Archive for the ‘Materials’ Category

Book–Old Friends

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

Used a Christopher Hitchens quote–A melancholy lesson of advancing years is the realization that you can’t make old friends.

Cover Code is Old Friends
Old Friends

A Melancholy
Old Friends

Lesson of
Old Friends

Advancing Years
Old Friends

Is The Realization
Old Friends

That You Can’t
Old Friends

Make Old Friends
Old Friends

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Old Friends

Notes Envelope
Old Friends

Notes
Old Friends

Back Cover
Old Friends

Materials–monoprints, tree wrap, paper, metal, fiber, PVA

Scale–6.25″ x 5.75″ x 1″


Wallet to Replace Origami Wallet

Friday, September 1st, 2023

Origami Wallet Made with a Monoprint.

Wallet
Wallet

Replacement Wallet Front
Wallet

Replacement Wallet Back
Wallet
Wallet

Materials–cardstock, monoprints, adhesive, sealant, elastic band.

Scale–4″ x 2.75″ .25″


Harmony

Sunday, July 30th, 2023

“Happiness is when what you think, say, and do are in harmony.” Based on a Gandhi quote.

Sealant applied to protect the rust paper and to secure the fiber.

Harmony

Details of the rust paper, code, and binding. The piece is still damp from the sealant.
Harmony
Harmony
Harmony
Harmony

Notes attached to the back of the piece.
Harmony

Idea for the piece was the result of seeing the vent over the door to the laundry room.

Harmony

Hung the piece over the door inside the guest bathroom.

Harmony

After it is hung for a few days, I will attach a piece of foam tape to the bottom. It will secure the piece and prevent it from moving about every time the door is opened and closed.


Ignorance with Power

Friday, July 21st, 2023

Ignorance combined with power is the most ferocious enemy of justice. Based on a James Baldwin quote.

Ignorance Power
Ignorance Power
Ignorance Power

Materials–monoprints, fiber, packing envelope, paper, ink, adhesive.

Scale–23.75″ x 8.5″ x .25″


Friendship

Tuesday, July 18th, 2023

O.Henry quote–Friendship is not an accident.

Friendship

Modified Morse Code is used. Green background is used for dots. Cream background is used for dashes, Kraft paste paper is used for spacers.

Friendship

Materials–paper, rust paper, paste paper, fiber, bamboo, packing tape, sealant.

Scale–30.25″ x 9.25″ x .25″


Friend Gift

Monday, July 17th, 2023

A friend is a gift you give yourself.
This is a Robert Louis Stevenson quote.

Friend Gift
Friend Gift

Material–Packing envelope, rust paper, fiber, bamboo, and sealant.

Scale–14.75″ x 13.75″ x .5″


Lost Connections

Friday, July 14th, 2023

Text
Text
Text

Materials–Paper, Rust Paper, Fiber, Metal, Adhesive, and Sealant

Scale–16″ x 9.25″ x .5″


Book Gift–Indelible Mark

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

The quote is from the movie-Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont.

Indelible Mark Book

Replaced Closure
Wasn’t keen on the paper closure, so I used hemp to knit an I-cord. Added pit-fired beads to the cord ends.

Indelible Mark Book

Indelible Mark Book

There are
Indelible Mark Book

People
Indelible Mark Book

Who Cross
Indelible Mark Book

Our Lives
Indelible Mark Book

In Tiny Fractions
Indelible Mark Book

Of Time
Indelible Mark Book

,
Indelible Mark Book

In The Briefest
Indelible Mark Book

Of Encounters
Indelible Mark Book

,
Indelible Mark Book

And Yet
Indelible Mark Book

They Leave
Indelible Mark Book

An Indelible Mark
Indelible Mark Book

In Our Hearts
Indelible Mark Book

And Minds
Indelible Mark Book

.
Indelible Mark Book

Indelible Mark Book
Indelible Mark Book
Indelible Mark Book
Indelible Mark Book

Indelible Mark Book

Materials–Rust Paper, Packing Paper, Painters’ Paper, Roofing Felt, Metal Bits, Fiber–Raw Linen, Bamboo, Jute, adhesive, sealant, hemp, pit-fired beads.

Scale–5″ x 4″ x 1.25″


Words are the Source of Misunderstandings

Monday, June 26th, 2023

The quote used is from The Little Prince, a novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Words Misunderstandings
Words Misunderstandings
Words Misunderstandings

I neglected to include liquid starch on the materials list. I saturated the piece with liquid starch to help keep everything in place.

Words Misunderstandings


Birthday Greeting

Friday, June 2nd, 2023

Happy Birthday in Code
Jill Book Cover

Jill Book Cover

Jill Book Binding

Jill Book Binding

Each Page has the Stamped Birthdate and Embroidered Name in Code
Jill Book Page 1

Jill Book Page 2

Jill Book Page 3

Jill Book Page 4

Jill Book Page 5

Corners were made by affixing double-sided tape to a monoprint. Could have been applied a bit straighter.
Jill Book Page 6

Jill Book Page 7

Materials–Monoprints, Paint, Fiber, Paper.

Scale–4.5″ x 3″ x .5″