Everything is Not Black and White

Book Gift–Indelible Mark

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

Indelible Mark Book

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.

Indelible Mark Book

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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Indelible Mark Book

Indelible Mark Book

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″

Words are the Source of Misunderstandings

The quote used is from The Little Prince, a novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Words Misunderstandings

I neglected to include liquid starch on the materials list. I saturated the piece with liquid starch to help keep everything in place.

Words Misunderstandings

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.

Alex Card

Gorgeous Gift

Vinegar, Peroxide, Sodium Solution Runoff Placed in a Bucket

Bucket Interior
Sodium Structures

Bucket Exterior
Sodium Structures

Rust Tests

The solution used was composed of vinegar, peroxide, and salt.

Rebar Ties
Rust
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Steel Nails
Rust
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Garden Copper Mesh
Rust
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Accordion Fold and Cotter Pins
Rust
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Accordion Fold Left a Grid on the Inside
Rust

Metal Strapping
Rust
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Cotter Pins
Rust
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Miscellaneous Rust
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Birthday Greeting

Happy Birthday in Code
Jill Book Cover

Jill Book Cover

Jill Book Binding

Each Page has the Stamped Birthdate and Embroidered Name in Code
Jill Book Page 1

Jill Book Page 2

Jill Book Page 3

Jill Book Page 4

Jill Book Page 5

Corners were made by affixing double-sided tape to a monoprint. Could have been applied a bit straighter.
Jill Book Page 6

Jill Book Page 7

Materials–Monoprints, Paint, Fiber, Paper.

Scale–4.5″ x 3″ x .5″

Double Accordion

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.

Double Accordion

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.

Double Accordion