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Oak Forest Axe Book

Quote Used–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.

When I realized the pages would become a thick book,
Forest Axe Pages

I debated about whether it should be a book or a wallpiece. This would have been the layout if I had decided to make a wallpiece.
Forest Axe Layout

The first sentence is constructed with green paper; the second sentence with kraft paper.

Because the project was always intended to be a book, I decided to emphasize the thickness by adding twigs for the binding. A twig was bound to each page (two pages back to back).

Forest Axe Book

The binding references a stack of logs.
Forest Axe Book

Originally, this was to be the last page. The code is a period, the end. It is appropriately juxtaposed with the acorn, the hopefulness of a new beginning.

Forest Axe Book

Forest Axe Book

Knitted Binding for the Acorn
Forest Axe Book

Words throughout the book are separated by oak twigs.

The Forest
Forest Axe Book

Left Page–Was; Right Page–Shrinking
Forest Axe Book

Left Page–But; Right Page–The Trees
Forest Axe Book

Left Page–Kept; Right Page–Voting
Forest Axe Book

Left Page–For The Axe; Right Page–.
Forest Axe Book


Left Page–For The Axe; Right Page–Was Clever
Forest Axe Book

Open and Flat on Tabletop
Forest Axe Book


Left Page–And; Right Page–Convinced
Forest Axe Book

Left Page–The Trees; Right Page–That
Forest Axe Book

Left Page–Because; Right Page–Its Handle
Forest Axe Book

Left Page–Was Wood; Right Page–It Was One
Forest Axe Book

Left Page–Of Them; Right Page–Note Envelope

Forest Axe Book

Notes–Quote
Forest Axe Book

Materials-paper, tree wrap, roofing felt, oak twigs, oak leaves, an acorn, fiber, and PVA.

Scale
8.5″ X 6.5″ X 8.5″ when bound
8.5″ x 6″ x 6.75″


Old Stories, Old Friends

George R R Martin quote-Old Stories are like old friends. You have to visit them from time to time.

Old Stories is the rolled and oxidized piece. The piece next to it is one of my See a Penny pieces.
The rust on the piece did get away from me a bit. Less rust would make for an easier read of the code.

Old Stories

Oxidized clip to hold rolled piece.

Old Stories

Removed clip is tucked into one of the oxidized cotter pins at top of piece.

Old Stories

Piece unrolls to 125″. The piece over the lamp is from the *Eroded Contours series. It is bronze and ceramic.

Old Stories

Used the same fixed up paper to make a matchbook like envelope for the notes on the project.

Old Stories

The note paper had to be folded above tuck for the cover. Made an accordion fold with a tab at the top to easily open the accordion.

Old Stories

When the note paper is unfolded, it tucks into the cotter pin at the top for an easy read.

Old Stories

Materials–Paper, Rust, Sheetrock Tape, Fiber, PVA, Metal, Bamboo

Scale–Rolled 27″ x 3″x 4.5″; Unrolled 125″ x 3″ x .25″

Clip was oxidized in a solution of peroxide, white vinegar, and salt.

Oxidation

Oxidation

*Eroded Contours started with the idea, can fired clay embedded in wax survive the bronze casting process and how would bronze with embedded clay function during the glaze process.


Corruption Book

I used a George Orwell quote for the interior of the book. There is no swifter route to the corruption of thought than the corruption of language.

Corruption

Cover Code–Harmful Thoughts Dangerous Words
Corruption

Corruption

Corruption

Code Left Side–the; Right Side–Corruption
Corruption

Corruption

Corruption

Materials–Tree Wrap, Roofing Felt, Cardstock, Plaster Tape, Cotton Fiber, Waxed Linen, Stainless Washers, PVA, CMC.

Scale–4.25″ x 3.25″ x 2.25″.


Texture Plates to Use with a Gel Press

I recently ordered a Gel Press. While waiting for it to arrive, I made some texture plates to use with it. I also made wax stick rubbings of letters and numbers.

Tomorrow, the plan is to make china marker code pieces. I think that will be the most promising to use in place of embroidery.

Texture Plates
The materials are mounted on either cardboard or a thin square of wood.

Packing Material
Texture Plate

Cardboard
Texture Plate

Cardboard with Cotton Twine
Texture Plate

Rug Mesh
Texture Plate

Tile Mesh
Texture Plate

Variety of Cardboard
Texture Plate


Simon Hurley Stamping Foam Tests

I recently purchased a package of Simon Hurley Stamping Foam. I like the idea that the foam can be reused. Heat the foam, make an impression, heat the foam, impression vanishes, make a new impression.

This is my first attempt using the stamps. It took a couple of goes to figure out hot much heat to use and how much pressure to apply to the objects used for impressions.

Foam Stamp 1

Foam Stamp 2

Foam Stamp 3

Foam Stamp 4A

Curious if I could make an impression on the flipside. Would the original impression would be altered? Seems to work fine.

Foam Stamp 4B

This is the only ink pad I could find in my supplies.

Foam Stamp Ink Pad

Foam Stamp Prints

I think that the stamping foam may have potential for making code. If I could make stamp code components, it would be quite a change from needlework.

Note–the stamps appear slightly damp because I just washed them. Actually, I ran water over them and they basically self-cleaned.


Deceit Images

The code inside the book 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.

Deceit

The code on the front cover is the word Deceit. The band closure is secured with magnets.

Deceit

Deceit

Closure band has pocket for notes on code and materials.

Deceit

The front cover of the book with a book plate made of roofing felt and tree wrap, and attached with fiber.

Deceit

Deceit

Deceit
The book is an accordion with content on both sides.
Deceit

The book is arranged with three pages of tree wrap followed by three pages of roofing felt, then repeated. The code is embroidered in basically three colors–dark green used for forest. Cream was used for important words pertaining to the axe and its action. Light green and tan was used for words like, the, and, was.

Deceit

Deceit

Deceit

Deceit

Materials–Paste paper, rust paper, painters’ paper, roofing felt, tree wrap, magnets, fiber, CMC, PVA.
Scale–5″ x 4.25″ x 1.5″