Thoughts become words. Words become actions. Actions become habits. Habits become character.
Materials–paper, linen fiber, rust, printed text.
6″ x 4″ x .75″
First Fabric Rust Test
Used a strip of cotton drop cloth, hairpins, and a solution of vinegar, peroxide, and salt.
School Days
When I was in graduate school in the 90s, I went junking with a fellow artist. I purchased a couple of realms of kids’ paper for practicing handwriting.
I used several sheets to make signatures to try a new book format. Bamboo yarn was used to tie the signatures together.
The front and back covers were made of blank flash cards.
A band of the flash card paper was used to secure the book. Rather than glue or stitchwork, I used a round head fastener.
I wrote and erased School Days on the cover.
Yep, that is a Dixon Beginners pencil.
Macrame knots were used to bind the tails together.
I learned three things making this little book: a new binding technique, addition of macrame, and how to make a wrap closure.
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.
Sealant Copper Rust Test
CMC used to seal copper rust.
CMC did seal without too much alteration. The good part–without the CMC application, the copper rust stains my fingers. With CMC, no stain.
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″
If millions of people repeat a lie, it does not make it true.
Text–If millions of people repeat a lie, it does not make it true.
Materials–Paper, cotton and hemp fiber, rust.
Hope, Final Moment
Cover–Hope
Text–Death is always a surprise. Because before the final moment, there is always hope.
Loom knitted cotton I-cord for closure
Code–Death
The pocket holds a piece of paper with title and description.
Code–A (left page), Surprise (right page)
Code–Symbol for a period (left side), Because (right side)
The crystalline speckled paper surface on the right page is from a salt solution.
Code–Is (left side), Always (right side)
Materials–paper, cotton and bamboo fiber, rust
Made most of the rusty paper by cutting a long strip of cream packing paper and binding with 3/4″ safety pins. Applied a solution of white vinegar, peroxide and salt. The paper does become fragile and a challenge to embroider.
The quote is from Mirrored Time (A Time Archivist Novel Book ) by J.D. Faulkner.
I realized how true the quote was as I sat next to my mother’s bed after an ischemic stroke and my sister’s hospital bed post surgery. I knew neither would survive, but a bit of me hoped everyone was wrong. That my family would be whole again.
Lies/Truth
Cover Code–Lies
Book Code–If we hear enough lies we no longer recognize the truth.
Materials–Paper, Cotton Fiber, Rust, Twigs.
Rust on Paper Test
It is easy peasy to make red /brown rust, but green, blue, and grey and a little tricky. Not all wire that appears to be copper works. Not all copper coated wire works.
I used a copper garden mesh that is meant to keep varmints and wormy guys away from plants. I purchased a box of the mesh years ago, but it was too thin to use as a base for embroidery.
The paper is the green mask paper typically used for house painting. I cut a long strip, accordion folded triangles, and inserted a hair pin in every crease. The result was areas of pale brown to pink with large splotches of the original green.
Today I replaced the hairpins (two holes for them to slide through) and sandwiched the paper between layers of the copper mesh. Wrapped the lot with a cotton cord. 12:33pm
Placed the lot in a solution of white vinegar, peroxide, and salt.
I flipped the bound paper several times.
Added more salt after each flip. 12:48pm
Removed the bound paper from the solution. 1:20pm
The copper is oxidized nicely. 2:41pm
Ready to view the result. 5:03pm
The dark brown lines are the hair pins.
Unrolled
Some lovely results.
