Tuesday, May 29, 2012

weekend images and a message

so, after makng my first run 
of poor (wo)man's asparagus
and struggling with my printer
i hooked up hannah's printer
the same as mine
and it's SO much better.
no mistakes.
sigh.
so if anyone is upset with the less than lovely
printing, let me know, mail it back, and i will replace the text pages. 
 message from ronnie

 hannah's learning to make phase boxes
 jude
 moth
 jude again
i am loving this 

 hannah tutors claudia
in the land of blog
thumb work 
 a full box
i love this 

 from eagle rock school
 snapper queen
 two jars of goodies
 the green, verdigris, worked 
(it's actually much greener)
 hey there lonely boy
 i love the wagon wheel window
 wild sky
and the shifu that fell apart
wonderful paper, that disintegrated.
sigh.
back to a safe paper!

Monday, May 28, 2012

books scattered about

 my current journal
 a page spread from it
 this amazing artist, junko oki, sent me this
 here's a page spread from
poesy
(which i anglicized mistakenly to posey)
 here's the book
 karen kunc
 my book actias luna and aimee's bright moon shining
share a page spread
and here are a few more 
photos to entice you.
 jody williams
 tim ely
 alisa golden
 jan owen
 beata wehr
i LOVE this book!
and the next two
especially,
but then i can find work 
on every page
that moves me. 
 hedi kyle
there is such variety here
i keep finding new work 
from artists i respect.
(i won't photograph every page, 
you must see for yourself)
sandra salamony and
peter and donna thomas did a fine job.
~~~

Saturday, May 26, 2012

book, green, bittersweet, shifu

 early morning fog 
drifted away into clear skies
mostly
this week
 with the foliage 
and the birds
relishing this early summer
thank you folks
for ordering my little booklet
poor (wo)man's asparagus
 it's an open edition
which means i will be able
to print (just ink jet, not letterpress)
more when i wish.
there are a few from the first run still left.
~~~
this giant hosta leaf is
 
happily huge by my porch
also on the porch
in a little planter
a gift from bittersweet farm
a lettuce garden
replenishable salad
here's brian from bittersweet farm
showing my students how to haul
piglets. four mondays in may at the farm
taught us all new skills
and empowered us as citizens.
time to weave some shifu 
cotton warp, 20 epi, 5 yards (give or take)

Monday, May 21, 2012

Poor (Wo)man's Asparagus 
available
above and here


please bear with me as i navigate how 
to be a merchant.
i hope you will like the book!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

book news

i'm in it,
 along with loads of wonderful book artists: 
aimee lee, malissa jay craig
to name two of my favorites! 
~~~
and
~~~
Poor (Wo)man's Asparagus
is available for sale
(once i sort out paypal)
printed ink jet,
(red or green or umber)
at home 
it's about how i learned milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
white pages, green mottled cover
and a sample of milkweed paper inside
~~~

Saturday, May 19, 2012

marks made

this mark, 
asphalt crack was extended by something 
or someone
to create a lovely loop
which wouldn't photograph well
 and these weatherd shingles
seen backwards below
hold on to their red pigment
 a strange surface
marked by water and pressure
 little jude marks
 and green 
green!!!
coming on.
nesting close by is a crow family, 
they are silent coming and going from the nest, 
but i know not precisely but almost, 
where they are.
i expect lots of happy crow babies soon!
some people make marks
then they make tracks
high tailing away.

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