Hello Dear Reader, I'm still waiting for that post holiday lull; wishing there was enough time unspoken for that I'd end up with a bad case of cabin fever. Imagine a day with endless cups of tea watching birds at the backyard feeder. 2017 has started at good clip, with no slowing in sight. Now I know that a lot of the busyness is of my own making and truth be told too much idleness would set my teeth on edge. I've been practicing bookbinding and paste paper, and am reintroducing myself to my sketchbook. I've even started reading those books bought on impulse that have been nagging me from the shelves, and desk and table and the floor next to the bed and... ( I have a weakness for books.) Hope your year is off to a promising start, Miss Hellebore
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Hello Dear Visitor,
The year is heading toward its close with what feels like unprecedented speed. It's time to menu plan for Thanksgiving, or maybe that time was last week. Turkey, turkey will be served, homemade dinner rolls, cranberry something, sweet potatoes- a must, green vegetables out of guilt, but most importantly dessert. I often menu plan backwards, dessert determining the rest of the meal. It's a priority. Studio time is a priority too, but tough to keep it at the top of the list. I've been playing with a few projects. This stone marbled paper seemed just right for a snake. What color paper should I mount it on, can't decide. So many choices, kind of like all the dessert recipes I've saved. Hope you have lots of Thanksgiving deliciousness to chose from Thanks for stopping by, Miss Hellebore PS Since the paper also made a pretty cute fish, I saved even the tiniest bits. Hello Dear Visitor,
How many note cards are tucked away, stashed, piled in odd locations throughout the studio, not sure. Occasionally I come across one and it surprises me, jogging my memory of having made it. Soon I'm going to be gathering them up assessing them and deciding which ones will accompany me to a craft fair. The chickens and mushrooms are likely candidates, stylized trees, maybe, quilt patterns possibly. While going through and sorting, the studio may inadvertently get neatened, bonus! All my best, Miss Hellebore Hello Dear Readers,
The Door County trees, mainly green, were waiting for long cool nights and warm days to show their color. However that doesn't mean the woods were colorless. Underfoot was an astounding crop of mushrooms. The pace of a hike slows when you are pulling out a camera every few steps to take a photo of yet another type of mushroom you've never seen before. These were not your grocery store mushrooms. There were oranges, yellows, brilliant whites, vibrant reds, quiet grays, rich browns, greens, and multi colored turkey tails that truly looked like turkeys tails. Pink! There where small pink mushrooms that looked like that candy on strips of paper. Artistically inspiring beauties, all. Not to be shown up by fungus, the salamanders were red backed and blue spotted. Little cuties found under old fallen trees. Lots of images to play with in the studio. Gotta get busy, Miss Hellebore Hello Dear Readers, Mountains and canyons hold amazing grandeur impossible to capture in snips of paper. The traveling notecards became a visual journal of sorts, an enjoyable attempt at the impossible. Humbly yours, Miss Hellebore P.S. Next week I'll be in Door County, Wisconsin with paper, glue, scissors, and a good pair of walking shoes.
Hello Dear Readers,
The blank notecards discussed in earlier posts seem to be multiplying. Thinking I had truly come to the end of them I found another unopened box in the bottom of a bin. Several of these were packed up along with scissors, paper, and glue and brought along on vacation. Perhaps mountain air will prove inspirational. Fondly, Miss Hellebore PS Here are some of the already adorned Hello Dear Readers, Presented here is the humble start to the paste paper adventure. It's a fun process, felt like a smile to work on. None of theses papers are shop worthy, but someday there will be some that are. It's just too much fun not to continue trying. Like marbling,I can get lost in it, losing track of time and forgetting the need to do things, like laundry, dusting and dishes. Drinking tea, reading the paper, and filling the bird feeders still get done, I have priorities, for goodness sakes. Enjoy the tail end of summer Miss Hellebore Hello Dear Readers,
The first green acorns are falling, a sure sign summer is winding down. Squirrels are nibbling away, letting acorn shells rain like confetti on the front walk. The summer has included aerial yoga, bookbinding, calligraphy, honey bees, and just hanging out. The studio has been neatened but a bit neglected. This week, easing back to work, I trimmed and bound sets of 20, 4x5 inch papers in a fan book. They might be ideal for card makers and scrap bookers, and will be in my Etsy shop soon. Next week's calendar is almost eventless, it may be time to pull out the paste paper supplies and have a go at it. Enjoy the dog days, Miss Hellebore Hello Dear Readers
Sometimes there are paperless projects in the studio. This bowl and another were in need of mending. Kintsugi, the Japanese art of pottery repair, had shown up on the radar at some point and I wanted to give it a try. There was a bit of a language barrier, not many instruction are available in English. Kintsugi involves mixing lacquer, piecing pottery together, curing for a couple of weeks, sanding and in my case applying more lacquer, (hoping to improve on the first attempt) more curing time before a final layer of lacquer was applied dusted with gold powder and left to cure again. It took weeks, it's a novice, but solid repair job. As I finished up last week I thought about how broken life can seem. I hope with time, tenderness, patience and effort we can feel whole again, baring scars but no less beautiful. Best Regards, Miss Hellebore |
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