Category: book arts
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We had had wonderful weather for most of our week, and finally it rained toward the end of our stay. I kind of liked the change. Our taxi bus driver had to stop for all these sheep in the road. I started filming about halfway through! Colum, our tour guide, told us that every day,…
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Saturday was a full studio day, which I welcomed after such an inspiring day on Achill Island. Sandra handed out pieces of a light canvas fabric for us to paint and collage on. One piece was to make a personal book and the other was to create a long piece to go as a page…
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It’s time for my annual ritual of summarizing the previous year and writing about my hopes and plans for the next year. In 2025, I let go of more of my blogging and turned my blog into more of a web site. In late January I headed to Tucson, Arizona to visit my dear friend…
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In mid-July, I flew to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for three classes at the Art and Soul Retreat. It’s been a long time since I attended one of these. I enjoy them so much. When Seth Apter announced his classes at this retreat about a year ago, I signed up for “Within the Layers” immediately because I…
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Friday-Saturday, Sept. 13-14, 2024 The fog and a few showers rolled in. The rain was needed though. Dust covered the cars in the parking lot from the drive up the roads to Wildacres, which were partially paved. I finally bound my “Dark Forest” book, although it could use a press under weights and I still…
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^Pages in progress for the Asian Inspiration board book. I am once again dithering about whether to continue on Substack or go back to only here. Each has its frustrations and plusses. I haven’t been inspired to blog lately, even as my birthday came and went and my 19th blogiversary sped by, the longest dry…
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^A book cover collage I made ten days ago at a craft event at Oden Brewing Company. I’m starting to feel the relief that comes with the wind-down of the academic year. At this point, I am done with a lot of the major budget stuff. Handling the budget for large amounts of money is…
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Friday morning I set off on my own to drive to south Topsail Island, near Wilmington, North Carolina. I’ve been there a few times before, and the last few times I’ve been there to take a class from Leslie Marsh. This class was similar to one I’ve taken from her before, but this time we…
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Here’s Diego looking all sexy for you. I missed writing my weekly blog post last weekend, but we did get a lot of things done. Our focus was on cleaning the front porch and everything on it. I never knew that window screens could get so dirty. It is mostly done, and the cobwebs are…
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This week I attended Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft to study again with Daniel Essig. This class was a second repeat of a class that I’ve taken with him before about wooden covers and mica pages. Every class has been a bit different though, with different tools available. I always learn new information. Too…
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