Cotter Pin Closure
Cotter Pin Removed
Cotter Pin
Header–Code is Time
Code–P, A, S
36″ Unrolled
Hung near Mr Smith Clock.
Materials–Paper, bamboo fiber, hemp, metal, rust, pencil, PVA.
2.5″ x 36″ x 2″ (rolled)
Category: Code
Oscar Wilde Quote–Books
Oscar Wilde quote–The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
Code–The Books
Code–Oscar Wilde
Materials–Roofing felt, paper, paste paper, rust, linen fiber.
6.25″ x 5.75″ x 1″
Petty Vindictiveness
Never Underestimate the Petty Vindictiveness of Those in Power.
First heard the quote in the tv series, Pie in the Sky.
Materials–paper, fiber, rust, linen fiber, cotton fiber, twig, handwritten text.
6.75″ x 3.25″ x 1″
Threat
Code Used–The most dangerous threat to society is a person in power who has nothing left to lose.
Bookmark Knotted Code–the word See repeated.
Threat
The Most
Dangerous
Threat
To Society
Is A
Person
In Power
Who Has
Nothing
Left To
Lose
Materials–Paper, paste paper, cotton fiber, rust.
Beautiful Memories
Code–Beautiful memories are like old friends. They may not always be on your mind, but they are always in your heart.
Code–Beautiful, pocket for notes on piece.
Code–Notes on piece.
Code–Beautiful, pocket for notes on piece.
Code–Memories
Code Left Side–Are Like, Code Right Side–Old
Code–Friends and .
Code–They
Code–Left Side–May, Right Side–Not
Code–Always
Code–Be
Code–On
Code–Your
Code–Mind
Code–Left Side–Comma, Right Side–But
Code–They
Code–Left Side–Are, Right Side–Forever
Code–In
Code–Your
Code–Heart
Code–.
Back Cover
From Above
Materials–Paper, paste paper, rust, cotton fiber, stainless steel washers.
Scale–2.75″ x 2.25″ x .5″
Lies/Truth
Cover Code–Lies
Book Code–If we hear enough lies we no longer recognize the truth.
Materials–Paper, Cotton Fiber, Rust, Twigs.
Dad 10 Year Anniversary Book
Tomorrow will be the 10th anniversary of the death of my dad.
Currently researching how to make art in the book format. Thought I would try a few things and also make a little piece to celebrate my dad.
The code is based on Morse/Celtic Tree Code.
Code is Dad
Code is Date of Birth and Death
Ten Years
Lost
Not
Forgotten
Materials–Paper, paste paper, cloves, fiber, roofing felt, knife (found in Dad’s things).
4.75″ x 3″ x 1.25″
Paste paper–Recipe based on Penland video–
Another Nearly Completed Piece–A Gift From My Mother
This morning I applied liquid starch to the vessel. It is not yet dry.
Today is the anniversary of my mother’s death. The plant that she gave me is still doing well. It is a joy when a plant gift thrives.
Code-a gift from my mother
Materials–knitted linen, dried succulent flowers, wood, metal, beads, starch.
The succulent was a gift from my mother. The metal plate was amongst my father’s things in his workshop.
Dimensions–13.5cm x 16.5cm x 8cm
The plant is the Red Velvet Echeveria.
2020 July
2022 May
Piece in Progress–Contemplate Something Beautiful
I am working on a piece that has the code–contemplate something beautiful. The code is based on a masonic cipher. Or the common Pigpen Cipher.
I upcycled some green painters’ paper that was used as a template for a previous project. Made the blocks from tree wrap and cotton twine. Used safety pins and cotton thread to attach to the blocks to the background. Then used a solution of salt, peroxide, and white vinegar to age the metal. Unfortunately I used stainless washers for the twine icord at the top.
This morning the piece still wasn’t dry so I placed it outside to finish drying. When I checked on it, I found that a spent Brugmansia flower had fallen onto it.
I think it looks beautiful as part of the piece. Will I keep it? Maybe…
Further From the Truth
Another piece that I am attempting to complete.
The quote in code is–The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.
January 10 2021
Attached code blocks to tree wrap squares with safety pins.
Drifts from Truth Layout, January 9 2021
Had thought about maybe stitching the blocks together.
March 9 2021
When I revisited the piece last week, I decided that I liked the safety pins.
Attached the blocks to a piece of thin paper with PVA. After a thorough drying, attached the blocks to a piece of roofing felt. Then I applied clear shellac. Didn’t expect the result to be so glossy.
I used the same processes and materials for the separate test piece. After a thorough drying, I sanded the exposed white bamboo areas, then applied a product that I hoped would replace roofing tar.
Not sure what I think of the result.
The second test–To dull the finish and age it a bit, I applied a thin application of Rust-Oleum 2X Painter’s Touch Ultra Cover Matte Clear Spray Paint.
Before I decide how to complete the piece, I am thinking about trying another test with paste wax.
I think that sanding the piece so that some of the code is frayed would be appropriate for the quote.
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The quote is often attributed to George Orwell, but it seems that the author is Selwyn Duke.
Materials–Bamboo paper towel (white fabric), bamboo thread, safety pins, tree wrap, roofing felt, PVA, shellac.