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Tag Archives: maps
Ruth Smith’s Folded Secrets 1 and 2
In the summer of 2017, when I was looking for the folding pattern for this collapsing box, I discovered the Chinese Thread Book/Zhen Xian Bao and the work of Ruth Smith. I learned from the internet that she had written … Continue reading
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Tagged artist's books, book arts, Chinese Thread Book, maps, review, Zhen Xian Bao
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Friday Night Flicks : Psalter World Map
Tonight’s flick combines two of my loves: books and maps. The video is from the British Library Learning series on Vimeo. You might spend a few minutes this weekend admiring some pop-up and movable books —another of my … Continue reading
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Moving Right Along
If you have been following this blog for a while you may recall that I spent several weeks early in 2019 backing paper for use in works for my September 2020(?) exhibition Square Dance at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery … Continue reading
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Tagged artist's books, book arts, Chinese Thread Book, instructions, maps, moveable books, Zhen Xian Bao
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Sewing Along
I have been sewing the letters on panels for L is for Lettering, and as of yesterday afternoon I am about two thirds done. I have produced a lot of little thread ends.
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A Bit of Progress
I have been easing back into working on pieces for Square Dance — my upcoming (September) solo exhibition at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery. G is for Geography has remained on my worktable since late November, while I worked on … Continue reading
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July Was Map Month
On June 16 Dinahmow posted a call for people to post maps on their blog in July and leave a link in her comments. Somehow I missed the fact that last Sunday was the last Sunday in July (too busy? … Continue reading
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A Little Bit About A Lot Of Things
I am currently working on two projects which I can’t show you as they are planned entries in a juried competition. In the unlikely event that one or other of the jurors should stumble across this blog, it would rather … Continue reading
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A Celebratory Paper Toy
Sometime last Sunday afternoon, this blog reached 100,000 views. While that may not be an impressive number to some, it was quite exciting for me. In celebration, I decided to give away one of the paper toys I designed last … Continue reading
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Home Again
We returned from England on Wednesday evening at 10 p.m. —about 5 a.m. Thursday in England— and I have been busy ever since. The laundry has all been done, and I have had an emergency dental appointment to fix the … Continue reading
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Still Sorting (but actually getting some work done)
The interminable process continues: I am working on clearing my work surfaces bit by bit. Things that are work-related but have no specific home in the house got piled on my two work benches while I was clearing other parts … Continue reading
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