We both finished projects today!
Don’s acrylic take on a photo from our recent New Mexico jaunt …
and my cloth book Moon Myth …
Here’s the story of how the cloth book ended up.
The story began in May 2018 when I started to play around with ideas (click the pix to see complete images) …
And fortunately, much of its making was documented in blog links on the new blog and in page form on the old blog.
But as noted recently, I stalled in late 2018 when I tried stitching the plastic impregnated canvas text to the cloth blocks … that was no fun at all.
Fast forward to this past week, when I brought it back out and determined I was going to finish, dammit, come hell or sore fingers.
There were some hiccups along the way, but none of the problems were insurmountable. The most recent involved the too-skinny spine of the book, which I disassembled and then bolstered up by folding and hemming every other page edge …
The disassembling also gave me an opportunity to re-photograph every page with the light box, shown here with a piece of pottery …
But honestly, I still like taking pictures on our soumak rug …
although I promise to do a proper art blog post … eventually.
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LA – what a gorgeous outcome for the moon myth book. Great take on the photo by Don. I tried one of those photo cubes – still hard for me to photograph shiny stuff. Go well. B
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I know what you mean … the glare has proved to be challenging on some of Don’s acrylic paintings …
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Oh fantastic Liz & Don!
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we do have fun 😊
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Beautiful!
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thank you from both of us … and welcome (forgive me if I’ve forgotten … have we “met” before?)
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done together, ha!
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the stars aligned
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Moon Myth is magical; a treasure for your grands and their children and so on. Don’s painting is so lifelike, I actually like it better than the photo…filling your home with your creations is filling your home with love and joy and certainly, inspiration for all who see and visit.
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it’s going to take quite a while to get through everything here … but I’m already wondering about if, and if so, how to document things we’ve sent out in the world …
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I got so distracted by the warmth of the vessel; I forgot to comeback and congratulate you! Yay to completion and the satisfaction that brings. A load off, PLUS there is now a wonderful new thing in the world! It is a wee marvel of a book and will bring much happiness and marvelling.
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Congratulations on finishing! I always want to handle and leaf through the books I see online. So yummy and tactile and it looks like a lovely journey to read.
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good morning! … and thank you … it does feel good to touch, with its raw edges and raised stitches … haptic, as Mo would say
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