Regret quote from the movie, Shadow Recruit.
Regret. It piles up around us like books we never read.
Materials–paste paper, rust paper, school paper, fiber, metal.
Scale–5″ x 3.25″ x .75″.
Regret quote from the movie, Shadow Recruit.
Regret. It piles up around us like books we never read.
Materials–paste paper, rust paper, school paper, fiber, metal.
Scale–5″ x 3.25″ x .75″.
I recently ran across a quote that definitely seems relavent today.
The quote 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.
I first thought about making a wallpiece using code with oak leaves and twigs. Just the code portion would have been 45″ x 16″, the addition of a border and frame would have made it more of a commitment of materials and time. Instead, I decided to use a book format.
The layout for the code in book format resulted in 21 pages. Each page is a folded sheet of drawing paper with a core support of a paper-covered piece of cardstock. Felt that the addition of twigs needed some extra support.
The first sentence I used tree wrap for the code with a green paper covered piece of cardstock. The second sentence I used roofing felt for the code and brown packing paper covered cardstock.
We have Coastal Live Oaks in our garden, but I dislike their leaves. They not only prick your skin, they embed and attach to it. I chose to use oak leaves that I purchased from Natures Pressed, an Etsy shop. I used the leaves in several projects; still have a good number left.
Currently the pages are roughly 7″ x 5″ and vary in thickness depending on whether there are twigs attached.
I unfolded the pages and applied CMC. The pages were left to dry overnight.
Today I used double sided tape, a mix of CMC and PVA to attached the paper covered cardstock inside the pages. The damp of the glue was not a good choice. The last nine pages I switched to using UHU glue. I wrapped each page in wax paper, placed in stacks of three, and placed inside a padded packing envelope. Then weighted with a heavy book.
I am leaning toward an accordion binding with each fold have three pages.
Pages Weighted
This was a test to determine if pages with only one of two punctures for binding will stay in place. Also wanted to test an accordion fold for the binding. I like that the accordion fold could offer a pause in the content. Definitely will use the technique in the future, maybe when binding the Axe book.
What is the Axe book? The quote 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.
Why the title Lost Memories? When you open the book it becomes apparent that all of the pages are without code or text.
The code is layered with Lost horizontally and Memories vertically.
Left approximately 12″ at the start of each section with the idea that I would macrame the lot together.
Possible pause in content.
Pocket on the last page of the book contains the title and a list of materials.
Materials–paper, rust paper, roofing felt, fiber.
Scale-4″ x 6″ x 1.0625″
Cover Code–”No” on the left side, “Regrets” on the right side.
Stitched a small magnet into each corner for the wrap around closure.
Code on Interior Pages–Don’t let the past take your future.
The quote is from the Joe Coomer book, Beachcombing for a Shipwrecked God. It is one of my favorite books. He also wrote Pocketful of Names, and One Vacant Chair. All have an interesting female character who also happens to be an artist.
A single letter is embroidered on each page.
The code for each letter and punctuation is embroidered in grey on cream packing paper with a rust patina and mounted on brown packing paper.
Code is the Letter F
Code is a Period
The spacers are embroidered in cream on brown packing paper with a rust patina and mounted on cream packing paper.
Green painters’ paper separates each word and lines the book.
The pocket near the last page contains a note about the work.
The scale is roughly 3.25″ x 4″ x 3.25″.
Materials–Paper, fiber, tree wrap, metal, CMC, PVA, magnets.
The paper used had metal bits placed on and or pierced through the surface. A sodium solution was applied to encourage rust and salt crystals on the surface. A solution of CMC was applied to each page to protect the surfaces.
A few Details–
Code on each page is Lies and Deceit.
Details
Materials–Paper, Roofing Felt, Rust, Fiber, Button.
Or something unexpected could happening.
I have been rusting paper, mostly newsprint packing paper with nice results.
This is a detail of a piece of rusted paper with embroidered code.
The result of a piece of newsprint laid on top of wet rusty nails and weighted with a brick.
A wallpiece in progress that is in the process of rusting.
Newsprint with a solution of peroxide and sodium.
The unexpected result–I was planning to make a couple of pieces similar to the Indelible Mark detail.
I cut and folded paper from a drawing pad that I picked up at Five Below.
I was expecting lovely rust and this is what happened–
White paper wrapped around newsprint–
Immediately thought the sizing in the paper was the reason for the peculiar rust color.
When I applied peroxide and sodium to a scrap of the white paper, this is what happened–
Lesson Learned–Always, always test new materials.
Quote used–To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all of the miseries of life.
Symbols for Code
Closed Book
Spine
Detail–Twine Between Layers of Tissue Paper, with CMC
The pages were folded and glued together with CMC.
The pages were bound with the raw edges to the inside and the fold on the outside.
Habit
Miseries
Pocket with Notes
Materials–Paper, paste paper, cotton thread, jute twine, CMC, Double-sided Tape.
Tape was used because wet glue ruins certain surfaces.
Scale 5.25″ x 4″ x 2″
There are two thing that matter. The thing you did that cannot be undone. The thing you did not do, that you should have done.
Regret
There are two things
that matter
. The
thing you
did that
cannot
be undone .
The thing you
did not do,
that you should
have done .
Materials–Paper, bamboo and cotton fiber, rust, CMC, PVA.
Each page is 4.75″ x 3.75″; closed book is 5″ x 4″ x 1.5″
I use an old version of Flash for layouts.
Materials–paper, rust, linen, bamboo, hairpins, CMC.
Scale–12.5″ x 39″ (62″ unrolled”) x 3.5″ rolled (.75 unrolled).
I am using the quote on a wallpiece in progress. Bought heavy cardstock for book covers. This little book was my first attempt. The cardstock is 110 lb. Really too thin for when I start making larger books. My plan is to use my favorite old studio shirts, rips and all, as book cloth.
Spacer
Left page–With; Right page–Each
Left page–Passing; Right page–Day
Left page–Comma; Right page–Memories
Left page–Fade; Right page–Period
Left page–Spacer; Right page–Pocket for Note About Work
Pretty sure the next code I use, will be based on dots and dashes of Morse Code. I would like to fill the pages with text.
This code is nice because it has one symbol for each letter. In Morse there are dots, dashes, and combinations of one to four for each letter. Numbers contain five, and punctuation six.
Update
Didn’t like that the inside strips were glued. Stitching is a better idea.
Materials–Paper, Rust, CMC, Archival Glue, Cotton Fiber
Scale–9.7cm x 13cm (19cm with tie closure) x 1.5 cm