Book 72, 73 and 74

 Book 74 closed

 Book 74 opened "flat" 

Book 74 standing, page detail
Book 74 was gifted to a wonderful couple

 Book 73 closed

Book 73 opened

 Book 72 closed

 Book 72 last page

Book 72 opened page detail

Book 72, 73 &74 continue the line of Book 71 and include small pieces of art, art stories if you will, that are enfolded (so glad that is a word) in a soft grey fabric type paper, then embellished by intuition with additional fabric, thread, felt, beads and such. I have to say how much joy I felt when creating these, not the jump up and down birthday party joy, but a quiet satisfaction, one that evoked many smiles.  If I had an exhibit with these particular books, Book 71-74 (and more to come) I would title it “Continuous Unfolding Messages”. 

Enjoy.

Dimensions below.

Book 72: closed 6Wx 5H, opened 5Hx 19W, longstitch

Book 73: closed case 5.5W x 2.5H, books inside nearly 2H x 4W

Book 74: closed 4H x 5W, opened 4H x 12W, longstitich

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Book 71

Book 71

Book 71 and the books that follow are small pieces of art enclosed in a grey fabric paper, embellished with materials I find to be attractive at the time…..felt, embroidery thread…..they are spontaneous wrappings of small textured stories. I hope you will take a look. One might use these for inspiration to write stories, or create a sacred space- opening them up like a small shrine of sorts, they certainly won’t be easy to part with.

Book 71 is approx: 4.5W x 5.5H closed, when opened 5.5H x 18W

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Book Neclaces 65, 66, 67, then 68, 69 and 70

Book Necklaces 68, 69 and 70

Book 69 was chosen by my son Ian to give to his favorite librarian.
Book 68 was also given to a beloved teacher.
Book 70 is romping around in Ipswich. 

Book Necklaces 65, 66 and 67
Book 65 was given as a gift to a very talented and caring teacher.
Book Necklace 67 no resides with joy in Lynn, MA

Book Necklaces 65, 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70:

Back by popular demand, and pure enjoyment on my part, the book necklaces came back sooner than expected. Diving into my old beads and charms box, I found many treasures. Perhaps you are thinking of Valentine’s Day, well, you can write in these small books, for sure, there are spaces for secrets and whispers.

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Three Mice, the nice bookish type

 

 

 

Books 62, 63 & 64

 

Book 62, 63 & 64: closed they are nearly 2x2, opened they are 2 H x 7L, sturdy paper, felt nubs, graphite and waxed thread.

I knew I wanted to make little books, so I began with this strong yellowish card stock and began doodling, gluing fuzzy nubs and punching holes, letting the materials guide me. After folding them, wrapping them in brown waxed thread and taking a good look, then seeing a little twitch…I’m certain they have turned into mice. Nice mice, the bookish type. With fuzzy nubs, whisker threads, and paper resembling Swiss cheese….well….I wish I had a friend named Alice who followed instructions about what to eat and drink, certainly these three mice would fit nicely in her world. Maybe they would find a place in your world too, perhaps on a mantle, or sneaking around in cupboards.

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Book 61

Book 61

Book 61 has been chosen and now lives in Beverly, MA

Book 61: Nest book box, Approx 6 W x 5 ¼ L  x 1 ¼ D,  with Book inside 5.5 W x 5 L x about 1” D: 100 pages, papers: payroll, brown craft, harvest images, gold shiny, blank and more…..

Book 61 is luxurious and home-spun at the same time. A wide variety of paper, 100 pages at that, makes this book pretty substantial. Write poetry, haiku, phrases from your day, inspired thoughts from those around you, record important numbers in various fonts, or log your dream landscapes.  Book 61 is beautiful to look at and lovely to hold, you may choose not to write anything at all, hmm but you might.....

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