehCnSSW/s1280/IMG_5033.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE04acz2P1q5kV3GCzZ0oF1Ki4tIBq0RmYfGU8-53Is7E7gBhaRB7yRVFRzNOYPCo3Wz2WAMcTGdgwdGrWwf6goBrlzB79SzS8SM6Lhug8hy2-mpGUk75e_eDikVG5D8m_mxLKo_bG6uKKty9GVZT-lAtIDCLO7LAM0so9mfClICadkLTsQFhB2ehCnSSW/w640-h640/IMG_5033.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBI22g9hWArcio-HyTgy9cNdFSVlX7Wp7GXrxn1mYxDhLBMGQGvlOt5tCj16onsw-0OHxhX9ks1SHWCb1ZmW99epEcWrroeojqeZ5FHT2vO3G2-qUM3yKxfe-niIlwTkkVkdctynIHa-KUUCcl-vZmEWSXLwEypQXfnHqDBChjlJkQ_8MeHgP6fZ85zaX/s1280/IMG_5281.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBI22g9hWArcio-HyTgy9cNdFSVlX7Wp7GXrxn1mYxDhLBMGQGvlOt5tCj16onsw-0OHxhX9ks1SHWCb1ZmW99epEcWrroeojqeZ5FHT2vO3G2-qUM3yKxfe-niIlwTkkVkdctynIHa-KUUCcl-vZmEWSXLwEypQXfnHqDBChjlJkQ_8MeHgP6fZ85zaX/w640-h640/IMG_5281.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Barry cut the groove for me in a couple of small pieces of sandstone we had set aside for another project.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQCrn9uZsVNWfgasiaBoPnYO-nZYyvNXQpDuPtS4YvVeNz858bRGzVw2wGr053B0N_VZUmSTOV75YsWz6KCKLP2WH4LJH6RNxZjyPMVoSWPps_pzU_Nb5FE03WaXbiZka-cF7MeKnhR1NA-xv6po4WQEjkF9p85Yq0B9Hr1xGxva_KsiW7jHPOwwtVD1g/s1280/IMG_4726.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQCrn9uZsVNWfgasiaBoPnYO-nZYyvNXQpDuPtS4YvVeNz858bRGzVw2wGr053B0N_VZUmSTOV75YsWz6KCKLP2WH4LJH6RNxZjyPMVoSWPps_pzU_Nb5FE03WaXbiZka-cF7MeKnhR1NA-xv6po4WQEjkF9p85Yq0B9Hr1xGxva_KsiW7jHPOwwtVD1g/w640-h640/IMG_4726.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Broadly speaking, I think they are going to work well, they just need little bit more time weathering.</div></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-25474822043502926252024-03-10T15:57:00.003+10:002024-03-10T15:57:00.138+10:00Attaching pegs and other bits<p> The moment of truth arrived and I had to attach the pegs to the paper. I had fiddled with some different wires, and found that some of them cut and sliced my finger tips quite a bit and the risk of blood on the work was too great.</p><p>In then end I went with some wire with a beautiful history. I received from a friend in the village where we live, some fine wire used in her husband's musical instrument making business. He had died last year, and it is just so lovely to be able to include little bit of him in this piece.</p><p>It didn't cut my fingertips, but they were very tender for a day or two afterwards.</p><p>Each peg needed six holes pierced and three lengths of wire cut. I worked out the best way to attach the pegs was to place them, then pierce the holes. Remove the peg, pop the two leg wires in, then slip the legs of the peg through, hold it tight in place and turn the paper over. Then tighten and twist the wire.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzaZj0INMXrIF5uGn7IZYoRsj91Fw85DqTiKLZSutGk8S1OquJYNHLLmxtbjKtbcPPD4d3at-kOeHL1O07Mvs4GQ-CJGIHiUVO8bSEIA6CSZf-03YMLL4OkgpIcVLM8eneHnEcn1IIyAe2BAFWL932rA2Yapdbn9cCTSXyO-3hJW8cFIGsv5dwhuR5iXO/s1280/IMG_5262.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpzaZj0INMXrIF5uGn7IZYoRsj91Fw85DqTiKLZSutGk8S1OquJYNHLLmxtbjKtbcPPD4d3at-kOeHL1O07Mvs4GQ-CJGIHiUVO8bSEIA6CSZf-03YMLL4OkgpIcVLM8eneHnEcn1IIyAe2BAFWL932rA2Yapdbn9cCTSXyO-3hJW8cFIGsv5dwhuR5iXO/w640-h640/IMG_5262.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">What it looks like underneath.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_q-SEDhthr7LhlKsrOIyHLgIomfNkKFTAETH3MpXn6qfJns_Ou5g3PNFg1n3Wi_1HEHDd11xcY7IRQ8Jm1A7vWsuxsEJsyKsF0O4_f16oxpAdH2AnkS6JomaUrwHyAe0o3kPJdpd32W-ezAF9snl-DViXl90r6IcdpyzYhL6ajM8Hb8ICLetewkwQK6oC/s1280/IMG_5220.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_q-SEDhthr7LhlKsrOIyHLgIomfNkKFTAETH3MpXn6qfJns_Ou5g3PNFg1n3Wi_1HEHDd11xcY7IRQ8Jm1A7vWsuxsEJsyKsF0O4_f16oxpAdH2AnkS6JomaUrwHyAe0o3kPJdpd32W-ezAF9snl-DViXl90r6IcdpyzYhL6ajM8Hb8ICLetewkwQK6oC/w640-h640/IMG_5220.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCri6zGLEIYEFtjICzA1Hh4RQfYZh710ZBqN6p00uGV4lESpTZ6DWij99lmwFtNeLxyjRpBgm3BXAC3sihthRlqlDSbrBCLqCUfqKYMmteLjrsDgZxxzvTzG5KIX50jjXCkoyIJ2EPguBYgiVH5_f0zw_4gdzIKJfvsHFIEeDXLm-fgRvSm0HOmETsMFB/s1280/IMG_5221.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCri6zGLEIYEFtjICzA1Hh4RQfYZh710ZBqN6p00uGV4lESpTZ6DWij99lmwFtNeLxyjRpBgm3BXAC3sihthRlqlDSbrBCLqCUfqKYMmteLjrsDgZxxzvTzG5KIX50jjXCkoyIJ2EPguBYgiVH5_f0zw_4gdzIKJfvsHFIEeDXLm-fgRvSm0HOmETsMFB/w640-h640/IMG_5221.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I need to attach the paper to the canvas and the long lengths of excess wire made a snug fit impossible, so I snipped them all back to about 1cm in length.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbZIUObzh4Hf9J-ZUa_olgXiI2GLAueviHnB7pEuioPP_5g185fRA26FpjlAuqy815Qs-eTwbqjXLRVqMMNR_NK_Xx823Ccf2Vjpvw2ZYTGnk4K5t3lYP6NZA2WkBYfS_QdRwNhrWXHSrEJV6jvt29SF784Ze6ht9wjj3y2M2rpKbgK_ZUg-9zJrTWIKI/s1280/IMG_5224.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbZIUObzh4Hf9J-ZUa_olgXiI2GLAueviHnB7pEuioPP_5g185fRA26FpjlAuqy815Qs-eTwbqjXLRVqMMNR_NK_Xx823Ccf2Vjpvw2ZYTGnk4K5t3lYP6NZA2WkBYfS_QdRwNhrWXHSrEJV6jvt29SF784Ze6ht9wjj3y2M2rpKbgK_ZUg-9zJrTWIKI/w640-h640/IMG_5224.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">And created a lovely shimmery pile of off cuts.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYb0NsBeWRDkekU-n1GNy0KUPwhKFiPGMkEbVwufu3VJTVdsCTQ0TUv_oAl-oJtLUrdVHWCu5LgsPaFpZppAvtfUzq1Nd5Xgv2SAerbKtZVBRDiwZiCmBrtPaKAGF4kCCyr4cSgEgn0p1upSDZmHHvfJDMbRWyGVQQanaSarC2kA9LaQhYpTNOhcRLaYXW/w640-h640/IMG_5223.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;" width="640" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">All in all, the attachment went pretty well, with just a few minor adjusmtents needed here and there.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhHnXd5jYq13yMUUG380ZkiN11s3b3MqHxvZ46BjG2SI3sr4sp-sdDGirv4yh2x0GoSiFRJzY0akXiUYRdHOAvdP4q7BZ6-4zAEuU6r8GD3LJHzWgBu_eZUzkpGEi0SZ_DEGmIvg6wsAzc2Y7PEc_SWbOiQt8kjA93EDz1KdiF7n_FXy1zFkgjQg_qr4_/s1280/IMG_5263%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhHnXd5jYq13yMUUG380ZkiN11s3b3MqHxvZ46BjG2SI3sr4sp-sdDGirv4yh2x0GoSiFRJzY0akXiUYRdHOAvdP4q7BZ6-4zAEuU6r8GD3LJHzWgBu_eZUzkpGEi0SZ_DEGmIvg6wsAzc2Y7PEc_SWbOiQt8kjA93EDz1KdiF7n_FXy1zFkgjQg_qr4_/w640-h640/IMG_5263%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">It was very focussed and intense work so I had a bit of a break and went playing with what if?</p><p style="text-align: left;">I had blind embossed these pebble forms and I was wondering if stitching might add to them, make them more interesting?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dEhEktvBmXLm0C9KkfnlBmE3NfsCpXoOXQYcOtf9jy1Xs6a7yzTwCvIQBxfsMdywAGx30KBRDia_VwOqqxgPBMb5UahFzozowBag7hIVuCXywuAua0YMbL-NWSqSxm2uf48r9H8DjPA2rScEhKWL6PPbD2gxUDC0Eo6irltXbr8TXqZ2Y58hP6YUl_aR/s1280/IMG_5031.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dEhEktvBmXLm0C9KkfnlBmE3NfsCpXoOXQYcOtf9jy1Xs6a7yzTwCvIQBxfsMdywAGx30KBRDia_VwOqqxgPBMb5UahFzozowBag7hIVuCXywuAua0YMbL-NWSqSxm2uf48r9H8DjPA2rScEhKWL6PPbD2gxUDC0Eo6irltXbr8TXqZ2Y58hP6YUl_aR/w640-h640/IMG_5031.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did some practice stitching around them and inside them. I think the wider border for stitching made them more interesting; the closer to the edge of them didn't add anything it seemed to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNHLsTo1CXdMoJyi45ssIc36zRZyWQh4khE7hhHmUI76OZf2_UfVq4VXnurTkJPgu2JGzVm-Tpvkqr1bGqI_NV7pXsvu5s98455S3vHEk1oEvDyqLSJgxBeKYtb2EYV7YS7SyCvfXuuQ5B733u-C9po7GV9v5rFHMXaglUcaSUZtZoxbHZ5BfT7iP7qnf/s1280/IMG_5278.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNHLsTo1CXdMoJyi45ssIc36zRZyWQh4khE7hhHmUI76OZf2_UfVq4VXnurTkJPgu2JGzVm-Tpvkqr1bGqI_NV7pXsvu5s98455S3vHEk1oEvDyqLSJgxBeKYtb2EYV7YS7SyCvfXuuQ5B733u-C9po7GV9v5rFHMXaglUcaSUZtZoxbHZ5BfT7iP7qnf/w640-h640/IMG_5278.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I drew up a couple of test/trial outlines and will give them a go.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Hgh8PkpvJ3_-JbBuOIEss5-JG0YcHuHwgHaDEZGSlt5YIohu87RZh2iBZt20oVUaoBOZJNUwLH721-8oumEquliroaPZ0_X7I72k4XEBj0KFBHgckYgIhkekYO3XyldjS1QIxdpTB3AkZBfydInwU8euqcMlNUnPbF1qP0JYVl4Ip8qORKyxjXH8RF6x/s1280/IMG_5277.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Hgh8PkpvJ3_-JbBuOIEss5-JG0YcHuHwgHaDEZGSlt5YIohu87RZh2iBZt20oVUaoBOZJNUwLH721-8oumEquliroaPZ0_X7I72k4XEBj0KFBHgckYgIhkekYO3XyldjS1QIxdpTB3AkZBfydInwU8euqcMlNUnPbF1qP0JYVl4Ip8qORKyxjXH8RF6x/w640-h640/IMG_5277.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So much to do, but its good to also find time to play.</div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-64698260500057773562024-03-07T16:01:00.001+10:002024-03-07T16:01:00.141+10:00Thursday Thoughts...<span style="color: #e69138;">“Inhale possibility, exhale creativity.” </span><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i>Laura Jaworski</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div>Perhaps these words are suggesting that when we are stuck, unsure about where to head next, what to do, that we need to pause. </div><div><br /></div><div>I sat with these words and tried to do them. I sat sit still and thought about possibility as I breathed in. The thought focussed my mind a bit and stilled my busy brain, then I pondered upon creativity as I breathed out. Interesting.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am not sure if it was the things I focussed on or the mere practice of sitting still and focussing on the process of breathing that helped, but my mind did clear a bit.</div><div><br /></div><div>Inhaling possibility feels so enlarging and so full full of potential; exhaling creativity seems so active and brimming with possibilities. </div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe it's as much about being still, and letting things come into you (ideas, thoughts, connections) and then finding ways to release them or express them or bring them into being.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKA1EYKdb7JADOA8ktBRKV6tAlz5xmuJTxbwg2TwwaBDoEkCIj0JLssEfov8Y8SVUNAfD05QkkLiB9d4Z9pRm_A_tgWZfglVWgMXFKhttRB7dOac-nuc1ZcG0WonxGMcYiROwPb1sS-g6wFouhfnnA_gMjC8PgqL_AWlUM0RyB8x4GtVOQNKAKer0C3lx/s1280/IMG_1700.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKA1EYKdb7JADOA8ktBRKV6tAlz5xmuJTxbwg2TwwaBDoEkCIj0JLssEfov8Y8SVUNAfD05QkkLiB9d4Z9pRm_A_tgWZfglVWgMXFKhttRB7dOac-nuc1ZcG0WonxGMcYiROwPb1sS-g6wFouhfnnA_gMjC8PgqL_AWlUM0RyB8x4GtVOQNKAKer0C3lx/w640-h640/IMG_1700.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Exhaling creativity. Work by a Farr High School student 2023.<br /><div><br /></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-76791707859446116762024-03-05T15:15:00.002+10:002024-03-05T15:15:00.241+10:00Student Workshop possibilities<p> During the exhibition coming up in Scotland later in the year, I am planning to run a workshop with the students at the local high school.</p><p>I have been thinking bout what we can achieve in double class and would like them to make an artists' book that links to the Clearances, to home, and to moving between places.</p><p>I like the notion of a simple accordion book with a folded up pocket, in which they can pop some artwork.</p><p>I lit upon the idea of using luggage tags for the artwork - they indicate travel, movement between places and are about holding on to things you own or identifying things that belong to you.</p><p>Because we will need to take most things with us (our part of the Highlands is very remote!) I have been sourcing materials that might work; and plan to prepare pages and do plenty of other preparation.</p><p>I have come up with three options for the height of the book - depending on how much of a turn over they use for their pocket. I think I will also prep some bands like these for folding around the book, to help keep it together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83Bi2ucLu6k9PWjIzGN4bbWwRHJu6u3IVLvWdMVCbI_bhAgDaXNGKSryKMIaF-r4nCW7cWL9ByUwAJ5cdokT1oUIPaAIG-XpQyxM4do9ul1s52GU1gnzRtYmdago4Plelend4vroPGJIIutYEoV9sdRTFD2pGOdZvkS3X2dhZFyGzrvYmTMp3MDoxOoXG/s1280/IMG_5273.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83Bi2ucLu6k9PWjIzGN4bbWwRHJu6u3IVLvWdMVCbI_bhAgDaXNGKSryKMIaF-r4nCW7cWL9ByUwAJ5cdokT1oUIPaAIG-XpQyxM4do9ul1s52GU1gnzRtYmdago4Plelend4vroPGJIIutYEoV9sdRTFD2pGOdZvkS3X2dhZFyGzrvYmTMp3MDoxOoXG/w640-h640/IMG_5273.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The shortest book has part of the tag peek over the top; but is very securely held inside.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIma4m-Y2lM8h1d9txODIAVRTPBUKWRwWFsPwA0FbRxMmPov_BC4_VszetlOPChy06g4qm8V5R_AmrUqvJYTCnNjvvFxNxqvwBWuWJ1wonPm3dNqJoSqABOPOG7e_9NbbL-BHQ90S11g45fHW_E0oLh8kpZVgNz9UPDfArYZGIMncQI8fPA3ahyphenhyphenG2ARHJ/s1280/IMG_5274.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIma4m-Y2lM8h1d9txODIAVRTPBUKWRwWFsPwA0FbRxMmPov_BC4_VszetlOPChy06g4qm8V5R_AmrUqvJYTCnNjvvFxNxqvwBWuWJ1wonPm3dNqJoSqABOPOG7e_9NbbL-BHQ90S11g45fHW_E0oLh8kpZVgNz9UPDfArYZGIMncQI8fPA3ahyphenhyphenG2ARHJ/w640-h640/IMG_5274.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The second book fits the tag in perfectly and still has a pretty deep pocket.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWUUeAbL4HyK70AwmMNcUwyF6Sfjmizx2YxuN5cdBH5BQ4-U6VdrA-2DnKck5Ho5W6o4DNuzvxTAe96qzWNevKtejIC2szF_Ah6buKWAkpugM8yIjRaIYLhnH34P_4ihdUFYsCs-r2OP9odLg9C2WOdevoleEt9bYitr2uXLiIg9_zB8Ff4tbm8MvD4Vu/s1280/IMG_5275.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWUUeAbL4HyK70AwmMNcUwyF6Sfjmizx2YxuN5cdBH5BQ4-U6VdrA-2DnKck5Ho5W6o4DNuzvxTAe96qzWNevKtejIC2szF_Ah6buKWAkpugM8yIjRaIYLhnH34P_4ihdUFYsCs-r2OP9odLg9C2WOdevoleEt9bYitr2uXLiIg9_zB8Ff4tbm8MvD4Vu/w640-h640/IMG_5275.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The third book hides the tag well inside, but has the shallowest pocket. I think it will be good to give the m options and let them choose what they want to use. We can either use 8 tags for artwork; or 6 and past the covers down or cover them to make them firmer.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TdGh9_w5fwilxINEIrCUGcYCFkFJGDQ80Plrt4OVHotD9XOrj2d99XwQTA2BykV-AQwIotBisoR5NnnO7QZKbLAteKtiMZ84tHMbw8CRFo5IlH5X6PFtgKYEiEwCvy-9mHlNsAUmaIfvhDzHjnhVXUNENVWt0OQB8qFshH_58jKhHoSsJQDEgv8or6a3/s1280/IMG_5276.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TdGh9_w5fwilxINEIrCUGcYCFkFJGDQ80Plrt4OVHotD9XOrj2d99XwQTA2BykV-AQwIotBisoR5NnnO7QZKbLAteKtiMZ84tHMbw8CRFo5IlH5X6PFtgKYEiEwCvy-9mHlNsAUmaIfvhDzHjnhVXUNENVWt0OQB8qFshH_58jKhHoSsJQDEgv8or6a3/w640-h640/IMG_5276.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was reminded of this small tag I made when last in Scotland, using some of the techniques from my Visual Narratives course. I think it will be good to offer some papers for collaging, some words and lettering and let them create a story about home or travel or leaving...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgZ7eNr38cGki4nNujPXEBTEm7ccf2PfW6kHsogkgGcrXSMiP0BPu3u4gjGeMB0FXeA5_hruUcf2wKDgFWwGLqZCSDW2bdMLKuVJE8EJLX9PSO5ubwCVQBin0dNAxNnvQCYLlqEgLnxNDa84EHC4ItwWIz8ALVw1eDhwh7sKgrL41lQrJUy3txQ5rn23T/s1280/IMG_5279.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgZ7eNr38cGki4nNujPXEBTEm7ccf2PfW6kHsogkgGcrXSMiP0BPu3u4gjGeMB0FXeA5_hruUcf2wKDgFWwGLqZCSDW2bdMLKuVJE8EJLX9PSO5ubwCVQBin0dNAxNnvQCYLlqEgLnxNDa84EHC4ItwWIz8ALVw1eDhwh7sKgrL41lQrJUy3txQ5rn23T/w640-h640/IMG_5279.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYragnyf8wg1ByBkLmUzFPsSHEyvqX9KIWKQmYT2NhlGtacff4RQ_ZNm5XIukdu1AqENr9K1BSa1IUieGwasWmU2ZSOoQc88D6BY9NJQLz-yHyt1C0yAzTooRoPs-dFHq9hZ8XPsX3xO74l_ISg9hrakjBBEtImdtQob3R1tzUhfaO4IhPMNfipfzBhoRz/s1280/IMG_5280.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYragnyf8wg1ByBkLmUzFPsSHEyvqX9KIWKQmYT2NhlGtacff4RQ_ZNm5XIukdu1AqENr9K1BSa1IUieGwasWmU2ZSOoQc88D6BY9NJQLz-yHyt1C0yAzTooRoPs-dFHq9hZ8XPsX3xO74l_ISg9hrakjBBEtImdtQob3R1tzUhfaO4IhPMNfipfzBhoRz/w640-h640/IMG_5280.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Lots of things to be thinking about, and lots to push forward, but there is progress being made here and there.</p></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-10771047955830361052024-03-03T15:34:00.002+10:002024-03-03T15:34:00.250+10:00Slow stitching - and measuring, and marking, and piercing...<p> My work is slow and sometimes some work is slower than others.</p><p>I am preparing the final piece of my pegs. <a href="https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2023/11/slowly-slowly-with-pegs.html">My pegs</a>, which I have carried around with me since at leat 2019. <a href="https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2019/11/slow-days.html">That I have wrapped and unwrapped</a>, tidied up, switched over the style of peg, <a href="https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/01/taking-fabrics-and-threads-further.html">played with as an art installation</a> and finally worked out what they are meant to be.</p><p>I have loved these pegs at every stage of our relationship and am thrilled, and scared to be finally committing to their artwork.</p><p>It involves attaching them to a large sheet of paper, and adding stitching around them. </p><p>I have spent hours considering which threads to use. I have spent time trying to work out their layout and sequence. I have spent ages determining their placement and measuring the distance between them. I have spent many mouton working out what colour threads and combination might support them. I have done so much thinking and preparing, and now the time has come.</p><p>I committed to the paper and started a trial piece. This nevertheless involved all the measuring and marking that the final will need.</p><p>I was trying for a vertical central line to stitch to; vertical lines to line up the heads of the pegs with; and horizontal lines for the running stitches. The running stitch lines then had to be marked out at 5mm distances, then holes pierced. One always pierces the holes in paper before stitching, rather than try to rely on the needle to pierce the papers we do with most fabrics.</p><p>I was trying to workout here as well, whether or not, and how to, include the labels I had been using.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuRprMQS0OthlwUHEt5yYwHGtkrAIiAK0FX4RzT1zRYNvSVQg4TX1PofIbeP3kg53lcb8PCP1SLUhvbNVZQVcGYMFi17fPhogeZiH-FQnkWOQ1proslrzrjGUWEreCP80XLIppfUD3WhXr4HBUSXLXQ_QnUrxR8jtJaehcqy_wR-ZYvVA52qJVICUERra/s1280/IMG_5027.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuRprMQS0OthlwUHEt5yYwHGtkrAIiAK0FX4RzT1zRYNvSVQg4TX1PofIbeP3kg53lcb8PCP1SLUhvbNVZQVcGYMFi17fPhogeZiH-FQnkWOQ1proslrzrjGUWEreCP80XLIppfUD3WhXr4HBUSXLXQ_QnUrxR8jtJaehcqy_wR-ZYvVA52qJVICUERra/w640-h640/IMG_5027.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I had to determine how long to make the stitching lines, and whether I wanted this little bit of meeting in the middle and overlap or not. I did.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_5jOXwYaaIVAYNYjwFTBu_koJBdkxxe-ps2dy8rO7KbcRXyW2HACYFCRDcigs6mNKwFfOO71FkT3jPlnOnDKdXTe8wt-LewK9xuTi3qoIL3IWnLHwX7TaTbdVJWW7u-FZUmM4JcibZkGS128CShF8qZY6QaIfxFi4vXv-6mS28iyfPA55dk1wCJ-q-4q/s1280/IMG_5028.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_5jOXwYaaIVAYNYjwFTBu_koJBdkxxe-ps2dy8rO7KbcRXyW2HACYFCRDcigs6mNKwFfOO71FkT3jPlnOnDKdXTe8wt-LewK9xuTi3qoIL3IWnLHwX7TaTbdVJWW7u-FZUmM4JcibZkGS128CShF8qZY6QaIfxFi4vXv-6mS28iyfPA55dk1wCJ-q-4q/w640-h640/IMG_5028.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Working out the next pairings.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NuFLshatyx-t-mZ4Rlx3gyWGoSh9TI0RtJFVlskydMgmqldCMNbzk36BGFPCcHR4wsn9jE5JNnh-hEDLYAwWdhzI4hYPnygt6uvZdzi8WVttdgIoELZ2d6XnLO_XrY21gWZmJ7glh_uxsGgTW8meSvTZCWXiSGAkNDeB48GNY72GH3MSVsHo67ksAqmw/s1280/IMG_5034.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NuFLshatyx-t-mZ4Rlx3gyWGoSh9TI0RtJFVlskydMgmqldCMNbzk36BGFPCcHR4wsn9jE5JNnh-hEDLYAwWdhzI4hYPnygt6uvZdzi8WVttdgIoELZ2d6XnLO_XrY21gWZmJ7glh_uxsGgTW8meSvTZCWXiSGAkNDeB48GNY72GH3MSVsHo67ksAqmw/w640-h640/IMG_5034.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Coming together. After piercing I worked out from this trial that I needed to rub out the line; other than try to do it after the stitching had happened. All good learning. I also learnt that after each row of stitching I would use the bone folder (above) to smooth down the top of the paper so that the pierced holes sit flat. The needle movement from below pushes some of the paper up and out and that is the part that needs smoothing.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyu-2LP5uywBNH_ZeXakXdSEkszFe_iGdjOdvfWPJ8b3YiFnF6cQNbbSE2lVRhb-fV5_iHW99kWcWKf_jJNIv87zDdmZCdmFXdbbWDbcAHa8yv6TK9enoSeqUX8VFlj_WRhHgYS-lVfv6Ea2yqzdqDwM5UWZBelXYvoDAhv4oLbBB-bSTNLspHcS2BC6iG/s1280/IMG_5036.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyu-2LP5uywBNH_ZeXakXdSEkszFe_iGdjOdvfWPJ8b3YiFnF6cQNbbSE2lVRhb-fV5_iHW99kWcWKf_jJNIv87zDdmZCdmFXdbbWDbcAHa8yv6TK9enoSeqUX8VFlj_WRhHgYS-lVfv6Ea2yqzdqDwM5UWZBelXYvoDAhv4oLbBB-bSTNLspHcS2BC6iG/w640-h640/IMG_5036.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Progress on the final piece. Rubbing out as I go.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlydmdhI5XeEC9dFbAyvNyR0lOkzDBLvgtxTwFN0TF8BDPqdzPLiflFs19itTPNn_2JsCelCSOIv-GgaJDm2iZ7QkZ8PWwvqH2r0y8I6hYN5cGpqxQXoyA1z76tPogqUEdv0Uy3eLJhqlfTA4ngRODGPg-Bj9-zBkfV7yoxVeTk_4yPkOE_2UMuOhZOBF/s1280/IMG_5037.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlydmdhI5XeEC9dFbAyvNyR0lOkzDBLvgtxTwFN0TF8BDPqdzPLiflFs19itTPNn_2JsCelCSOIv-GgaJDm2iZ7QkZ8PWwvqH2r0y8I6hYN5cGpqxQXoyA1z76tPogqUEdv0Uy3eLJhqlfTA4ngRODGPg-Bj9-zBkfV7yoxVeTk_4yPkOE_2UMuOhZOBF/w640-h640/IMG_5037.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I had to turn the paper around to keep stitching - otherwiseI was leaning over way too far.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRvJ2GAweafbzuya7ytyzJyhVcE2lV39SX2ERwMYfkzRPCcXtbdT14ccoMX_K4NtZ8RhM42pFMsUkbz-4AImr7RYfN23weGEcy-_i6vYJjrPlSWvNcxwjw8aUD5pp7x6fcTRXxlb45vqyjkOitrlyvuqdUDURuL5oSqB-ytjktxu49J_a1jDpEUJkswnJ/s1280/IMG_5047.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRvJ2GAweafbzuya7ytyzJyhVcE2lV39SX2ERwMYfkzRPCcXtbdT14ccoMX_K4NtZ8RhM42pFMsUkbz-4AImr7RYfN23weGEcy-_i6vYJjrPlSWvNcxwjw8aUD5pp7x6fcTRXxlb45vqyjkOitrlyvuqdUDURuL5oSqB-ytjktxu49J_a1jDpEUJkswnJ/w480-h640/IMG_5047.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In with one hand, </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ03hT908F55pBMJRlgws3m86YvPz7fD6H5eVRD6JVy2PKPxNkz9boKb7wq6QdlVY_ltDiZPGEAt1A7wvcMhljrPXZ-0ARaqF-53OcxMOHsGEEPROc9W4lNHWTYz9vT_4D07HHsI0BpD2aSQ6LH52ZeTjOlDyH_FqUT5F4hRTgd4wKVQyA3RMl9hJ1kYw6/s1280/IMG_5048.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ03hT908F55pBMJRlgws3m86YvPz7fD6H5eVRD6JVy2PKPxNkz9boKb7wq6QdlVY_ltDiZPGEAt1A7wvcMhljrPXZ-0ARaqF-53OcxMOHsGEEPROc9W4lNHWTYz9vT_4D07HHsI0BpD2aSQ6LH52ZeTjOlDyH_FqUT5F4hRTgd4wKVQyA3RMl9hJ1kYw6/w640-h640/IMG_5048.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Underneath, the bobbles of the pierced holes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgGs9wX4nVIo3QH86I4CaOFCpWJ5P-jDUKqiZeKvGb0l-82v9V9kJKgzm7kvfbZUfegykDUw4LfJlrcvYUdAhgu-AYC-nn3X8midPJ9P3rFVsmWoDAoMqzFHIsrFo5wpDHFLZftQ8BzUVRotMF57M0ye7hTZxcjvN-x5bipekwSL9I9Phn3lDC8qiBz9j/s1280/IMG_5051.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgGs9wX4nVIo3QH86I4CaOFCpWJ5P-jDUKqiZeKvGb0l-82v9V9kJKgzm7kvfbZUfegykDUw4LfJlrcvYUdAhgu-AYC-nn3X8midPJ9P3rFVsmWoDAoMqzFHIsrFo5wpDHFLZftQ8BzUVRotMF57M0ye7hTZxcjvN-x5bipekwSL9I9Phn3lDC8qiBz9j/w640-h640/IMG_5051.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>All the stitching rows complete! The dangling threads are quite long and whilst I like the loose look I am not sure if they will distract from the pegs or not. We shall see, and decide later.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid58c2RD37JQL84qLdVC2jf2mbKKvuVSpHgHnjYItrmfjDiJKrsL979Wrb72MrNYF5rRt-Qb8ng0hMUL-fHCIKeVLzyb30OVxBQNCBmmxzJQ7eoz1KSU5zMC2yPxenT46infFsTjbimpw3bhqKjM6nuFYg34wTV1uJaVwBDerOe19D3zME5P1IKKgZSits/s1280/IMG_5052.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid58c2RD37JQL84qLdVC2jf2mbKKvuVSpHgHnjYItrmfjDiJKrsL979Wrb72MrNYF5rRt-Qb8ng0hMUL-fHCIKeVLzyb30OVxBQNCBmmxzJQ7eoz1KSU5zMC2yPxenT46infFsTjbimpw3bhqKjM6nuFYg34wTV1uJaVwBDerOe19D3zME5P1IKKgZSits/w640-h640/IMG_5052.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Onwards.</p></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-33181383330957138452024-02-29T16:05:00.001+10:002024-02-29T16:05:22.046+10:00Thursday Thoughts...<span style="color: #e69138;">"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested". </span><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i>Francis Bacon
</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div>At different times in my life I have tried to read books in a kind of sequence - one literary fiction, one trashy fiction, one non-fiction and then let the cycle begin again. I certainly consider my trashy fiction as the books to be tasted. I think both literary fiction and non-fiction can both be swallowed and or chewed and digested.</div><div><br /></div><div>These words give a sense of the lightness of some books; and the depth and seriousness of others. Books that challenge your thinking, make you feel big feelings, or learn some great stuff are ones that you truly need to savour.</div><div><br /></div><div>At other times my mind can only handle a light dusting, a tasting, or even as the French would say an </div><div>'amuse bouche' - something that amuses the mouth!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpP8Gr_i0Y5gWoP2fGr9pWHGdnyaeD1R_NWSje7Ppdlc739MNFZO_4SbVp6W_58p-uIQ5VCRupzg9m1r8n0gs8No1schWd_PZ9z1sBJVyAnWmAfhT794UkAu9ELr_wLp_GDSIfOpE4UvKkOwtms3uuIQSwZ5QZ2u85FZUjzArWMehydnvzHfCEJ_CSZhkO/s1280/IMG_5098.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpP8Gr_i0Y5gWoP2fGr9pWHGdnyaeD1R_NWSje7Ppdlc739MNFZO_4SbVp6W_58p-uIQ5VCRupzg9m1r8n0gs8No1schWd_PZ9z1sBJVyAnWmAfhT794UkAu9ELr_wLp_GDSIfOpE4UvKkOwtms3uuIQSwZ5QZ2u85FZUjzArWMehydnvzHfCEJ_CSZhkO/w640-h640/IMG_5098.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>This amused both me and my mouth on a recent trip to Melbourne - a square, fairy bread, lamington in in its own wee box!</div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-59826328772853677982024-02-25T15:17:00.006+10:002024-02-25T15:17:00.152+10:00Exhibition - All Stitched Up<p><i>All Stitched Up</i> is an exhibition by Paper Makers and Artists of Queensland, being held at the Gympie Regional Gallery from 22 February to 23 March 2024.</p><p>The Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am - 4pm.</p><p>Three of my pieces were selected for this exhibition and I am thrilled to have them shown in such a fabulous venue, with so many other wonderful paper artists.</p><p>The first piece is called <i>Postcards Home</i> and I have blogged about it previously <a href="https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2022/09/postcards-home.html">here</a>.</p><p><b>"<span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Contemplating home in two places; sending messages from here to there and back again…"</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><i>Handmade paper from recycled and natural fibres, botanical dyed threads (agapanthus, rosemary, comfrey, from one place; stinging nettle, thistle, scabiosus from the other), hand stitching, Perspex.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><i><br /></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGqQGhfYE9MBspKlPeWEw1z-tPBUzJ6dS8de-u_9_lEE77U3mzQAS8dplLenRZ5FOhmHkekqoHsm3ea-EuWg9UxjLd5qM6Z5N9skgoagaH4NQbMp3s8f_INwPmDtXLG2yfUlTpOCEL2jiSfbxs1qzeiQ56MPt9XVFGYGJ10Xe7ELrzz0Unu8B6ZkF81Km/s2500/Postcards%20Home_01_Fiona%20Dempster.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="2500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGqQGhfYE9MBspKlPeWEw1z-tPBUzJ6dS8de-u_9_lEE77U3mzQAS8dplLenRZ5FOhmHkekqoHsm3ea-EuWg9UxjLd5qM6Z5N9skgoagaH4NQbMp3s8f_INwPmDtXLG2yfUlTpOCEL2jiSfbxs1qzeiQ56MPt9XVFGYGJ10Xe7ELrzz0Unu8B6ZkF81Km/w640-h640/Postcards%20Home_01_Fiona%20Dempster.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8doadNiKMdh9C4rkzhnaXTdeJWaQhtM3jh58XUBs1_Y5ahFgwdmc26XlgwGA38NcS0VdAR6lhgeTwFtm2dFQO6Aw0W8wJay03CqP6wgrWmJRmCVuGp3to6gRxyBfeCsYFdK6auG9xIQvAy-Fx_0tZThef3u0FoBaYaMR4m4BfmD1jv075tZqXltm22dhm/s2808/Postcards%20Home_02_Fiona%20Dempster.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2808" data-original-width="2808" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8doadNiKMdh9C4rkzhnaXTdeJWaQhtM3jh58XUBs1_Y5ahFgwdmc26XlgwGA38NcS0VdAR6lhgeTwFtm2dFQO6Aw0W8wJay03CqP6wgrWmJRmCVuGp3to6gRxyBfeCsYFdK6auG9xIQvAy-Fx_0tZThef3u0FoBaYaMR4m4BfmD1jv075tZqXltm22dhm/w640-h640/Postcards%20Home_02_Fiona%20Dempster.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The second piece is called Homecomings I-VII</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><b>"Journeying, travelling, moving between two places. Finding home."</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><i>Graphite rubbings from two places on Japanese Kozo and Hosho papers, machine stitching, embossing, Arches Velin paper <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUOMqFFOD-nXP-DBJZZNuExnQ9tyx3wnaf3smor1g5F4p3w6IFo-JqHwukCQLuia-rxFlVn8b4PlEojg_T0kbKXkzuAn6P-FJdMckM7bVC9qfgWAO58DKY0gjD0WguvwfE5_AJpelzZoHRrYUb-CEgfEtluImDhyphenhyphenEfEXR_fFkip5jQk9HDw4KHaNy-o75/s1280/IMG_5584%20(3).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUOMqFFOD-nXP-DBJZZNuExnQ9tyx3wnaf3smor1g5F4p3w6IFo-JqHwukCQLuia-rxFlVn8b4PlEojg_T0kbKXkzuAn6P-FJdMckM7bVC9qfgWAO58DKY0gjD0WguvwfE5_AJpelzZoHRrYUb-CEgfEtluImDhyphenhyphenEfEXR_fFkip5jQk9HDw4KHaNy-o75/w640-h640/IMG_5584%20(3).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhi2si-92D49r43hSkvrJ41XBSkniUNn206247aoWyH55rtmHKReZc0_A6UrB0Utsw3qjExncBBX0aVOvUB1T91rmre1d5O47EP8ik6h9wG0lh32Iw9AjFHCPfra383CQewuB0beHL7q-wOGTm0prlhMJ2xMhRZQS_p-gfCRL02FKBJOtDvnB_UuYoi4p8/s1280/IMG_5855.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhi2si-92D49r43hSkvrJ41XBSkniUNn206247aoWyH55rtmHKReZc0_A6UrB0Utsw3qjExncBBX0aVOvUB1T91rmre1d5O47EP8ik6h9wG0lh32Iw9AjFHCPfra383CQewuB0beHL7q-wOGTm0prlhMJ2xMhRZQS_p-gfCRL02FKBJOtDvnB_UuYoi4p8/w640-h640/IMG_5855.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are simply three of the seven - all seven can be seen on a recent Thursday Thoughts post <a href="https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/02/thursday-thoughts_0807308196.html">here</a>!</div><br />The final piece is called <i>Home is...?</i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><b>"Home is stitched together from memories, places, and people."</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><i>Graphite rubbings from two places on Japanese Kozo and Hosho papers, machine stitching, hand stitching, Khadi paper 320gsm, Perspex<b><o:p></o:p></b></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBsBuqGnmXqDK80sLX3ODrwqhLXLk0e8gLVIm-9OmrSonGKn1J539jeuNgWztX0qfnOT5nsOD9TTRMQrNY86uf_2GDlbsh52uzDXXZKKoz3Sx4zxQlXok2U953F3JF17EdfUj6lEk3vnCD5OaHnFQ9kGdjcUAuNPuvUnb8Ri3TW5qL0abQeps68BYMsaV/s1280/IMG_5911%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBsBuqGnmXqDK80sLX3ODrwqhLXLk0e8gLVIm-9OmrSonGKn1J539jeuNgWztX0qfnOT5nsOD9TTRMQrNY86uf_2GDlbsh52uzDXXZKKoz3Sx4zxQlXok2U953F3JF17EdfUj6lEk3vnCD5OaHnFQ9kGdjcUAuNPuvUnb8Ri3TW5qL0abQeps68BYMsaV/w640-h640/IMG_5911%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKinzOBduCdYoe5HgFo3ViKahhzdzVYc4BK0dD3rGhQwzVNI6QATUL2qADCXiDAh9CGAr8oYUm-TR_9GDyXusH63twebU6OtQY-GNdq49Z8JwfP8GxMah296xLD1RH0bb6_SanGWDAFRyZFnXfL9uq4CxUPX9fTBEAUrWNDHlVwCXF3VMuJNgmv9GSdX6t/s1280/IMG_5811.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKinzOBduCdYoe5HgFo3ViKahhzdzVYc4BK0dD3rGhQwzVNI6QATUL2qADCXiDAh9CGAr8oYUm-TR_9GDyXusH63twebU6OtQY-GNdq49Z8JwfP8GxMah296xLD1RH0bb6_SanGWDAFRyZFnXfL9uq4CxUPX9fTBEAUrWNDHlVwCXF3VMuJNgmv9GSdX6t/w640-h640/IMG_5811.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />We hope to visit in the next wee while and see them on show.<p></p>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-602850053494068702024-02-22T16:04:00.001+10:002024-02-22T16:04:00.136+10:00Thursday Thoughts...<span style="color: #e69138;">
“They say that every snowflake is different. If that were true, how could the world go on? How could we ever get up off our knees? How could we ever recover from the wonder of it?” </span><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i>Jeanette Winterson
</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div>I have no doubt that somewhere in science somebody has done the research about whether or not this can be true, but it is most definitely something that we have grown up understanding.</div><div><br /></div><div>When Ms Winterson puts it like this I agree entirely - it is too, too much to consider, think about or hold onto really. The scale of design innovations and variations. I start to turn my mind to it and wonder surely not every snowflake EVER? Maybe just snowflakes that are snowing at the same time? </div><div><br /></div><div>The more I think about it the less I can imagine the possibility of their uniqueness, and yet it does seem that science suggests that in fact each and every snowflake is unique. </div><div><br /></div><div>My utter delight and enthralment whenever it snows most definitely makes me want to believe. It is awe-inspiring to think that amongst that beauty and joy, each snowflake is different...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJneEancZEd2hAbJi2buk1xT0-iL7r8J6yQMkA4sIBwnt9tEgugUfZG3wHtQdKzT6CA1fQ41b0357wuq51HsKnU8RjJcamIUyGWYbNhvWVnkvm0CwOVV7_BIJAoD6KEhWk6PTrPlQvXSTSQ4Wih6V0GgRwCVumEs7XUkR4umfEw16PWc2LNYHTX9lx4ro/s1280/IMG_4980.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJneEancZEd2hAbJi2buk1xT0-iL7r8J6yQMkA4sIBwnt9tEgugUfZG3wHtQdKzT6CA1fQ41b0357wuq51HsKnU8RjJcamIUyGWYbNhvWVnkvm0CwOVV7_BIJAoD6KEhWk6PTrPlQvXSTSQ4Wih6V0GgRwCVumEs7XUkR4umfEw16PWc2LNYHTX9lx4ro/w640-h640/IMG_4980.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Page from <i>Snow falling in daylight</i>, part of BookArtOBject 2012.</div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-20396728574705750472024-02-20T16:10:00.010+10:002024-02-22T20:49:47.081+10:00Cards and more cards...<p> Whilst here is MUCH making of artwork for exhibitions, as well as packing and delivering artworks, the regular business of life as a Letterpress studio continues along. Recently Barry and I have managed to re-stock our cards and feel quite chuffed that we managed to print, illustrate and package so many.</p><p>I still get asked if I am 'the grief card lady" on occasions, and am happy to reply "yes, I am". I updated a couple of cards which had basically sold out.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpvYSM2UNIfyQjb1aAs8Xt54nSNCSLcBD9Wlg5VGIf5RPPxCyUykARZfj1ajj3U0k1y-VL9418TVu93mx8nqsmN5QUAMnp5aDfj4NGQDzFbpEYKzqwSDjniC7wRcJzpOgZ9hcvprY_i6-291gA-toa65ucbGjjAhSINGAraye909-4fR_UA2Ut564PhP3/s1280/IMG_4761.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpvYSM2UNIfyQjb1aAs8Xt54nSNCSLcBD9Wlg5VGIf5RPPxCyUykARZfj1ajj3U0k1y-VL9418TVu93mx8nqsmN5QUAMnp5aDfj4NGQDzFbpEYKzqwSDjniC7wRcJzpOgZ9hcvprY_i6-291gA-toa65ucbGjjAhSINGAraye909-4fR_UA2Ut564PhP3/w640-h640/IMG_4761.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Three muted colour ways.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdERgJQlea5SRjg-WbK_9Qg_kNHFWwjR-rJVMJC91yD7a8srlBL3kLJ38Yxw0jcGoJoVafb8MGPNFoGa-KYXSy9B9k7dQzqSae7YebeP4EW0fenoRI_CTr2skxzf13fjLh7dU5vbTnlP6evz4MELbbgzFVGHrcWQqFSrDdv_v0ZnXPKXTeMqxYXRE4G1O/s1280/IMG_4779.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdERgJQlea5SRjg-WbK_9Qg_kNHFWwjR-rJVMJC91yD7a8srlBL3kLJ38Yxw0jcGoJoVafb8MGPNFoGa-KYXSy9B9k7dQzqSae7YebeP4EW0fenoRI_CTr2skxzf13fjLh7dU5vbTnlP6evz4MELbbgzFVGHrcWQqFSrDdv_v0ZnXPKXTeMqxYXRE4G1O/w640-h640/IMG_4779.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Packed and sealed and available <a href="https://www.decklededgepress.com/product/may-flowers-grow/2?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=3">here</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz53ub2InLJak2lKa_5IJvS2fTH-ZzmdsS3scff_Kg4rJJ72CCswyLj0oilTFLJH6_4fruL_6ufz8dSIwprx8OtuaRTkePPfMCVwM4oava4LrVpJg8dnCx-BgxGmYo3HapW-ADTtu5bG82-pl-FH3LBNS6el-5SJ4T2rDIN_W8QaxXE2BcBaKB-eZUK4fV/s1280/IMG_4767.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz53ub2InLJak2lKa_5IJvS2fTH-ZzmdsS3scff_Kg4rJJ72CCswyLj0oilTFLJH6_4fruL_6ufz8dSIwprx8OtuaRTkePPfMCVwM4oava4LrVpJg8dnCx-BgxGmYo3HapW-ADTtu5bG82-pl-FH3LBNS6el-5SJ4T2rDIN_W8QaxXE2BcBaKB-eZUK4fV/w640-h640/IMG_4767.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">The mess of the process belies the quiet beauty of the outcome.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGL_kYiRehmWpGRWWOhgqzTxcCsXs41cWbDiOwMWOiG9IjsU8kzocO_Yzk7QQq5QFwsvktoZ2k0q3edV1pPQv0I4y1WmFH9OWGrv3Lpm0G_934Qs2XCkrn0Bi-mpG7qUk4U1yAKhzhdiVxhwq-yf_YgjTNyiKaRczSFn3pQXnWlb5MXh-POezoainlzQEW/s1280/IMG_4768.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGL_kYiRehmWpGRWWOhgqzTxcCsXs41cWbDiOwMWOiG9IjsU8kzocO_Yzk7QQq5QFwsvktoZ2k0q3edV1pPQv0I4y1WmFH9OWGrv3Lpm0G_934Qs2XCkrn0Bi-mpG7qUk4U1yAKhzhdiVxhwq-yf_YgjTNyiKaRczSFn3pQXnWlb5MXh-POezoainlzQEW/w640-h640/IMG_4768.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">These too are now back <a href="https://www.decklededgepress.com/product/they-lived-and-loved/4?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=3">in stock</a>. With the words "and life will never be the same again"on the inside, they seem to capture the reality of loss and bereavement.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SyjKPKXHs7jzuSProk7Nf2_GSDHN3OR6LuTcmI7Mj59FvLAFTautR2IHXm5Etk_zX1zAHz2ijgXEDD0QmdRtOdlDWleeB5ikHg9XxIv0zNkwjWb139aNDtSggzPi8YB4fp24_n0idv0SvJt2yfchnD4umg2QzurxglgAvxtkzBMphq_TjOhqzed4PI0O/s1280/IMG_4775.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SyjKPKXHs7jzuSProk7Nf2_GSDHN3OR6LuTcmI7Mj59FvLAFTautR2IHXm5Etk_zX1zAHz2ijgXEDD0QmdRtOdlDWleeB5ikHg9XxIv0zNkwjWb139aNDtSggzPi8YB4fp24_n0idv0SvJt2yfchnD4umg2QzurxglgAvxtkzBMphq_TjOhqzed4PI0O/w640-h640/IMG_4775.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>And then it was back to re-stocking regular celebratory type cards as well. Barry helped out so much - he set and printed nearly all of these, whilst I added the illustration/decoration.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2b9YE1XAteJNsqVYH0Q_ztVOqZs6RB4c-nvTo4om-oUH2PTI4QYz7EJUG2HzfgcMDt1Ex0GdOE0RuZzVghTga__Bi9VaJFwA_tsqIAh8_TR82y6fDfPMGcH0AVtqi117LBFsnn2OFOND3MBPY13mixtr5cJkTyMFBVaewOsbpx7ALjEHIf_QYjUvRQN8/s1280/IMG_4789.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2b9YE1XAteJNsqVYH0Q_ztVOqZs6RB4c-nvTo4om-oUH2PTI4QYz7EJUG2HzfgcMDt1Ex0GdOE0RuZzVghTga__Bi9VaJFwA_tsqIAh8_TR82y6fDfPMGcH0AVtqi117LBFsnn2OFOND3MBPY13mixtr5cJkTyMFBVaewOsbpx7ALjEHIf_QYjUvRQN8/w640-h640/IMG_4789.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>And I re-printed some of these soft and lovely pebble cards, based on a couple of my <a href="https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2023/06/watercolour-pebbles.html">watercolours back here.</a> The first is the warm pebbles.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDPMJd23s1PWK-h0E4Pip48HZxGxI1redZaSpvldBFO8y-B6AzdozKJ-D1dA51S0L4DSjWJnGhSBfcXtvb5uOXJl8voLyy0yUpyhQkp-Hz2bONjNhujFZobdRga2SZo7XxueaM8_tOZ7kw4C6mGWmOIh0OiqUyr7bUx-fJOq-_J6nldsY1gsWi2AsHRhU/s1280/IMG_4790%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDPMJd23s1PWK-h0E4Pip48HZxGxI1redZaSpvldBFO8y-B6AzdozKJ-D1dA51S0L4DSjWJnGhSBfcXtvb5uOXJl8voLyy0yUpyhQkp-Hz2bONjNhujFZobdRga2SZo7XxueaM8_tOZ7kw4C6mGWmOIh0OiqUyr7bUx-fJOq-_J6nldsY1gsWi2AsHRhU/w640-h640/IMG_4790%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one is the cool pebbles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZnDEJXvBjzUz-j_vfMCfiAWsAK3hyzaWkQij8j5IKmg8DEmJrfkfy54L_DZDcy6SE610AsVrIvck3avFccZAYTy4lnabDRhwCBzF1dYwvLrRLItiFs6X_N4sngxv395wgIwuyfg82fDeEGfBA5ak1FBUtwVdExZE0JdyBahI8yNikhihLXvkfugueXCd/s1280/IMG_4791.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZnDEJXvBjzUz-j_vfMCfiAWsAK3hyzaWkQij8j5IKmg8DEmJrfkfy54L_DZDcy6SE610AsVrIvck3avFccZAYTy4lnabDRhwCBzF1dYwvLrRLItiFs6X_N4sngxv395wgIwuyfg82fDeEGfBA5ak1FBUtwVdExZE0JdyBahI8yNikhihLXvkfugueXCd/w640-h640/IMG_4791.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />It feels good to have a range of cards available again. Not all are on the website shop, but if anybody is interested, just drop me an email or a comment...<p></p><p>Or, I just thought I could try something and see if I can create a link to purchase a particular item...so here goes. I won't actually know if it works till the blog post goes live so its a bit hit and miss...but fingers are crossed!</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://square.link/u/n8GXKhOj" target="_blank">Welcome to The World purchase link</a></li></ul><div><b>EDIT: The links work! So if you are interested in any others, I can arrange that too! Also, the postage would not be what it says in the system - just a bit too complicated for me to modify - I would arrange to refund you. But also - just email and it might be easiest that way.</b></div><p></p>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-89110504172309853452024-02-18T15:40:00.006+10:002024-02-18T15:40:00.181+10:00The best fun - wood carving workshop<p> For Barry's birthday I bought us both attendance at a 3 hour wood carving workshop in Brisbane. The tutor was <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theresadarmody/">Theresa Darmody </a>and it was held at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artisanqld/">Artisan </a>in Bowen Hills.</p><p>The goal was to make a small specimen vase and we did!</p><p>On arrival our bench positions were set up with a vice gloves and tools, and we got select our first blank.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77xwwpqB1ADNz4S6qFHaLABCBhEGhUP27tJqv9rEiJVn_g826CTvrokGU1JyLsbzZGxhBD1gkPsxpRxgqByxyt5Y7b_Ua2oeJ7gd15SGebshelQ5u_HejP_GgvfRIjQ4WmpYmfkr0VlptzqVj5jrfASyu5TdLICZQiKjmQwNVSWnX8thbAJopBX-wNtLt/s1280/IMG_4921.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77xwwpqB1ADNz4S6qFHaLABCBhEGhUP27tJqv9rEiJVn_g826CTvrokGU1JyLsbzZGxhBD1gkPsxpRxgqByxyt5Y7b_Ua2oeJ7gd15SGebshelQ5u_HejP_GgvfRIjQ4WmpYmfkr0VlptzqVj5jrfASyu5TdLICZQiKjmQwNVSWnX8thbAJopBX-wNtLt/w640-h640/IMG_4921.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkqz0JRiXyEsP1xtIcbGkyM5rT1KWu_57boHqFTCVzv2CyCz7cCkOLWzjrJoI83QUSM-c3WmSRhcxYrUgrShfOy-1V7-mTtOYf9rO1ThnB-WziJVRvwCu7tKWORnl8tuEsETjblq3js-8CUEvY61fkoRgxX0vBZNKX0Rlnu9TF9yPbeUiAPSI8NfQ2_PV/s1280/IMG_4922.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkqz0JRiXyEsP1xtIcbGkyM5rT1KWu_57boHqFTCVzv2CyCz7cCkOLWzjrJoI83QUSM-c3WmSRhcxYrUgrShfOy-1V7-mTtOYf9rO1ThnB-WziJVRvwCu7tKWORnl8tuEsETjblq3js-8CUEvY61fkoRgxX0vBZNKX0Rlnu9TF9yPbeUiAPSI8NfQ2_PV/w640-h640/IMG_4922.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbn_QeITdjI-Gu61evzNjrFRiwmqHbwEQEonK5L3e-EKeeQD8pa5sAweEYNi0I1N83X4sfOu9iqZJB-pmOiRc0074BxnNfh2kmUJdDnRJsjrPduQOSekVNEKyj0M4x3cVqOhIdoGhzftReA8fKUasxXRLh2eFBO9Z5zkdJZYsTgw7J8heh8pPSaxqUSBGM/s1280/IMG_4923.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbn_QeITdjI-Gu61evzNjrFRiwmqHbwEQEonK5L3e-EKeeQD8pa5sAweEYNi0I1N83X4sfOu9iqZJB-pmOiRc0074BxnNfh2kmUJdDnRJsjrPduQOSekVNEKyj0M4x3cVqOhIdoGhzftReA8fKUasxXRLh2eFBO9Z5zkdJZYsTgw7J8heh8pPSaxqUSBGM/w640-h640/IMG_4923.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We began by using the draw blade and it was such a delight. I was utterly mesmerised by the slow motion effective removal of large chunks of the timber.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZsbexS8Q5Ag-80B75tfbFo5SqCz0ZuvDUFg-iad53Inswr0bXVPfspZokEVWJ9Xrow-hDw58dsJUv2UQRDOudMDKhu_cpZCRdoWs5OVzPTiK0JvoRUNf7_NpvRWkdI6OwGXAXW2r8N5hFtU0WESlXY3zrrJkJNx7wp-ukK4OXpB2N12YSXjYOQA1aK-y/s1280/IMG_4925.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZsbexS8Q5Ag-80B75tfbFo5SqCz0ZuvDUFg-iad53Inswr0bXVPfspZokEVWJ9Xrow-hDw58dsJUv2UQRDOudMDKhu_cpZCRdoWs5OVzPTiK0JvoRUNf7_NpvRWkdI6OwGXAXW2r8N5hFtU0WESlXY3zrrJkJNx7wp-ukK4OXpB2N12YSXjYOQA1aK-y/w640-h640/IMG_4925.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUwN1F6BKSqhdEKEDluTj2u5bId8VXVMbXVE01CfSbhaFSM_rjku5DPRvzf0VlX5EkczlEMYthUk37RO8gIiEZ6oZ0eeNMzvDWCXMss4eG-6H1sHdLr00wct4T_YnydOB39D8d85c0ryVakYG1UFWxTiwiyRVLSe7q1c7YwieI-vgYhpGDhHTMH5SU7dO/s1280/IMG_4926.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUwN1F6BKSqhdEKEDluTj2u5bId8VXVMbXVE01CfSbhaFSM_rjku5DPRvzf0VlX5EkczlEMYthUk37RO8gIiEZ6oZ0eeNMzvDWCXMss4eG-6H1sHdLr00wct4T_YnydOB39D8d85c0ryVakYG1UFWxTiwiyRVLSe7q1c7YwieI-vgYhpGDhHTMH5SU7dO/w640-h640/IMG_4926.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After the draw blade, and about to begin with the carving knife. none of which I photographed I was so engrossed in whittling!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigs76_cMdDtbZ7-4jZRG2IGPKhGEiOTgeWAOL9uBKjDpF7988e6WdmLlHYg9v5TJ2SiHnzv3BISruSY_ru_opbumL-C5hGUUL1HY7IXH2p6ObdFYSYKKz-Gcr_lRdp9vDjuVfiU0gMsplTZkZNqvyx5pTXOU98odx8taM7k7MS5pyH7VR7AYd8zqtTra0k/s1280/IMG_4927.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigs76_cMdDtbZ7-4jZRG2IGPKhGEiOTgeWAOL9uBKjDpF7988e6WdmLlHYg9v5TJ2SiHnzv3BISruSY_ru_opbumL-C5hGUUL1HY7IXH2p6ObdFYSYKKz-Gcr_lRdp9vDjuVfiU0gMsplTZkZNqvyx5pTXOU98odx8taM7k7MS5pyH7VR7AYd8zqtTra0k/w640-h640/IMG_4927.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is after sanding. And then we burnished, oiled and waxed it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZBXF0OYRz8rTf2-K0cQBm4ZQn67xWAUVuKzXOHd6EFZRz-jl_Wb8tG0K392mcEaz8qqxzRgFwq3o86lIj-GH8dRljOjoEinYtIDDJFqxjFrocYHxjR_kIw24sCIhrGZgCMN0_iPbcME_P0I-RLoykBx852p5RwNISwwXzcDWVIfPQ_wIF3s1v0UFcSxa/s1280/IMG_4930.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZBXF0OYRz8rTf2-K0cQBm4ZQn67xWAUVuKzXOHd6EFZRz-jl_Wb8tG0K392mcEaz8qqxzRgFwq3o86lIj-GH8dRljOjoEinYtIDDJFqxjFrocYHxjR_kIw24sCIhrGZgCMN0_iPbcME_P0I-RLoykBx852p5RwNISwwXzcDWVIfPQ_wIF3s1v0UFcSxa/w640-h640/IMG_4930.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>What a great bunch of results by the 8 participants in just under 3 hours!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzZhAd3PzMJwqSjiFkcW1wAsfcvdNK36pLbnMMV5kRjEaziSqNBkTI42UNQjSXnMrriScc-PPCtE-bWsQqQhFo0Xd4u6RoI7WwYUs4UHLSGuEM19p0WMWsNRH49x3QV2UMAjjXFq_KPiidnW9JS05zUjWUQTEvb6MZSjag-rgIjfpgaaSK4XgXsUr_Rn3/s1280/IMG_4932%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzZhAd3PzMJwqSjiFkcW1wAsfcvdNK36pLbnMMV5kRjEaziSqNBkTI42UNQjSXnMrriScc-PPCtE-bWsQqQhFo0Xd4u6RoI7WwYUs4UHLSGuEM19p0WMWsNRH49x3QV2UMAjjXFq_KPiidnW9JS05zUjWUQTEvb6MZSjag-rgIjfpgaaSK4XgXsUr_Rn3/w640-h640/IMG_4932%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>B on the L, me on the R - our bud vases at home with some lovely dried flowers. So. Much. Fun.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoP7kJO7fUkoQC9HZ7yuR8CfRCCUETg7ESUSZ_K1FpVzMflkjv7KYIWqB0ZtiRJXUet3TkM4jBb6j35f8Ld8zbYwDt6dGIwzwA6J4ztUQ-sXWUmJEKGmNuK57XUHjh2GH4k-jZyAa0StQysBNPAM03NE8OOHWpsfIYaXeutGufuu2cr84MQ6wee-30Y3iS/s1280/IMG_4944.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoP7kJO7fUkoQC9HZ7yuR8CfRCCUETg7ESUSZ_K1FpVzMflkjv7KYIWqB0ZtiRJXUet3TkM4jBb6j35f8Ld8zbYwDt6dGIwzwA6J4ztUQ-sXWUmJEKGmNuK57XUHjh2GH4k-jZyAa0StQysBNPAM03NE8OOHWpsfIYaXeutGufuu2cr84MQ6wee-30Y3iS/w640-h640/IMG_4944.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have determined I thoroughly enjoy pretty much any sort of making with my hands. Just sitting being carried away by the slow movements, the concentration and the mediation of it all.</div><div><br /></div><div>Barry has posted his side of things <a href="http://rustnstuff.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-gift-of-woodcarving.html">here</a>.</div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-19496428680657174592024-02-15T15:54:00.002+10:002024-02-15T15:54:00.146+10:00Thursday Thoughts...<span style="color: #e69138;">“Do work that feeds your soul, not your ego.” </span><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i>Jessica Walsh</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div>For any artist I imagine there is a balance between self expression and the need/desire for others to enjoy or understand or appreciate what they do. No art work is ever really made in a vacuum; and most work gets looked at, at some point, by somebody, even if it is never shown publicly.</div><div><br /></div><div>Whether or not one thinks they might occasionally make work for their ego's sake, I think the value of these words is in the first part, where she suggests we should do work that feeds our souls.</div><div><br /></div><div>Over and over again I return to this idea that it is really the main purpose and the main point of making. To do the work that is your work, to say the things you need to say, to make the things you need to make because they give you joy, because they make you feel brighter or better, or for any other reason by which they feed your soul.</div><div><br /></div><div>If I ever get caught in the making for others, for viewers, for profit or whatever else can lead me astray, I return to this and realise that feeding my soul matters, and that making art does just that.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WJkh3fCQh3C_DPcHKzaSYmo5_TDx8aV5d0q9eqYUZIP3qThPIkIzF3IcU7f3d548xDZGeArTSKbgrxy4NSExQsxln53bWpsN9EzF4qyDj2Ex9tUcKfz2tBwL0-3qR5I3ZcFcrZ-aLydQ51M-g0ZGncGb9Xh6xqaLuMUkB53wj7WliROa29i0xkCw9ki5/s1280/IMG_5861.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1WJkh3fCQh3C_DPcHKzaSYmo5_TDx8aV5d0q9eqYUZIP3qThPIkIzF3IcU7f3d548xDZGeArTSKbgrxy4NSExQsxln53bWpsN9EzF4qyDj2Ex9tUcKfz2tBwL0-3qR5I3ZcFcrZ-aLydQ51M-g0ZGncGb9Xh6xqaLuMUkB53wj7WliROa29i0xkCw9ki5/w640-h640/IMG_5861.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I adore this work, and delivered it to an exhibition yesterday. I don't think many people get it at all; but that's OK. My heart fills when I spend time with it.Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-57031874803341878172024-02-11T15:33:00.001+10:002024-02-11T15:33:00.202+10:00Grief is a Stone in pouches<p> <a href="https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/01/grief-is-stone-cards.html">Having said how lovely I think multiples of the Grief is a Stone cards are</a>, I also think they hold up well as their beautiful individual selves; or as a trio.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kmNeTWn1vKf0nQv3b3_GjDzY7R7_A8G3rNRv7mWuu0S39xA-5V2WA4X_dPEKb2mF3vrXvLpURu5cG14K_BlNDa1N8rz6L6by1yox0F5JgQ8lYlq01B6RNY0O6KyDjtyTno_-iDZ-27PeT4l7J7kq6mgT1JBlVewGGNYJOTBEUbVSRA6cfljERMKfoIXy/s1280/IMG_4629.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kmNeTWn1vKf0nQv3b3_GjDzY7R7_A8G3rNRv7mWuu0S39xA-5V2WA4X_dPEKb2mF3vrXvLpURu5cG14K_BlNDa1N8rz6L6by1yox0F5JgQ8lYlq01B6RNY0O6KyDjtyTno_-iDZ-27PeT4l7J7kq6mgT1JBlVewGGNYJOTBEUbVSRA6cfljERMKfoIXy/w640-h640/IMG_4629.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Even tho the pebble cards now looked more like small artworks, it felt like they needed something more. Barry suggested popping them in some sort of pouch or covering and my mind went to a lovely white stitched pouch, with a blind embossed pebble on the front and threads hanging loosely.</p><p>And I managed to do just that!</p><p>I cut the paper to size with the lovely deckled edge at the top and front. I then selected one of the three pebbles that was blind embossed on the cover of the book-et to indicate which poem card was contained within. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Poem I's pebble blind embossed and the pouches stitched.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpV-mA4iHoBiIXKgOGSFnrqpY8VHBoSlmWg5qZDok5DcOvKdxiunq459YbYJdXtOqcuBxfeyalK-L9NbdFZsHY-D1NwndJ_z5yTXvvjApaYY7rIJkxNoabgAi8fD5M2UJEkAJvTf4SjaXYp5ulPG2IpLrX7eLw6g_s8utCXsVGg326TCpvr0lpXV5oAKN/s1280/IMG_4694.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpV-mA4iHoBiIXKgOGSFnrqpY8VHBoSlmWg5qZDok5DcOvKdxiunq459YbYJdXtOqcuBxfeyalK-L9NbdFZsHY-D1NwndJ_z5yTXvvjApaYY7rIJkxNoabgAi8fD5M2UJEkAJvTf4SjaXYp5ulPG2IpLrX7eLw6g_s8utCXsVGg326TCpvr0lpXV5oAKN/w640-h640/IMG_4694.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Deckled edges and loose threads...<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3gpPG9eiV-ojy7PsvfdaYHnuqfhYtZlQl4jL7WPiOz-e9-jeCz7bdi4cXe6AcpDSH1YvG3t8MtZYNPXB-q4voZZ4OSUqg-k5t0iNdrKLalWkK6jY1lfNlgkTKiU8TvUpQyFa4mk9jM0tsXnkbD9_G8QEvVv2cu7EtBDGlucVzo1rMr7psWGAFe3hJ1TQ/s1280/IMG_4695.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3gpPG9eiV-ojy7PsvfdaYHnuqfhYtZlQl4jL7WPiOz-e9-jeCz7bdi4cXe6AcpDSH1YvG3t8MtZYNPXB-q4voZZ4OSUqg-k5t0iNdrKLalWkK6jY1lfNlgkTKiU8TvUpQyFa4mk9jM0tsXnkbD9_G8QEvVv2cu7EtBDGlucVzo1rMr7psWGAFe3hJ1TQ/w640-h640/IMG_4695.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Pome II's pebble pouch.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmI3iHa0YW_WLsZIG5OeGpT-jT_pDhVKxfcizoa8NmFeQktn-EhmCv-P20_Tw_vCoXS7u2-sG7z5_m6NXmcUfipTWeS6lmZtH_yB93ACL8vsbMgSkFiAhLCoSjhLmW_nE75Tu20vso0_UJNnHwK9O79admocD3JuNpssrYg_PLEarDgPrx3XvMZOxzQHt/s1280/IMG_4699.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmI3iHa0YW_WLsZIG5OeGpT-jT_pDhVKxfcizoa8NmFeQktn-EhmCv-P20_Tw_vCoXS7u2-sG7z5_m6NXmcUfipTWeS6lmZtH_yB93ACL8vsbMgSkFiAhLCoSjhLmW_nE75Tu20vso0_UJNnHwK9O79admocD3JuNpssrYg_PLEarDgPrx3XvMZOxzQHt/w640-h640/IMG_4699.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And poem III's blind embossed pebble pouch.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecBzKtgXM3QZAbfuTONblK1SPVPdkw0sI4rTDKn62OyeRF7BAFEjivV7YQjE80Rf7w9baNZbGhO2KUyjybpGYV9mZLE9xf2yj2yx3bPH0re_l00ng0999uV4CjSsp0Q_qFYK_35Xq_DrPoFz0OWeNrf9BnKwV4UnhghhBS3locfDg3B95UNnAdghtaSPx/s1280/IMG_4701.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecBzKtgXM3QZAbfuTONblK1SPVPdkw0sI4rTDKn62OyeRF7BAFEjivV7YQjE80Rf7w9baNZbGhO2KUyjybpGYV9mZLE9xf2yj2yx3bPH0re_l00ng0999uV4CjSsp0Q_qFYK_35Xq_DrPoFz0OWeNrf9BnKwV4UnhghhBS3locfDg3B95UNnAdghtaSPx/w640-h640/IMG_4701.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And the edges of threads...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWTyNRZeiiDgKxGX62EZvSabofUiK5_Aqq3y8S7G95n3qbvF3_aSlaXxoAmHJ7g_WoUW6l459f0cFENQPtfeCh8x31SE-lK4-GKHa-dIaJRBmLdoxMRkNJPe_0NVMVPr1Uv6ZGBUFLZ1bipDisUtrNE4g8TXlORl5Lyt_BlxC7wOJ4uwIwJ4a3dQbhqI1/s1280/IMG_4703.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWTyNRZeiiDgKxGX62EZvSabofUiK5_Aqq3y8S7G95n3qbvF3_aSlaXxoAmHJ7g_WoUW6l459f0cFENQPtfeCh8x31SE-lK4-GKHa-dIaJRBmLdoxMRkNJPe_0NVMVPr1Uv6ZGBUFLZ1bipDisUtrNE4g8TXlORl5Lyt_BlxC7wOJ4uwIwJ4a3dQbhqI1/w640-h640/IMG_4703.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One of the tricks will be pricing the individual poem cards and book-ets as well as pricing if somebody wants to buy all three. I am never very good at pricing so that will keep me pondering for a bit!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNB_5ZM0a3jswPAcSuEU6tOT03nNtT3oEchC-8bDemG1qj1gAzwPEr-mSDa5Hikr2Z41WBgaHSlF7xzLS_IOdNaGDj6OUrsPPBQNJtNoU_DgoXNCh3gkIOv2hFysw7TynTucR9lXR3NylICBFnZH36crtc13rhHGngjutXw3RgQKtcSJRfTe9jbDQ9dB_p/s1280/IMG_4630.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNB_5ZM0a3jswPAcSuEU6tOT03nNtT3oEchC-8bDemG1qj1gAzwPEr-mSDa5Hikr2Z41WBgaHSlF7xzLS_IOdNaGDj6OUrsPPBQNJtNoU_DgoXNCh3gkIOv2hFysw7TynTucR9lXR3NylICBFnZH36crtc13rhHGngjutXw3RgQKtcSJRfTe9jbDQ9dB_p/w640-h640/IMG_4630.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-62862509830555083332024-02-08T16:08:00.009+10:002024-02-08T16:08:00.161+10:00Thursday Thoughts...<span style="color: #e69138;">“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it.” </span><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i>Jeanette Winterson
</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div>I am not sure I could describe myself as a collector of books, although I do experience a bit the obsession she describes. I find it very hard to walk past a book shop without going in to have a browse. To hold books, turn them over, flick through them. </div><div><br /></div><div>I always look up which bookshops are nearby when I visit a new town or city and generally make an effort to visit them (a bit like art galleries). Need versus desire gets tested a lot; and so often a book you didn't even know existed o r had never heard of catches your eye and it must go home with you. </div><div><br /></div><div>We tend to circulate and move our books along and around so I never feel like I really own them - altho a lot of art books I purchase I feel are part of a collection; or perhaps simply a library.</div><div><br /></div><div>I agree wholeheartedly that it is not a hobby; it is definitely a fascination, an absurdity, an obsession...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZ4zMrJRteWc2tWHo10m7nV73Jf_RAdIdeFyNJd3u0f0MVq30iNtGx7NETonzxKAMMwcfBT09aNk3e9_z4xmv7CKki5MFtEXkprR13BFmiZV-9SW1yUGzCl1NjTSvzkb-9LRW7bNQR4Pnvw8Qh6oc2hCcjCW7ia2cE0AGVnbkD89Gib13mEeS4gp-GZ1z/s1280/IMG_8466%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZ4zMrJRteWc2tWHo10m7nV73Jf_RAdIdeFyNJd3u0f0MVq30iNtGx7NETonzxKAMMwcfBT09aNk3e9_z4xmv7CKki5MFtEXkprR13BFmiZV-9SW1yUGzCl1NjTSvzkb-9LRW7bNQR4Pnvw8Qh6oc2hCcjCW7ia2cE0AGVnbkD89Gib13mEeS4gp-GZ1z/w640-h640/IMG_8466%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Books in our hotel room in Ullapool 2019, with a reminder that these plus more could be found in theyr bookshop, and even more in their Library. Such a bibliophile place to stay!</div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-40771972359615752172024-02-06T15:59:00.001+10:002024-02-06T15:59:00.141+10:00Collating the Collaboration - The Shape of Things<p> I mentioned in the comments <a href="https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-shape-of-things-exchange-no-6.html">back here</a> when I posted on the final instalment on the collaborative exchange of artists' books that Annwyn Dean and I undertook over a year, that it might be nice to gather them together and do a post with them all together.</p><p>I am so glad I had that idea! I spent time with the books at the studio recently, and truly enjoyed having them alongside each other; and together.</p><p>Bringing them together, it was lovely to reflect on what a beautiful collection they have become; to look closely and see how we both approached the work; and to see how our signature looks appear throughout them all, despite our use of the other's papers.</p><p>It was lovely to look at them as a collection and see how well they sit together; but also lovely to re-consider each of them as individuals and remember the moments of discovery and the things I loved about them.</p><p>I hope you enjoy their gathering as much as I did!</p><p>Annwyn's books 1-3</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrEmxoufLdOnEy3B6TjTLLYpNXfHlFCaywtcQBZ0CvMaZ4lSbg3mg8C1vUjdxqY6yClOa-fz7U_0J5HxezqhrPf7IAnQuWrLXJlN4L2CY6K3JkyOlxTmqnLU1mV8nr0nmaBiaPpOGJu4aKOkypGzAKXDgTy1hdXUb2ONL-GpjXGXGp4-ODQLI2UYJVYqW/s1280/IMG_4743.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrEmxoufLdOnEy3B6TjTLLYpNXfHlFCaywtcQBZ0CvMaZ4lSbg3mg8C1vUjdxqY6yClOa-fz7U_0J5HxezqhrPf7IAnQuWrLXJlN4L2CY6K3JkyOlxTmqnLU1mV8nr0nmaBiaPpOGJu4aKOkypGzAKXDgTy1hdXUb2ONL-GpjXGXGp4-ODQLI2UYJVYqW/w640-h640/IMG_4743.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Annwyn's book 4-6<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgygOnLwj99Sc7flLFFgdTZ-n_US9pA2Oc_Vq8rPTozfdwXnJdWpXhzZrT1zHb3jbH-8JCvn3aN6DjnA_Rr0YwxbS1Ok3dhmSLfs-VrY4danCodK7PdapJ2mZuunX_ZMJQRL_UnIxwa8DeOJdXFTybgPjMstb1tIMm2qIpLYSdW8qxmkXQ0S8dknEW4i7LE/s1280/IMG_4744.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgygOnLwj99Sc7flLFFgdTZ-n_US9pA2Oc_Vq8rPTozfdwXnJdWpXhzZrT1zHb3jbH-8JCvn3aN6DjnA_Rr0YwxbS1Ok3dhmSLfs-VrY4danCodK7PdapJ2mZuunX_ZMJQRL_UnIxwa8DeOJdXFTybgPjMstb1tIMm2qIpLYSdW8qxmkXQ0S8dknEW4i7LE/w640-h640/IMG_4744.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Fiona's books 1-3</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDdm2TNttLZXACNRXdSO6qkKXZBEPVEvGTZaJfDtD0VUMKlTCESozGR8hcJ6FsDl-IVuV0N8wx0y6H4Jk0SzzV-njLZkelW8Zi5DH5VkQDHwk8hB_4gBkUpGjnL8uYb8Lkvy5c4q14wr_DGX5iJwmCY5BSV8llFdNQ9KoxpzYKcYvXKHioT9f6rHOQHrv/w640-h640/IMG_4754.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqCSVNGNGP9QOV3xHkqEi2yTCP0X_zPv0PRivWM0SNrM9HJ8e1TOO2n4P2PG8iCnbGDfOHX6pKit3HNPdNFfPzQ6Ku0yH8lxsjib5_R5wWB0GcZMyIotWmOU0eS1jGsfTz0LQoxhRx0XeMrq9JmjSKIeqNgiB0GHly_RmZmmnsuF4QgK6CmYIflwgBZ4h/s1280/IMG_4755.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqCSVNGNGP9QOV3xHkqEi2yTCP0X_zPv0PRivWM0SNrM9HJ8e1TOO2n4P2PG8iCnbGDfOHX6pKit3HNPdNFfPzQ6Ku0yH8lxsjib5_R5wWB0GcZMyIotWmOU0eS1jGsfTz0LQoxhRx0XeMrq9JmjSKIeqNgiB0GHly_RmZmmnsuF4QgK6CmYIflwgBZ4h/w640-h640/IMG_4755.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>What a beautiful collection to reflect on such a beautiful project across the miles...</p></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-4090246250041927812024-02-04T15:52:00.001+10:002024-02-04T15:52:07.628+10:00Hand stitching lengths of fabric<p> One of the pieces of work for Scotland involves joining quite a few lengths of fabric to create seven scrolls, which will drift down some plinths <a href="http://rustnstuff.blogspot.com/2024/02/more-bits-and-pieces.html">Barry has been making for me</a>.</p><p>I decided to join the different lengths by doing hand-stitched run and fell seams, which of course, I dreamt about how to do at night but then ended up watching a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FzvvJ_HZJM">YouTube clip</a> to put me right. So glad I did, as I learnt many a good little tip. The woman there hand stitches historical clothes so she is more of a perfectionist than I needed to be, but I digress.</p><p>First up, I wanted to stitch the scrolls with some of the flax thread I had been gifted by the gorgeous folk at <a href="https://www.gongcrafts.scot">Gongcrafts</a>, the natural dyers of wool who live in a nearby village to us in Scotland. <a href="https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2023/08/flax-and-stitching-slowly.html">I have shared some of my struggles with unwinding and re-winding the flax thread her</a>e, but I hoped that the hard part was done and that I could now simply merrily stitch my fabrics together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCpb6Dv-jKL8S4kzllkQVZK5EwF5UFGGv3Ea0gxLhYq35XrjN7EjUNYk_4KYk9RnNHrEihWd54lHo50kqomJ7mQvy1ib37w9Okv4pnt2EYO7bxHTSgS4-EhtkKLV_ITabdlm1eWt7X72IyqrQx3qfZe4Nq97KW7YpqqDoeS2pAJauDTGas2mO3lcExJSL/s1280/IMG_4640.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCpb6Dv-jKL8S4kzllkQVZK5EwF5UFGGv3Ea0gxLhYq35XrjN7EjUNYk_4KYk9RnNHrEihWd54lHo50kqomJ7mQvy1ib37w9Okv4pnt2EYO7bxHTSgS4-EhtkKLV_ITabdlm1eWt7X72IyqrQx3qfZe4Nq97KW7YpqqDoeS2pAJauDTGas2mO3lcExJSL/w640-h640/IMG_4640.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As you can see from the photos, the thread still wanted to stick to itself as I drew it through the needle, and the needle through the fabric, and then tear, and I gave up after half a dozen stitches. I was sadly disappointed, but will keep working out ways to use the thread!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfm3XJ-hgmpnBXseTh8u8HCT_iu8quHxaxM3QpTz7RdxweMQ2FBB4pj6BzRAJ0h36Kh-mFeroCSpIXnTHvcg4I4-By3M0FSUFfEeu0Gl1XXwm9_vOitOBacRi2_DC4lXLWqxwB7AmQVmcklCk1oWh7XzTTcrNcgmEcyYE66DcmBoJmITfUYGQVnrTF1JK/s1280/IMG_4641.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfm3XJ-hgmpnBXseTh8u8HCT_iu8quHxaxM3QpTz7RdxweMQ2FBB4pj6BzRAJ0h36Kh-mFeroCSpIXnTHvcg4I4-By3M0FSUFfEeu0Gl1XXwm9_vOitOBacRi2_DC4lXLWqxwB7AmQVmcklCk1oWh7XzTTcrNcgmEcyYE66DcmBoJmITfUYGQVnrTF1JK/w640-h640/IMG_4641.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I then turned to some crochet cotton thread I had dyed using the <a href="https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/wildflowers/devils-bit-scabious">Devil's Bit Scabiosus flowers </a>from Scotland and you can see they stitched very nicely in comparison.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsc97t5W0SAYfiC1AznpYQXk9iwp20Lf0vMdMCXIQifpauu-ZIxCYfpk_tAiOFfJjv0tM5dn8RyL4rJc3GaTtK1jeO4Yasw2Hidy7OJ8NFB4z81Nx_yciOI45m6DzSLZ1tgHVUGcDYd-WxW_Ud1wKd4OADC5Si3Vtc0kM4i9BP9lT4ltLcShcSyDLVhMl5/s1280/IMG_4642.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsc97t5W0SAYfiC1AznpYQXk9iwp20Lf0vMdMCXIQifpauu-ZIxCYfpk_tAiOFfJjv0tM5dn8RyL4rJc3GaTtK1jeO4Yasw2Hidy7OJ8NFB4z81Nx_yciOI45m6DzSLZ1tgHVUGcDYd-WxW_Ud1wKd4OADC5Si3Vtc0kM4i9BP9lT4ltLcShcSyDLVhMl5/w640-h640/IMG_4642.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Not that I stitched so very nicely, but after watching the You Tube I learned to draw a stitching line if I really wanted to do straight stitches.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzw2YgNsOAlgvmCM8jdlcL5nUN8j8HSJD4KfY4ji2TTpY6RK_Dea3brv_w2XO-zGT0MlqJwSbjx-YWXrFIzUq1cdESskVMz_yB9gIet3VRjVXdUzY4ELAt2YPwCqG3tQZ2SeeAJxv7em2B6P06rZTLdNB7pFKW9UIAyXUp8gS3rvEde-Oo9-4v-CvN-C0d/s1280/IMG_4643.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzw2YgNsOAlgvmCM8jdlcL5nUN8j8HSJD4KfY4ji2TTpY6RK_Dea3brv_w2XO-zGT0MlqJwSbjx-YWXrFIzUq1cdESskVMz_yB9gIet3VRjVXdUzY4ELAt2YPwCqG3tQZ2SeeAJxv7em2B6P06rZTLdNB7pFKW9UIAyXUp8gS3rvEde-Oo9-4v-CvN-C0d/w640-h640/IMG_4643.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did the fell part with a tiny diagonal stitch and this is how the seam looked from the back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtz93UHGRegbUMX9cQA4kSI6Ew7h0snbJBSyQR4nKBZh7O0NNSO227-Ge22iGAHcT1-0zkTPmxf4cjUvLYo109ABMUXc4p2I_NUalM7V5TN54mF2iaRsuT4HTWAVrugQDrUsrr14oWfs4MRFVqKsTlJ5cKWqz7k__BtcmaWsTLBzFwwwAUj_5oPa5huHM/s1280/IMG_4645.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtz93UHGRegbUMX9cQA4kSI6Ew7h0snbJBSyQR4nKBZh7O0NNSO227-Ge22iGAHcT1-0zkTPmxf4cjUvLYo109ABMUXc4p2I_NUalM7V5TN54mF2iaRsuT4HTWAVrugQDrUsrr14oWfs4MRFVqKsTlJ5cKWqz7k__BtcmaWsTLBzFwwwAUj_5oPa5huHM/w640-h640/IMG_4645.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>And this is how it looked from the front, so I thought yep we are on to something.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbVG_saxUdS0EZGNyryES-6yCNbYIOQ74rfuSFGwNyJkjGd7dmLffGdfrqBT2Y1Q-Un-dsK4Z37f6jPzaOuCJlneTYnRrTq5WNdLHr805WXE18wJ2cQAOMosSkRbO8_W9V6vbsqiInSc3YQwrVts8-XzudByCQGOuV62037yWdF5l_9ZwwOV0zbzDEUO9/s1280/IMG_4644.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbVG_saxUdS0EZGNyryES-6yCNbYIOQ74rfuSFGwNyJkjGd7dmLffGdfrqBT2Y1Q-Un-dsK4Z37f6jPzaOuCJlneTYnRrTq5WNdLHr805WXE18wJ2cQAOMosSkRbO8_W9V6vbsqiInSc3YQwrVts8-XzudByCQGOuV62037yWdF5l_9ZwwOV0zbzDEUO9/w640-h640/IMG_4644.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />And away I went. <a href="https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2023/11/prepping-fabrics.html">I have cut down all the fabric I need</a>, and now have seven lengths to create - from 2.0m down to 1.7m; some involve joining three lengths, others involve joining seven. So I at least got to practise hand stitching run and fell seams!</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDrLEYL0P-ZCJc7ExHQd9anZS92eZNxKhtx-XvF84SA4pz_6WqND9anozBFr9IERWo5wtYQJrQDt44p4qEIJ6mE2Psht5EvHihjrbRn2g8gOjxxRF_cckdAtiZvW4Pnm-7qJKatAUZH-AxVoyEabmeXfbCviT3arwJO7kDTW-wzmVVtpPY8X_LNRrlNit/s1280/IMG_4649.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDrLEYL0P-ZCJc7ExHQd9anZS92eZNxKhtx-XvF84SA4pz_6WqND9anozBFr9IERWo5wtYQJrQDt44p4qEIJ6mE2Psht5EvHihjrbRn2g8gOjxxRF_cckdAtiZvW4Pnm-7qJKatAUZH-AxVoyEabmeXfbCviT3arwJO7kDTW-wzmVVtpPY8X_LNRrlNit/w640-h640/IMG_4649.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With loads of notes to self and calculations...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YQ0urFoS9ngTeXAjoFJngwURayrTtu2JjfVAjutzhJrJWZV_1yC7Cd39izr5wqW-fpLfcvZA2DlEDWFh3QTxMnD6NcC6DdH3_WwIlHuFFMdPgRJGolxgghc5P47rmD8x52r_AFkLPx1K5PQU3e3AtnpbqwL5sGORJBJzi87kqkPr2sU0Dxm-Y_pKgiRa/w640-h640/IMG_4648.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now to hand stitch onto about a metre length for each scroll - a fair mountain of work awaits!</div></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-79957957651210790632024-02-01T15:15:00.045+10:002024-02-01T15:15:00.134+10:00Thursday Thoughts...<span style="color: #e69138;">“Memory is fiction. We select the brightest and the darkest, ignoring what we are ashamed of, and so embroider the broad tapestry of our lives.” </span><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i>Isabel Allende, Portrait in Sepia
</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div>That first sentence. Memory is fiction. Not what we expect, in a way, when so much of our lives continues along the path of what we remember and what we can can recall. Our judicial system demands it. Our schooling system needs us to use our memory to recall things and therefore to learn. </div><div><br /></div><div>I guess what Isabel Allende is saying here pertains mostly to the memories we make of our life and how we likely choose the high points and the low points as key markers, and so often can't recall the many and multitude of moments that make a life a life.</div><div><br /></div><div>I can't recall every meal I have prepared or eaten; I can't recall every shower I took and each time I washed my hair; I can't recall every conversation I have had with staff at my supermarket; and I can't recall every goal I scored in netball. And yet these are daily moments that have made-up the days of my life.</div><div><br /></div><div>She makes me wonder about the things I am ashamed of. I am not sure I completely concur with her, as I seem to be able to draw up several key moments of shame and some actions of which I am ashamed and they are big and bright and take up a heap space. I daresay there must be many other moments I am ashamed of that I can't recall.</div><div><br /></div><div>I do agree that we recall some things and not others, and in this way we embroider the tale of our life, and that in some parts, it may well be a fiction.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_CbYpR4o-OS2xhFC_ElyfJIfUMjp22vLJwSrozSfPBaBnNBm0ddQthedoQct6q5WA49PAwoY-ltFtFgABRhiMpW7SjkK3fKVbvWD-SQc_PGhoonUz6Sf7bDLeDktIK1i_hocGhmT5vF1QpDEs713Det5MW35px-aQh7m6HvtSbhGTXH6a0zyHExRwurw/s1280/IMG_6659.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_CbYpR4o-OS2xhFC_ElyfJIfUMjp22vLJwSrozSfPBaBnNBm0ddQthedoQct6q5WA49PAwoY-ltFtFgABRhiMpW7SjkK3fKVbvWD-SQc_PGhoonUz6Sf7bDLeDktIK1i_hocGhmT5vF1QpDEs713Det5MW35px-aQh7m6HvtSbhGTXH6a0zyHExRwurw/w640-h640/IMG_6659.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Embroidering facts, 2021.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-26597939229395554212024-01-30T15:51:00.001+10:002024-01-30T15:51:00.141+10:00Grief is a Stone Cards<p> Along the way of printing and preparing the book-ets, I took a brief moment to print an extra 10 cards, just in case...</p><p>As ever, with letterpress printmaking, the hard work is all in the selection, set up and lock up whereas the printing sometimes happens in a trice. So I tried to make best use of all the hard work, without overdoing things and creating far too many things to ever be used, needed or wanted.</p><p>The cards were in a box - Fabriano Maediovalis and I am trying to find ways to use up the many papers I have accumulated over the years, so I also felt as if I was doing a good thing by trying this. The cards are relatively small, holding-in-the-hand size.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6swIdMxzqBRbWbXMvFrttalQwCyHcJAqiIi8f90OYD9UGrnjCRIQKZQMVZpzEXyLC3iAk4UOZPCPLg6VAnD9o8RHJhs79riUBwVsetkLa6wLAk5tQhqd33dv8jv3tG_w0TS-fy9Ksf_kNXQIloenjTPXLIKoD6lNPDJJDCo-42Jq1p3rz0hyphenhyphenhGOxokgR2/s1280/IMG_4458.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6swIdMxzqBRbWbXMvFrttalQwCyHcJAqiIi8f90OYD9UGrnjCRIQKZQMVZpzEXyLC3iAk4UOZPCPLg6VAnD9o8RHJhs79riUBwVsetkLa6wLAk5tQhqd33dv8jv3tG_w0TS-fy9Ksf_kNXQIloenjTPXLIKoD6lNPDJJDCo-42Jq1p3rz0hyphenhyphenhGOxokgR2/w640-h640/IMG_4458.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8NKi92CdWqgKTSsUb0iWg3Oo_tOLBZlzb6CoLe93Et1LOS_ElHZDbr9pcAbLd9FmHBw2LEbxzU91mWYfeeeIUV20UGQiXr7Ph4-N4Yh4P-3vwDQ8rnhW8OzyNqRraUbirfFF4t6nMcnHt-g6aISI3EcbiLZpmRgQlN0jQ1Mi2v7yoez5UWUOUq14dvto/s1280/IMG_4459%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8NKi92CdWqgKTSsUb0iWg3Oo_tOLBZlzb6CoLe93Et1LOS_ElHZDbr9pcAbLd9FmHBw2LEbxzU91mWYfeeeIUV20UGQiXr7Ph4-N4Yh4P-3vwDQ8rnhW8OzyNqRraUbirfFF4t6nMcnHt-g6aISI3EcbiLZpmRgQlN0jQ1Mi2v7yoez5UWUOUq14dvto/w640-h640/IMG_4459%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCIY6NvoOI5FuxyjeJdF9ffU42rSlxP1pRhzhp20VoqEkL8A9WM2502qDS5DZ0yi3xiTEmqyCv51_c-0E3S3kmjiCQtJrBuQPmgAmArJRN_hf0BXJW73BPfg1iykARWHrZ5R0vufNiRmmKEYq-rpmuaGfFgCTN9A3H5TULsFZHtN2JQeUupNRdB4etOaZ/s1280/IMG_4456%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCIY6NvoOI5FuxyjeJdF9ffU42rSlxP1pRhzhp20VoqEkL8A9WM2502qDS5DZ0yi3xiTEmqyCv51_c-0E3S3kmjiCQtJrBuQPmgAmArJRN_hf0BXJW73BPfg1iykARWHrZ5R0vufNiRmmKEYq-rpmuaGfFgCTN9A3H5TULsFZHtN2JQeUupNRdB4etOaZ/w640-h640/IMG_4456%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVwYt8u-m-ayXmtMGGDMMpZ36UA9NabEaoK_Nm4mbJl0D91ArGT619BNtX0FmGvBCvJjZJ3Zf_NJZb-RRU4WcUmcbVPKmsJextH6mLZaQXU6eEmmrf20WUcXPhqTc89IRmWTZPPmReHknwEfFqeHJ70Wp5es6aS4xheaFi2YlBEet1L4ipoQxzlX5iQnE/s1280/IMG_4457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVwYt8u-m-ayXmtMGGDMMpZ36UA9NabEaoK_Nm4mbJl0D91ArGT619BNtX0FmGvBCvJjZJ3Zf_NJZb-RRU4WcUmcbVPKmsJextH6mLZaQXU6eEmmrf20WUcXPhqTc89IRmWTZPPmReHknwEfFqeHJ70Wp5es6aS4xheaFi2YlBEet1L4ipoQxzlX5iQnE/w640-h640/IMG_4457.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JU9aCzqKT1gNB4aKgIfhR_6gO13VnmguSY9uOME4jtBJTpeFlbwRS7kQrDAiXy0pNOz2-8pJDF_2ZTfBpsRtuGht__wm2aknSVmUAQHhSUbKPPS7gA6daCe5YODEh7fiEWQTVlqCpgVyEYDN7EjIpmRvojjuEZihGIsysSvu-YJ3rmyEd1h9NqzKWq_X/s1280/IMG_4468.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JU9aCzqKT1gNB4aKgIfhR_6gO13VnmguSY9uOME4jtBJTpeFlbwRS7kQrDAiXy0pNOz2-8pJDF_2ZTfBpsRtuGht__wm2aknSVmUAQHhSUbKPPS7gA6daCe5YODEh7fiEWQTVlqCpgVyEYDN7EjIpmRvojjuEZihGIsysSvu-YJ3rmyEd1h9NqzKWq_X/w640-h640/IMG_4468.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8adIoNX06nQZguVZzcyeRysSUc540Ozctb2cBrz6kPQb3ucLk5SRFhl7j-D2Z5AUf2RW46hVboM5_lcRSDAZ8ugdUqJZj_byuL-GmkBY-HNwQyG3vlOsJGKiGrmcgGy7SrueJrKlypFt5PaFeBkbPmrle8BTyIpUwB7T_ZTStJaBxaVQ02Fxfqc1xDp7e/s1280/IMG_4469.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8adIoNX06nQZguVZzcyeRysSUc540Ozctb2cBrz6kPQb3ucLk5SRFhl7j-D2Z5AUf2RW46hVboM5_lcRSDAZ8ugdUqJZj_byuL-GmkBY-HNwQyG3vlOsJGKiGrmcgGy7SrueJrKlypFt5PaFeBkbPmrle8BTyIpUwB7T_ZTStJaBxaVQ02Fxfqc1xDp7e/w640-h640/IMG_4469.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">It was clear they looked pretty plain and ordinary, so I thought to add some watercolour pebbles to them.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I painted five small pebbles along the bottom of each 'title page'. With three poems, in an edition of 10, this required 150 pebbles to be painted.</p>As ever, I adore the look of multiples...<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqA1e85jbUeDu-6d7SAWXR7z57S8CgF-rGTa2KIqUxA8yTr6G032Fip7VsmFfJi3jgHcAWts_oYvkiva8BXsep550B5j1g124EjepwpFlAZ0mzZP0Oi2zAxc4Vd_lW4VscfS3EXjgLlpB6TX8jqcd0q_zuB7FIxMhFJ96o9QRslWvVbzWt6NZ93CehINa/s1280/IMG_4617.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqA1e85jbUeDu-6d7SAWXR7z57S8CgF-rGTa2KIqUxA8yTr6G032Fip7VsmFfJi3jgHcAWts_oYvkiva8BXsep550B5j1g124EjepwpFlAZ0mzZP0Oi2zAxc4Vd_lW4VscfS3EXjgLlpB6TX8jqcd0q_zuB7FIxMhFJ96o9QRslWvVbzWt6NZ93CehINa/w640-h640/IMG_4617.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uYY-NN7m4dpYujnOntaO3GlL0fGW_cqabyFV_JwFTb92u5z-ePqo6lavOLm_b4mSEwY5_wf6UR5Qqk0r9myB80eVSABgktDniQkRE4CycnVxwZC_F4hdT-83hUOm6oAtVxo4mMTskpPeRF3UXQLOszoxLe5MhHKIu77fJ2RCeWhzfB62ska_r4htjp4U/w640-h640/IMG_4558.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The book-ets have all been folded and prepared and stitched and signed and are ready in their editions of 15.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0bMIG3wxi7BML5BPoiEDGcR4pauAP95DHe-rBcF0ubU6z_QjO6nu769Jv-QFaA_d7hyphenhyphen0XjwaIMABk8TrRm3VDXU34uY3tICIjRN0cdrlf83dk358GfZDBIX1CFgYtdcyG2GVLZrh9Tc-CGF_juvuKSWfyxqI3SCXgVqdgOW6Lc3xBnvXsMIoXY0wLJA3/s1280/IMG_4599.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0bMIG3wxi7BML5BPoiEDGcR4pauAP95DHe-rBcF0ubU6z_QjO6nu769Jv-QFaA_d7hyphenhyphen0XjwaIMABk8TrRm3VDXU34uY3tICIjRN0cdrlf83dk358GfZDBIX1CFgYtdcyG2GVLZrh9Tc-CGF_juvuKSWfyxqI3SCXgVqdgOW6Lc3xBnvXsMIoXY0wLJA3/w640-h640/IMG_4599.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ephCdFBj9WCZjGXu1TajHSilDfKA2VQYFq-1Kgh8QGT1cbBDAd9VzDf8dH2XR7oewvfBZJzz98Mz53sKvhZBAttNN1J9D6_xF0IoupRX-7tbZXibXx40enEApYUMRuzEGE2orpHd4Dro-HYRJSbrNok0UEn7JvQlhiApPj6mzAX-LjEtUpQ3abX7ZQYL/w640-h640/IMG_4606.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I blind embossed three different pebbles/stones on each cover - making them individual yet each being an integral part of the three works. I chose to stitch each edition in a similar vein, but with a variation so that each poem can be distinguished from the others; yet is clearly related.</p><p>The three poems evoke grief at different stages and how it can feel.</p><p>On opening, the title appears behind the beautiful, feathery, soft Japanese paper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrJxtGqgR4RFGn2xyrCDfYz8HjYaTLwEVAAK7rYXFpJK9AgWYqXB4HIStTDjXh086VPgfUAFF7K76i8mr3JPHbK6tTvclLimACXOLKOrqLDC9jY75hRzMSJCQSqn5MUalOiT8rSSAR2Cen1BXI8AQAqRIbOJj9Mf8NnmtLoBHC0PdiN9dC_bHX8ZVkubA/s1280/IMG_4563.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrJxtGqgR4RFGn2xyrCDfYz8HjYaTLwEVAAK7rYXFpJK9AgWYqXB4HIStTDjXh086VPgfUAFF7K76i8mr3JPHbK6tTvclLimACXOLKOrqLDC9jY75hRzMSJCQSqn5MUalOiT8rSSAR2Cen1BXI8AQAqRIbOJj9Mf8NnmtLoBHC0PdiN9dC_bHX8ZVkubA/w640-h640/IMG_4563.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdsbjd_fjLyurnIT_AYypI1uaK7xFcohtZK2P-HWWDJ_nXtRFhmK7KwENFun7XXDw7u6ZDAyQD7Uq1E3WPabZxHyr9ZRWJu4b6lrgNgiJUsdd7mE0k1Npp_FiM1ifWSI63yU1bQ1g1Rdwa3QvF8jnC4eEQi0y2jRPLIHZancZlQkePxIthAILfW6PxFVJ/s1280/IMG_4564.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdsbjd_fjLyurnIT_AYypI1uaK7xFcohtZK2P-HWWDJ_nXtRFhmK7KwENFun7XXDw7u6ZDAyQD7Uq1E3WPabZxHyr9ZRWJu4b6lrgNgiJUsdd7mE0k1Npp_FiM1ifWSI63yU1bQ1g1Rdwa3QvF8jnC4eEQi0y2jRPLIHZancZlQkePxIthAILfW6PxFVJ/w640-h640/IMG_4564.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The centre opening has the poem, printed in Spectrum 18pt type.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36ZT0ZdurnKM9MZCMkIe_38sN6IBao7NGciG75WY8ckqkgBHzGurL28OHkEm3qh6gySYalJgmbvmklVvSJb4UO5Ro3YWOOmYNzK8zVYmKKoIdzX3-Ma1XymzY6KVFP_vdss5H_oqkOXPtc_Q0OvpwSBOQwl-2OYyUDVQosoaQ5PciQSn_CN5ZswETejQx/s1280/IMG_4565.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36ZT0ZdurnKM9MZCMkIe_38sN6IBao7NGciG75WY8ckqkgBHzGurL28OHkEm3qh6gySYalJgmbvmklVvSJb4UO5Ro3YWOOmYNzK8zVYmKKoIdzX3-Ma1XymzY6KVFP_vdss5H_oqkOXPtc_Q0OvpwSBOQwl-2OYyUDVQosoaQ5PciQSn_CN5ZswETejQx/w640-h640/IMG_4565.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The return has my name and the press website on it. I think I photographed them before I wrote the edition numbering on them, but they are numbered 1-15/15.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQbvMKIQTbfgLfn5IFJ1Oztv0H936ySZPTVpIsGwqHLXNeN4SoLplj0whhG0RmRulIgiBhwYR7G8HtevFEp80ZftEeT3wqpM99UVswDPOILw0ql7FTbegm6ZRcEUqTuOw6d9FeDD8rdpFByrNJrxU0OxYN3S-fhuAEEZ5x3j85PkaFBr0jnrm18VDkVZ4/s1280/IMG_4566.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQbvMKIQTbfgLfn5IFJ1Oztv0H936ySZPTVpIsGwqHLXNeN4SoLplj0whhG0RmRulIgiBhwYR7G8HtevFEp80ZftEeT3wqpM99UVswDPOILw0ql7FTbegm6ZRcEUqTuOw6d9FeDD8rdpFByrNJrxU0OxYN3S-fhuAEEZ5x3j85PkaFBr0jnrm18VDkVZ4/w640-h640/IMG_4566.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Poem II and the book-et has exactly the same layout and process, with the second poem on the central opening page.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckFC90vjHW2RwOJBgmghtdOVPJ9vuNQmouvvG4A93iRuGtSNr1xHQ_Z8di01y_ajYQze67COB_AJBT0v9HNDP6Wek3Kr4e3N0Cvp_HbYoff-Vte3vgu5gJayj4H8FHGEXRMZguRVQd_ExpoJJWDEQeb1idRyicoLKFvDxlEBrhY11MK4gjUX8eSUvC6Nb/w640-h640/IMG_4577.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I like the way they feel in the hand - they are personal, intimate and gentle. Each of the poems follows a similar style and structure, but hopefully there is a sense of movement from I to III.</p></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-84061238666930353202024-01-25T16:03:00.034+10:002024-01-25T16:03:00.149+10:00Thursday Thoughts...<span style="color: #e69138;">“Meditate. </span><div><span style="color: #e69138;">Live purely. </span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;">Quiet the mind. </span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;">Do your work with mastery. </span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;">Like the moon, come out
from behind the clouds! </span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;">Shine.” </span><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i> The Dhammapada
</i></span></div></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div>These are lovely and encouraging words. The introductory invitation to live a quiet and gentle and good life; and then to do your work, do it well and let it be seen and shared.</div><div><br /></div><div>None of which is necessarily easy; and it is always the final three lines that speak most loudly to me. Encouraging and reminding me that it is OK to shine.</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't think the words are about showing off, or pride or arrogance. I don't think they are about just doing stuff and willy nilly saying 'look at me'. I think the need to do the work with mastery - to really commit yourself to doing it well - is important here. And then, you should feel OK about coming out from the clouds and shining bright.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vPVu87P5iH9NBB9nEKH_u73QKBcPCsOJnHEsiKMmhYJ2QXrqzWAUqRdLrhxc-ntjZCAWX-XVNDzvsKFoUcnNW1NOw5mEjbxEpZ97wQ3loNNmcodd1CurzNwU8GQivPRxMVAjhij38cKRLqxYQ3mK_y5PatS9MISqZ1Apoz1HqYaB9TFJVla-u7kldTQc/s3000/IMG_8332%20(3).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vPVu87P5iH9NBB9nEKH_u73QKBcPCsOJnHEsiKMmhYJ2QXrqzWAUqRdLrhxc-ntjZCAWX-XVNDzvsKFoUcnNW1NOw5mEjbxEpZ97wQ3loNNmcodd1CurzNwU8GQivPRxMVAjhij38cKRLqxYQ3mK_y5PatS9MISqZ1Apoz1HqYaB9TFJVla-u7kldTQc/w640-h640/IMG_8332%20(3).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-35987374945063502842024-01-23T15:55:00.000+10:002024-01-23T15:55:00.130+10:00New book-ets underway<p> I am working towards the Scotland exhibition as well as the Pebbles, Stones, Rocks exhibition and I am juggling the work and moving between the two quite a lot.</p><p>Part of my pebbles exhibition work is about pebbles and stones and grief. I have written three small poem-like pieces each called <i>Grief Is A Stone </i>and have been underway choosing papers, cutting pages, cutting covers, setting type, printing, changing out type, embossing covers and generally getting all the bits ready so that as some point I can stitch them.</p><p>What a surprise - I am working with a soft grey cover (Magnani Pescia Grey 300gsm) which I have embossed here for the first book-et.</p><p>Inside will be beautiful soft Japanese paper followed by the title page, opening to the poem, and the back with my name and the press on it, followed by the other part of the soft Japanese paper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q9lUKobdrR4FA8gUIjwuxdBt7Ftxms04vwEDbb-NK6xiXPG8LSOp2SKGPgRu4qSd3oJe0a6OOzzsFr4Oa5klYc04Cdh7ni3R8FslKcOUfBsnn67WXDlqS7SgUG68laWnn0Pp_5QqPkD2b0Ufr_3slYLNe3qlVeXmQxemoJmfBAc8N_miDOHzaCUsNPEo/s1280/IMG_4425.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q9lUKobdrR4FA8gUIjwuxdBt7Ftxms04vwEDbb-NK6xiXPG8LSOp2SKGPgRu4qSd3oJe0a6OOzzsFr4Oa5klYc04Cdh7ni3R8FslKcOUfBsnn67WXDlqS7SgUG68laWnn0Pp_5QqPkD2b0Ufr_3slYLNe3qlVeXmQxemoJmfBAc8N_miDOHzaCUsNPEo/w640-h640/IMG_4425.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They will be in a small edition of 15 each, but I always need to prepare a few more pages in case of stuff ups. Here the Title page for poem 2 and my name are printed; on the other side the poem will be printed. Apologies for the 'soft' focus, aka out of focus.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gNZgJzQe2yLN5IRT_4lCAk6rrH4hjMXgXpur_iJPRtA0OKmGa37oSvWx7rdSDXV-tK5eX1lo3dWqHpGUzNxMzYn2nzFLF9yxHKS271fdT6wvzt19S9SOpcCyG9YrbJ7cbmDk3vc5rEZMeUoJVWYt_hzAoJ2fWSLwYGQF0nkg9lndViEK5_7MheI92yRP/s1280/IMG_4453.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gNZgJzQe2yLN5IRT_4lCAk6rrH4hjMXgXpur_iJPRtA0OKmGa37oSvWx7rdSDXV-tK5eX1lo3dWqHpGUzNxMzYn2nzFLF9yxHKS271fdT6wvzt19S9SOpcCyG9YrbJ7cbmDk3vc5rEZMeUoJVWYt_hzAoJ2fWSLwYGQF0nkg9lndViEK5_7MheI92yRP/w640-h640/IMG_4453.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here are the pages of poem 1 drying</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXFyLsMieDklqS_2jQzEI9epvRPQrNLSatM99KxS6uV3c_B_ieoVNLjrFomE4bf9dKGNbz5k1kJs8FZNqNSaol8pn8nUqbwD2kVm_c_DU-nWBMinkVVYccYA4zp4daFpmPvl4inrDaop1-DlCI8Xb6GWI4bBOkLEfUN_aD4L8PPKBmNbBKisLOpByqtZ2/s1280/IMG_4454.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXFyLsMieDklqS_2jQzEI9epvRPQrNLSatM99KxS6uV3c_B_ieoVNLjrFomE4bf9dKGNbz5k1kJs8FZNqNSaol8pn8nUqbwD2kVm_c_DU-nWBMinkVVYccYA4zp4daFpmPvl4inrDaop1-DlCI8Xb6GWI4bBOkLEfUN_aD4L8PPKBmNbBKisLOpByqtZ2/w640-h640/IMG_4454.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And here I am mid-way in the changeover from poem 1 to poem 2. I leave all the blocks and lines in the same position, just replacing the type and spacers as needed for the new lines. It is sometimes funny if you get interrupted and wonder which poem you are up to when you return.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9e3ExWHs0aD1pScyc6QP4Y9sWIo5uWM1Ui45vgi3eHkLTP2krQIPAS6UsSwafXL4Qh0AHuB1RgwmgybF6PIUpNW2otBy7Zt8Ksm1_qTjLV2KNRrbBLIAWh3r1BBDyIgdx8tA_ZRO7m5HL9OoDaxTKwI8lYyoNgW86GDhAt2n1-PYjIbtyFyS3pW1qw1a/s1280/IMG_4455.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9e3ExWHs0aD1pScyc6QP4Y9sWIo5uWM1Ui45vgi3eHkLTP2krQIPAS6UsSwafXL4Qh0AHuB1RgwmgybF6PIUpNW2otBy7Zt8Ksm1_qTjLV2KNRrbBLIAWh3r1BBDyIgdx8tA_ZRO7m5HL9OoDaxTKwI8lYyoNgW86GDhAt2n1-PYjIbtyFyS3pW1qw1a/w480-h640/IMG_4455.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Here I am switching out poem 2 to poem 3 and trying to not have the type all fall out and make a huge mess!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjljcsO_SVIL5iUmSquVilYMoXtuwpPGcEaDeztauhNL9fv8S8eoWGonUArD3ov4TvEuML_99GOFfLzHjKGogyFyEEs6bUT89Uv-HktQQZejkJXaRCcly9AqkwWprsCJEMwdx-pO1ZL0os4dXEE5z7Vu3WDwC8GiOV1eMmtXOvAHHCCiGVilXTpf5nxlO/s1280/IMG_4463.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjljcsO_SVIL5iUmSquVilYMoXtuwpPGcEaDeztauhNL9fv8S8eoWGonUArD3ov4TvEuML_99GOFfLzHjKGogyFyEEs6bUT89Uv-HktQQZejkJXaRCcly9AqkwWprsCJEMwdx-pO1ZL0os4dXEE5z7Vu3WDwC8GiOV1eMmtXOvAHHCCiGVilXTpf5nxlO/w640-h640/IMG_4463.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Some of the drying racks in use - interspersed with some of B's printing of small cards.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaH89weRBCqNaYGKX5xKc0kahGw6BFIwwMiTYH_LqTJr6CuW0vIuNsLyIb9dv9B4_4pPIfG5d05JsyUWReqwdR9dpwq57CH68quMEp6ML2DT9-cNPY6xxpGh2X82KBkDUMANf1WKtOprc0hQ-pl69z_FNfokJ-DDXaqqnEef6qHYwOtt5x9zUZpQjTPgM/s1280/IMG_4464.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaH89weRBCqNaYGKX5xKc0kahGw6BFIwwMiTYH_LqTJr6CuW0vIuNsLyIb9dv9B4_4pPIfG5d05JsyUWReqwdR9dpwq57CH68quMEp6ML2DT9-cNPY6xxpGh2X82KBkDUMANf1WKtOprc0hQ-pl69z_FNfokJ-DDXaqqnEef6qHYwOtt5x9zUZpQjTPgM/w640-h640/IMG_4464.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Before I re-set the type I had a 'what if?' moment and printed each of the poems on some nice sturdy pre-cut cards, just in case I want to do something with them as well...</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the titles, with the poems on the other side.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Oh_kevXQ28okZvmaIglkDblg_NSBsvTfbDyMe3N3RaPZSnFmicLBtqxJiDo-OyUL1mofPN3t9hrPH8K7DyrEheBpE2sLcVdA5UZW-OGCCpWxU4A3gl3GStmF5pUMRd9d0GIIfE4-PLe7RtL_-cf6FLkkuvLAKNK0sHTT0d-p-ABjZ4fZQh26NtaFzcgr/s1280/IMG_4470.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Oh_kevXQ28okZvmaIglkDblg_NSBsvTfbDyMe3N3RaPZSnFmicLBtqxJiDo-OyUL1mofPN3t9hrPH8K7DyrEheBpE2sLcVdA5UZW-OGCCpWxU4A3gl3GStmF5pUMRd9d0GIIfE4-PLe7RtL_-cf6FLkkuvLAKNK0sHTT0d-p-ABjZ4fZQh26NtaFzcgr/w640-h640/IMG_4470.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">It has taken a lot of work to get this far, but there is plenty more to do once they are dry. </p></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-26047588746494759132024-01-21T15:48:00.002+10:002024-01-21T15:48:00.295+10:00The Emigrants I<p> I am delighted to share this finished work, based on the statue of <a href="https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-emigrants.html">The Emigrants, in Helmsdale</a> in the Scottish Highlands.</p><p>I always appreciate and enjoy when serendipity comes along and let you accomplish things. This work has come about because I was a) doing the course <a href="https://www.fibreartstaketwo.com/courses/sallytyrie/">Visual Narratives, through Fibre Arts Take Two</a>; and b) because I have an exhibition coming up in Scotland later in the year and some of the pieces will focus on this statue. I was fortunate enough to then have the online exhibition for students of the course to be called <i>In Retrospect</i> which made me realise I could probably bring all three things together and make a piece that suited them all.</p><p>I used techniques from the course, the work fitted the theme <i>In Retrospect</i>, and would be a great start towards the Scottish exhibition.</p><p>The work is an unbound book, presented in a hand stitched envelope made from <a href="https://paperponderings.blogspot.com/2022/05/scottish-inspiration.html">Japanese paper rubbings from our cottage in Scotland,</a> and from our Maleny home, that had been stitched together by machine, and dipped in beeswax. Held with thread from Scotland.</p><p>An envelope seemed appropriate - they travel between places...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73Pw6YcTLGUVuNirEXtpBprms7ud230g7HxcZBt3mDUP3RyKWJzDLNgihDG8RGImReBSaMvZ3WFnIFQcZXobluMsNOxQnfkw2j0JuMQ0mnYkfaREF-KTcHST5fe31idRIrf4RVfprUVDdmkPfabKHyqyv0lN80tqJ72QPFoWmFq3Dg2f0qjxh2l2bQc8N/s1280/IMG_4272.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73Pw6YcTLGUVuNirEXtpBprms7ud230g7HxcZBt3mDUP3RyKWJzDLNgihDG8RGImReBSaMvZ3WFnIFQcZXobluMsNOxQnfkw2j0JuMQ0mnYkfaREF-KTcHST5fe31idRIrf4RVfprUVDdmkPfabKHyqyv0lN80tqJ72QPFoWmFq3Dg2f0qjxh2l2bQc8N/w640-h640/IMG_4272.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Inside the envelope are 15 pages of an unbound book, made using techniques explored in the course. The work contemplates and considers what makes a home, and what it is that you would be trying to re-create when you have been forced from your home, and then moved to another country. What is it that home means?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntVwSRBpIWctfHt_x9RTL2hMze71RC-sKb8dCRD_c2Jt0JitNuOTqbolKUsek5dVxtAjXcm5JBaESbTyNArzXU3ZFuCcdqczI-AwbGWS6emDfR7jc94yhfRWc_385HiV8SXBZT7tCmZQJ1FyHl1gUdjLZC_IDfWr36-N_Nfw5voNGLOE6gRFXIciBOPAB/s1280/IMG_4269.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntVwSRBpIWctfHt_x9RTL2hMze71RC-sKb8dCRD_c2Jt0JitNuOTqbolKUsek5dVxtAjXcm5JBaESbTyNArzXU3ZFuCcdqczI-AwbGWS6emDfR7jc94yhfRWc_385HiV8SXBZT7tCmZQJ1FyHl1gUdjLZC_IDfWr36-N_Nfw5voNGLOE6gRFXIciBOPAB/w640-h640/IMG_4269.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The pages are both landscape and portrait in orientation and the 'title' page reflects this, with home written in both directions using vintage Letraset. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsLRgcPSmb4wIT1uYBCD96gIYhThjZ2wd5nUUSYciQN7aKdwwvCVO0252Z0ajmdIa3LGv8WHnpPBcQXcJFOfFqbJsrPH1PfBNr02DSnCbNBOFYuOGtGhxj_ufE4g3DZyVko9OZy9bf9SsM_FKO_vauQE9CL709iV0vl8rOj-hDu9JjUKOxGKBZnbhUxv-/s1280/IMG_4239.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsLRgcPSmb4wIT1uYBCD96gIYhThjZ2wd5nUUSYciQN7aKdwwvCVO0252Z0ajmdIa3LGv8WHnpPBcQXcJFOfFqbJsrPH1PfBNr02DSnCbNBOFYuOGtGhxj_ufE4g3DZyVko9OZy9bf9SsM_FKO_vauQE9CL709iV0vl8rOj-hDu9JjUKOxGKBZnbhUxv-/w640-h640/IMG_4239.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Each page is a collage of different papers, images and techniques. Each page contains an altered image of the statue, in particular the woman, mother, wife, who looks back at all that she is leaving.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here, her foot orientated to the past and the land she is leaving whilst everybody else faces forward and away.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMgewNkse_e2lN3QeSDBAbDK6TxqLyMZeyTZdj0e5EovXFUwhL7w0sSY6rqwAewmM7atqMyOa0ctm6glu6OlbB1qUJC73sKS1BQFHibZF2fOW6yMJYIPAMU4r-9bSBiPVdUP_V4yvEiSDHEt8Rb7ZakFW8K3bJAASq77iPsVZ4uriPuJYXZFDpa8JHAGZ/s1280/IMG_4241.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMgewNkse_e2lN3QeSDBAbDK6TxqLyMZeyTZdj0e5EovXFUwhL7w0sSY6rqwAewmM7atqMyOa0ctm6glu6OlbB1qUJC73sKS1BQFHibZF2fOW6yMJYIPAMU4r-9bSBiPVdUP_V4yvEiSDHEt8Rb7ZakFW8K3bJAASq77iPsVZ4uriPuJYXZFDpa8JHAGZ/w640-h640/IMG_4241.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Detail of shelter.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9AmFTw9Q1Z200uljHEP8qIw3XBvdb7CgbwtSfy7AdrSTd4W3bZWmGLojG7LFxCrQtE6QauUivAVul8alaS2UtmEhLjvPewozXrwbDssQZcJ9clgMAS1f_Tis4oEkSLyrLryXo6r2u8iPd2zSenoMUiT2YnY4C-9JMyysITj6RvKLWbMwEgSTeyjs4sVX/s1280/IMG_4242.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9AmFTw9Q1Z200uljHEP8qIw3XBvdb7CgbwtSfy7AdrSTd4W3bZWmGLojG7LFxCrQtE6QauUivAVul8alaS2UtmEhLjvPewozXrwbDssQZcJ9clgMAS1f_Tis4oEkSLyrLryXo6r2u8iPd2zSenoMUiT2YnY4C-9JMyysITj6RvKLWbMwEgSTeyjs4sVX/w640-h640/IMG_4242.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I think we often find solace at home, and I imagine it can be hard to find that in the same way in a new and unfamiliar place, country, culture, and climate. But perhaps we know we have created a home, when we do...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyGpfO5AelnyaAtBKcKZWxxBBWh9VcrA3x-ggwaTMJFRak-CxH6b12jeHnySuHxOO0lPWXR6UVWy_tj0prv6EyHfpM8CA5KOa8mk7pWmoZFH0xLgIQ47gRGRQQGfe-OBnR7GilkYLcbZJvQHxftsK3YW3eCBKduDYJ3v_rpPHbNaXMTuX4BywwnNkVrjT/s1280/IMG_4249.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyGpfO5AelnyaAtBKcKZWxxBBWh9VcrA3x-ggwaTMJFRak-CxH6b12jeHnySuHxOO0lPWXR6UVWy_tj0prv6EyHfpM8CA5KOa8mk7pWmoZFH0xLgIQ47gRGRQQGfe-OBnR7GilkYLcbZJvQHxftsK3YW3eCBKduDYJ3v_rpPHbNaXMTuX4BywwnNkVrjT/w640-h640/IMG_4249.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhie9cmhDHIUswkrqUnqG760fg1HbS0P469MN_hZoB6s-PmknvYQFJfEMOEm7ovQbBLpg1hny1Fk6bPqWSXXXOoMFjwYJOeMGEvELtbVvGM00XwXqOEdjCKtqg7O6aRIXtR27AxyHO7Hmro3RuAbnHMdp86PJo27EFOx_Ff6_BzASocSlS967trAVgsaV7A/s1280/IMG_4250.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhie9cmhDHIUswkrqUnqG760fg1HbS0P469MN_hZoB6s-PmknvYQFJfEMOEm7ovQbBLpg1hny1Fk6bPqWSXXXOoMFjwYJOeMGEvELtbVvGM00XwXqOEdjCKtqg7O6aRIXtR27AxyHO7Hmro3RuAbnHMdp86PJo27EFOx_Ff6_BzASocSlS967trAVgsaV7A/w640-h640/IMG_4250.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I recognise home isn't always a safe place, but it is a place where I feel safe and I imagine one hopes to create that feeling of safety in a new home.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXoCrEg1dxtOLax7ouzuIuDlyXFL8eoGzoPmIo9rM4cE5nXzekxJNzXXP7Vs5Ukt22au4lx6FbVpDXTT2mtfHo1FzU6vfHah-XdtSj3w9PuUBMODF-gcjnXT0yrUIIjVyWMTIR8cpE2TDMBGxYZ8oYE2GtfJprAibid_5BghSDWEEF78CnnT23K24dZcx/s1280/IMG_4251.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXoCrEg1dxtOLax7ouzuIuDlyXFL8eoGzoPmIo9rM4cE5nXzekxJNzXXP7Vs5Ukt22au4lx6FbVpDXTT2mtfHo1FzU6vfHah-XdtSj3w9PuUBMODF-gcjnXT0yrUIIjVyWMTIR8cpE2TDMBGxYZ8oYE2GtfJprAibid_5BghSDWEEF78CnnT23K24dZcx/w640-h640/IMG_4251.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Home can be a haven...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77qtRl0yhWwmvwQvbaTlvCugn-gvRdpSKDrSTAV9ZZSSH-60u8j72Kc3Hy_euxxIco-NAHHgzE0Qn_1aymHoVlTstRXsESnXqjafxoWk8H4gO-ZRUFEqQuHliJhTCfrcZ02rN5mNr8JncATuUdlmkgL6HxFa_YMNz5Wfhu9LQ2vzdRlC2d9pbSUUj_qRS/s1280/IMG_4255.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77qtRl0yhWwmvwQvbaTlvCugn-gvRdpSKDrSTAV9ZZSSH-60u8j72Kc3Hy_euxxIco-NAHHgzE0Qn_1aymHoVlTstRXsESnXqjafxoWk8H4gO-ZRUFEqQuHliJhTCfrcZ02rN5mNr8JncATuUdlmkgL6HxFa_YMNz5Wfhu9LQ2vzdRlC2d9pbSUUj_qRS/w640-h640/IMG_4255.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Home can be a place we find and provide care...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmn_tTjUWDRIZ4C1sYf1CpdtpKZENkmKL6MP4KQQMWDWKo8_dc4EEZiGdGDbSZaF2WZEgYVFNj3wot2Yi94iLzy1xa5pEUrNQgpR5DuQNbgQ36DgGO24588gBNPFpnVnWrJiABohUsh3QuGmBvbaJFpLMo91jVoThtA5Fu6OM8ozw4mjZNxHwXdF6FpA-/s1280/IMG_4257%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmn_tTjUWDRIZ4C1sYf1CpdtpKZENkmKL6MP4KQQMWDWKo8_dc4EEZiGdGDbSZaF2WZEgYVFNj3wot2Yi94iLzy1xa5pEUrNQgpR5DuQNbgQ36DgGO24588gBNPFpnVnWrJiABohUsh3QuGmBvbaJFpLMo91jVoThtA5Fu6OM8ozw4mjZNxHwXdF6FpA-/w640-h640/IMG_4257%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Home is a place that holds many memories...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWbnT3QWPWIRbSGW7eDOo-LGPK8Ze_Ccc54eP0umKsoBwQbOPG34AStCRCPSAU-cyz03burOdV03OEFpLAKLojn7q6L5oj13F2nrHgTQTiKxxxkJVYq21ZmqqDV2rANCl7i_XLTv9wR67NVxLDSoi9IddSMAfk12_tjpzQSa39rah_1cui46L4NiBBKe5/s1280/IMG_4260.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWbnT3QWPWIRbSGW7eDOo-LGPK8Ze_Ccc54eP0umKsoBwQbOPG34AStCRCPSAU-cyz03burOdV03OEFpLAKLojn7q6L5oj13F2nrHgTQTiKxxxkJVYq21ZmqqDV2rANCl7i_XLTv9wR67NVxLDSoi9IddSMAfk12_tjpzQSa39rah_1cui46L4NiBBKe5/w640-h640/IMG_4260.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The work is an unbound book, with 14 pages and a title page. The nature of an unbound is profound in my view. It enables a story to be told and re-told in different ways, as needed. As times change. As life changes. As our understanding changes. </div><div><br /></div><div>This unbound book also reflects how the foundational elements of 'home' can be re-built in new ways, in new places, creating new stories...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVzwrvtzKPbePEM9yiBngvMOlCNb1ovsdpjeLOO1m7g3ddGdZmvgiiPMD-62Z9SQKnUSBl7MtPhfAIZY4biB87rjRQXbqV8X9dzwhAMUS_vemHPd8oxFOI0QqdrRAnarma0ESaKXFjEZGqNJYFf_91yxLFlnjsVTDVYB89WAdOInVBNbYR1ZkNlxq1w-d/s1280/IMG_4267.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVzwrvtzKPbePEM9yiBngvMOlCNb1ovsdpjeLOO1m7g3ddGdZmvgiiPMD-62Z9SQKnUSBl7MtPhfAIZY4biB87rjRQXbqV8X9dzwhAMUS_vemHPd8oxFOI0QqdrRAnarma0ESaKXFjEZGqNJYFf_91yxLFlnjsVTDVYB89WAdOInVBNbYR1ZkNlxq1w-d/w640-h640/IMG_4267.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The work can be seen alongside other work by student of the course Visual Narratives. <a href="https://exhibition.fibreartstaketwo.com/books/nlha/?fbclid=IwAR2eqT3_HrVcbShdOW7Wot_cnHkxRjp36mgJbOf6Zjsl8DijTluYSuvOnZo#p=1">This exhibition catalogue </a>shows so many beautiful pieces, so much heart and so much beauty and skill. I highly recommend a wander through the pages.</p><p>The 'hard copy' version of the catalogue will be available within a week or so, and I shall keep you posted.</p></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-18744181752471330152024-01-18T16:01:00.001+10:002024-01-18T16:01:00.128+10:00Thursday Thoughts...<span style="color: #e69138;">"I do feel that if you can write one good sentence and then another good sentence and then another, you end up with a good story". </span><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i>Amy Hempel
</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #e69138;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div>I oftentimes wonder what I love about books, and how they have managed to become such a big part of my life, and the way I make my way through the world. There are so many wonderful things about books, what they offer and how companionable they can be; but one big thing in their favour is when they are put together with good or beautiful sentences.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am often stopped in my tracks by a sentence that is glorious. So succinct, or so elegant; so insightful or so sharply observed. Sometimes I am so moved that I think myself, I could die happy if I had written that line. Or how amazing to have been able to come up with that sentence, and then still have to write so many more to make a full book!</div><div><br /></div><div>I think that is why I shall probably never write a novel. I could come up with the odd good sentence, but doubt I could sustain it for the tens of thousands of words needed. This is good advice about doing it tho - one good sentence after another.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkBt7KakoxWRlVT0w0hgpLIm5L-G2YLG01zftSTPzziiltU69KmrQ1ztbJ4CRUyemtOMJ9UfaQ0JJ22DbbuOWK4FI68HItUluxilc22q6VBA2ef9e2yT0sbWO4_97GcogYQ91b1_83ugvTxvHI9qF8rs8ekqB5Rs2lDLRy8kjLNzaaTr98K9GOHPi2kdn/s1280/IMG_3373.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkBt7KakoxWRlVT0w0hgpLIm5L-G2YLG01zftSTPzziiltU69KmrQ1ztbJ4CRUyemtOMJ9UfaQ0JJ22DbbuOWK4FI68HItUluxilc22q6VBA2ef9e2yT0sbWO4_97GcogYQ91b1_83ugvTxvHI9qF8rs8ekqB5Rs2lDLRy8kjLNzaaTr98K9GOHPi2kdn/w640-h640/IMG_3373.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com0