Letterlocking and Notes on Work

Currently working on this piece–Regret

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Because I use a variety of codes and ciphers, I include notes with each piece. Notes are affixed to the back of the Wallpieces and a separate page included in each book.

I recently noticed that a couple of wallpieces were no longer flat on the wall. The note envelopes were coming a bit open. I could have used a tie closure, but it added a bit of bulk.

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Orwell 1

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Recently found some letterlocking examples and tutorials on YouTube. I have dinked around a bit with them, but some are too bulky.

This is a simple Regency example–

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I was curious if seen, would folks know how to easily open and refold. I did a little test. I wrote up my progress notes for my last visit to my rheumatologist. He opened it right off. Asked if it was origami. I like the the folded letter is small and can fit in a pocket.

This is how I am planning to affixed notes to one of my current project.
I will be applying a rust promoter to the washers. Will wait and see if I can write directly on the letter or will need to write notes on a piece of paper and tuck inside the letter.

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Regret 2

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Regency Era Letter Folding Tutorial – Jane Austen Style
Note & Wish

Looking forward to attempting some of the letterlocking examples on this YouTube channel.
Letterlocking videos


Book–Second Bradbury quote

Ray Badbury quote–There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.

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This is the second time I used burnt matches for binary code. The large single matches on a card are spacers between words.

Do the colors of the cards mean anything? Yes, modified Morse code. The layout is the repeated word Read.

Page 1 There is more
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Page 2 than one way
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Page 3 to burn a book
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Page 4 . And the
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Page 5 world is full
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Page 6 of people
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Page 7 running about
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Page 8 with lit
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Page 9 matches.
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Envelope for Notes on Piece
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Materials–Monoprints, rust paper, paper, burnt matches, clip nuts, safety pins, metal, waxed linen, cotton, pit-fired bead.

Scale–11”x6.5”x2.5”


Harmony

“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.

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Details of the rust paper, code, and binding. The piece is still damp from the sealant.
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Notes attached to the back of the piece.
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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.

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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.


Book Gift–Indelible Mark

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

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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.

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There are
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People
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Who Cross
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Our Lives
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In Tiny Fractions
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Of Time
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,
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In The Briefest
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Of Encounters
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,
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And Yet
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They Leave
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An Indelible Mark
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In Our Hearts
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And Minds
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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″


Forest and the Axe Book

This was a test to determine if pages with only one of two punctures for binding will stay in place. Also wanted to test an accordion fold for the binding. I like that the accordion fold could offer a pause in the content. Definitely will use the technique in the future, maybe when binding the Axe book.

What is the Axe book? The quote is–The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe. For the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because its handle was wood it was one of them.

Why the title Lost Memories? When you open the book it becomes apparent that all of the pages are without code or text.
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The code is layered with Lost horizontally and Memories vertically.
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Left approximately 12″ at the start of each section with the idea that I would macrame the lot together.
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Possible pause in content.
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Pocket on the last page of the book contains the title and a list of materials.
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Materials–paper, rust paper, roofing felt, fiber.
Scale-4″ x 6″ x 1.0625″