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
A Melancholy
Lesson of
Advancing Years
Is The Realization
That You Can’t
Make Old Friends
.
Notes Envelope
Notes
Back Cover
Materials–monoprints, tree wrap, paper, metal, fiber, PVA
Scale–6.25″ x 5.75″ x 1″
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The quote used is based on a Gandhi quote.
Layered Code–Happy Happy
Happiness is when what you
think, say, and do
are in harmony.
A few details
Materials–Rust Paper, Reused Packing Paper, Fiber, Metal, Sealant
Scale–12.5 cm x 9 cm (25cm open) x 2 cm
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The quote is from the movie-Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont.
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.
There are
People
Who Cross
Our Lives
In Tiny Fractions
Of Time
,
In The Briefest
Of Encounters
,
And Yet
They Leave
An Indelible Mark
In Our Hearts
And Minds
.
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″
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My niece is in an PhD/MD program. She is now a PhD doctor and recently started her medical rotations. Since she will have no time for gardening or much of anything other than work. I made her a little greeting with a few dried plants from my gardens.
Interesting that I did not use any code. Good thing?
The monoprints are peculiar in that they are not my typical palette. Well, when I was working in clay I used some lead glazes that resulted in gorgeous orange surfaces.
I used a sealant on the pages that was to have been matte. The shiny surfaces made it complicated to take photos. I repeatedly took them, over and over and over. Need to mail the card today. Time to stop.
These were taken on a piece of cork, near a north east window, with diffused light.
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Happy Birthday in Code
Each Page has the Stamped Birthdate and Embroidered Name in Code
Corners were made by affixing double-sided tape to a monoprint. Could have been applied a bit straighter.
Materials–Monoprints, Paint, Fiber, Paper.
Scale–4.5″ x 3″ x .5″
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Yesterday I viewed a video on Kirsten Varga’s YouTube channel. It is a Double Accordion with signatures.
In the video, Kirsten used gold masking tape to affix the ends together to make the cover. I didn’t have that type of tape so I used gaffer’s tape. Since the tape is two inches wide, I measured an inch on either side of the center for the proper placement. It was a little tricky aligning it inside. Not really enough space to align it.
I used monoprints to cover thin black poster board for the covers. It is available at Dollar Tree, six 11″ x 14″ sheets in a package.
I didn’t notice until I viewed the photo. The tape isn’t aligned on the inside of the closure band. Matte medium was used to affix the paper to the poster board. The matte medium is rather old and may have been the reason it wrinkled the paper. I sandwiched the pieces between wax paper, and weighted them overnight.
I used the three hole pamphlet stitch to bind the book together.
Materials–
Monoprints, paper, matte medium, fiber, gaffer’s tape.
Scale–Bound Closed 3.75″ x 2.75″ x 1″; Open varies 8″ x 2.75″ x 3″
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Materials–monoprints, printed quote labels, fiber, pit-fired beads, ink, sealant.
Scale–1.5″ x 3.5″ x .5″
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There are people who can leave an indelible mark on your soul,
an imprint that can never be erased.
Indelible Mark
Long lines represent dashes and short lines represent dots.
There are people
who can
leave an
indelible
mark on your
soul,
an imprint
that can
never be
erased.
Note Envelope
Details
Orange–Dots, Grey–Dashes, Black–Spacers
Materials–monoprints, paper, paint, packing tape, fiber, PVA, tape, metal.
Scale–5″ x 7″ x 1.75″
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Happy Anniversary; Happy vertically, Anniversary horizontally
Wedding Date
Ten Years
Twenty Years
Thirty Years
Forty Years
Years to Come
Envelope for Notes
Notes
Materials–monoprints, paper, fiber, PVA.
Scale–3.5″ x 2.75″ x .5″
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When you start to wonder if you can trust someone or not, that is when you already know you don’t.
Raw Linen and Pit Fired Bead Closure
Back
Unbound
When You
Left–Start To; Right–Wonder
While writing this post, I realized the code on the next pages is incorrect. The first clue was when I paused to read it and it didn’t make sense. A closer look, I found that the code is from the bottom to top. The page was bound in upside down and back to front.
Repairing the book will be a challenge. I bound the pages together at the fold, then used PVA to glue them together. What I thought was a nice little book has now become something else.
Will the pages survive being pried apart to bind the book together?
Left–If You
Left–Can Trust; Right–Someone
Right–Or Not
Left–Comma; Right–That Is
Left–When You; Right–Already
Left–Know You; Right–Don’t
Right–Period
Notes Envelope
Materials–monoprints, paper, fiber, PVA, pit-fired beads.
Scale–8.5 cm x 9 cm x 1.5 cm Before taking it apart to repair it.
Repair Starts
I was able to pry the pages apart for rebinding the book.
I wasn’t able to remove the cardstock from the cover monoprint. The cardstock was used to reinforce the front and back covers. I was able to open them, so should be able to stitch to the rest of the book. Time will tell.
Repair Complete
The stitching is a tad looser than the original binding. I originally used UHU stick glue. After reassembling and binding the book together, I added PVA to the cover.
I also used PVA to affix the folded pages together. The reason I do that, is to prevent the viewer from seeing the back side of the embroidery. Because PVA is wet compared, the back of the embroidery became wet. After drying it shows a bit through to the front and the pages look a bit crumpled.
Crumpled and messy would be okay if that was the intent. It would be okay if all of the pages were consistently so. Lesson Learned
I wonder what would happen if I applied a layer of PVA to the paper before embroidery? It would make the paper stronger. I suspect it would also be easier to affix the folded pages together because the paper would no longer be porous. Maybe two sided tape would work.
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