This week has been filled with friends, museum going, making and now, recovering and slowing down.
On the 9th floor of the Museum of Art and Design, the JSG had tea, coffee and a scoop of yums. This was the view.
While I was waiting on the platform for the train, I looked up and saw these two guys. I was a bit startled by them. Pigeons have it bad! They hang out on sidewalks and in this case steel i-beams. Their feet show the wear and tear. I like pigeons. Look at the pigeon on the right, check out the curve of its neck.
Last spring I took a bookbinding class at The Center for Book Arts in Manhattan and Shanna was my teacher. I am happy to say she is now a friend too. Shanna is quick on her mental feet and witty too. I, on the other hand, am a bit slower and I take information in by repetition and submersion. I took the class in order to learn to make my own journals. But I make a journal perhaps every six months. Lucky for me, Shanna withstands my need for help easily. Well. Anyway. Thank goodness she is willing to lend a hand, watch and suggest, and puts up with my questions. This time I am also taking extensive notes so that I can break the handholding pattern I feel stuck in right now.
I have covered all of these books in my own cloth. I love using my own cloth for the covers. I tried to make the end sheet papers too but time fell short. Sometimes I wonder why I feel the need to make the whole darned thing...
beautiful books Melly. I love making my own books too, I think it's because I like the feeling of writing in something that I created myself. Feels full circle to me
Sue/Susan, can you suggest a decent book binding book?
Cute pigeons and beautiful books.
They look wonderful. Can't wait to see the full cover of the black one in person. I pulled out a piece of dyed fabric just this AM to start my next square journal tomorrow.
Shirley, I love a square journal, Roz is right on this one too.
Sorry, was I drooling? Can I just hold the black one? I promise to give it right back.
:)
The journals are beautiful. You want to make them because it's one more way to be creative. It appeals to you. It appeals to me, too, and is high on my list of things I'd like to learn to do -- soon!
kim
wow what a cool journal! beeeeautiful!
oh, images not showing up in google reader again, must be something in your settings. :-/
very nice, very nice. You want to make the whole thing because YOU are the artist of course.
Well done! AND hand holding is good for the soul:)
Aw, geeze, now i'm gonna have to take up bookbinding!
You've not convinced me on the pigeons! But your journals are GoRGeouS! They look like they feel yummy too :)
I am happy to hold your hand as long as you need me. Shut it.
I'm sorry I'm a grouchy, impatient teacher: I've been taught by grouchy, impatient men and I guess it's rubbed off. If I didn't think you were chock-full of talent and zesty creative spirit, I wouldn't bother rolling my eyes at your questions! And you give me back 150%, as the most inspiring and motivating person I know.
These books look gorgeous. I'll have to give them a flip through and see how they throw up. ;-)
I will be at the opening Friday and will definitely sneak a look for you and even take a picture or two! I love your entry today (Jan 11) and think you could use that exact thing for the profile for my book. Great being with you last week!!!
So beautiful Melly, I want to fondle that little blue one on top. I know what you mean about wanting to make ALL of it. There is something about that feeling of participating in the process every step of the way, it becomes fully yours.