The paper is layers of tissue with paper bits. The lot was then oiled and worked. Faux parchment? It took years for the oiled paper to dry. I like that it feels soft. Feels similar to materials I waxed without a torch.
Letterlocking–Renaissance Diamond
The interior piece is constructed of tree wrap. It is one of my favorite materials to use for an embroidery base.
Penny for the year of birth.
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Preserved
Memories
Letterlocked–notes on piece
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Quote–To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
An altered Morse code was used. Yellow for dots, white for dashes, flipped over buttons for spacers.
Materials–Paper, fiber, coconut buttons, bamboo, PVA
Scale–8.75″ x 7.75″ x .25″
This is a memorial piece for absent family.
First square is the symbol used for a spacer at the beginning, end, and between words.
Modified tap and clock code. The rust fiber is the code, the pale green fiber is used for spacers.
Each cardboard card is reinforced with a piece of cardstock. The cardstock is bound through the cardboard and around the cardstock.
Notes on Work
Hung in the corner of the guest bedroom that has become storage space for work.
Materials–Paper, metal, fiber, ink, PVA
Scale–66″ x 3.75″ x .25″
Carl Sagan quote–We wish to find the truth, no matter where it lies. But to find the truth we need imagination and skepticism both. We will not be afraid to speculate, but we will be careful to distinguish
speculation from fact.
Code is modified tap code in a domino format.
The upper portion in stitched is a lighter green than the bottom portion.
Since C and K are typically the same I decided to give K the code 63 (C is 13), comma 85, and period 88.
Unfortunately, when I photographed the piece with my phone, the dark green fiber is difficult to distinguish from the black domino cards.
Materials–Paper, Fiber, PVA, Binder Clips
Scale–11” x 35” x 1”
Made a code combining Morse and Clock. Short lines are used for dots and long lines for dashes. The code is–
Friendship is a sheltering tree. It is a Samuel Taylor Coleridge quote.
Plant materials are from my gardens. California Live Oaks have sharp and prickly leaves. The needles are from, I think it is the White Pine. They are also a bit prickly.
Materials–Plant material, paper, safety pins, fiber, PVA.
Scale–21.5” x 18.5” x .5”
