The finished book

Pages 1 and 2

Pages 3 and 4

Pages 5 and 6

End Papers

 The exhibition, Lost for Words, is taking place at Walford Mill, Wimborne, Dorset.   

A collection of artists books featuring a wide range of different crafts.  Preview,

 Friday 1st April, 5.30 - 7.30pm.  A fundraising exhibition with proceeds to

 the Mill's Building Bridges Fund.

When I delivered my contribution this morning I had a quick peek at the few

 books on view.  Fantastic and inspirational.   Can't wait to see all the

other treasures waiting to be unwrapped.   It promises to be a great

exhibition  - well worth a visit if you are in the area.

sticky fingers

It's a bit yucky in my workroom.   The gluing corner is all I am 

prepared to reveal.   The painting area is like a disaster zone.

Tubes of paint, piles of painted papers, brushes, sponges etc.,

you get the picture.   However, the book x 2 is currently under

telephone directories and heavy tomes flattening out.

Under construction.   Painted, printed and stitched papers,

a little bit of fabric.  Instead of folding the card, I am joining

 the back and front square with a calico hinge.

The patterns are of Indian design, surprise, surprise!  This one

is reverse applique.  There are four pages in all, front and back.  

Fun to do and a huge, messy learning curve.  Getting carried

away with various pots and tubes of colour.  Finding, on

applying CMC paste, that some mediums bleed.   This was 

pretty obvious anyway, if I had engaged my brain!  Lovely

colours with old Procion dyes - of course they will bleed!

Any ideas on 'fixing' them on paper?!!  Is there a way?

Now I must clear up - there are trails of paper and bits all

over the house.  Not many clear surfaces in my workroom.

 This might take a little time!

Coffee break

I am having such a messy, but creative, day.

A deadline looming, like Monday, to create an

'Artist's Book' in concertina form.  Well on the 

way now,  a couple more pages to complete.

All a bit of a challenge - it involves painted/

printed papers, repurposed fabric, hand and

machine stitching, plus a whole load of glue.

I can share the front page

This is what the fabric looked like before painted with

bronze powders.

A fragment of Indian machine embroidery on organza.

Really faded and very tatty.   Now it looks quite yummy.

By way of distraction therapy, I also have bundles of

cotton yarn dyed and now batching for a couple

of hours.

Time to engage brain and tackle the last two pages.