Bookish Mary

Summer is upon us. Sunshine, rain and birds singing.  Green grass, cumulus clouds, art fairs, and so much more.   In this post I have created a new book all about one word, a word I loathe. I created a star for a poem I wrote while visiting my favourite coffee shop, made new book covers with cold wax and oil paints and had fun making a new bestiary book.   ONE LITTLE WORD  I created this book, not to be obscene, but because it is obscene, vulgar, crude, common, and much more.  I created it because the thought has been running around my brain for at least a year and the idea of the book grew each time I heard this ugly little word spoken. For those who find this book offensive, I offer no apology, and ask that you make an effort to ban this word from the English language.  It is so pervasive and affects almost every aspect of life.   This is the envelop for the book.  I illuminated the letters using water colours and ink.   This...

Spring is around the corner, regardless of the snow that fell last evening, leaving a white blanket on the ground.  It is that space between the seasons where it is not winter and not yet spring.  We all wait with baited breath and every little whiff of spring makes our spirits rise and revs our internal engines.  And so it is time to clean-up the work space and create something new.   CLEAN-UP PIECES  While creating, all the little left-over pieces end up in a pile on the table.  They get shuffled back and forth while I am creating something new or trying out a new technique. Finally, the pile became unmanageable and I attacked it with a frenzy, twisting, cutting, folding and gluing.  Here are some of those clean-up pieces:  A little abstract drawing    Paste paper over graphic board for the cover  RECYCLED SUMINAGASHI:  I found some new paper and wanted to try it out with suminagashi marbling.  I think the paper had...