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The background papers with the black and white and red, black, and white are ones that I made on my computer and imported into PhotoShop.  I manipulated them and they end up as very abstract organic shapes.

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Do you recognize this baseball player?  I will tell you tomorrow if you do not.

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 Two-fer Wednesday….totally forgot to publish yesterday…..

This one is all about the patterns.  Just works for me.

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I love the pattern made by the lines in this spread which are broken up vertical with other patterned paper.

Blue Caterpillar Stitched Book 18

 

This was not intended but the face on the right actually comes from the next spread.  He appeared on this spread when the book was flattened in the scanner.  I like that he made an appearance.

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There is something about flowering trees and in this case I like how they are mirrored with the paper behind the photograph.

Blue Caterpillar Stitched Book 16

 Two-for Saturday….

Sorry for not posting yesterday.  I had surgery on Thursday and I have been sleeping a lot.  I love the expression that the bird seems to be giving.

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I like the simplicity of this piece.   I also like the sheerness and transparency of the right hand side of the spread where the fabric is.

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What is life without humor?  So true!

Blue Caterpillar Stitched Book 13

 

Does blue feel soft to you?  It does here for me.

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I think the robin is looking at the humans thinking how strange we must be.

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It has been a busy day.  I have been watching the Queen’s funeral most all day.  I am so pleased that all has gone well.  My hat is off to all the organizers who made day a special honor for the Queen.  RIP Queen Elizabeth II.

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It appears that no. 9 in the series is missing.  I will have to check when the book is returned to me.  Right now it is in Tieton, WA at the 10 x 10 x 10 Show.  I might be able to figure out if it is missing or it is a clerical mistake by looking at all the scans of this book which are on my other computer.  No matter because there are plenty more in this series to look at.

I frequently look through magazines for interesting patterns.  I really like how the one next to the photo looks with the hand painted papers to the right of it.

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I am in love with the softness of this shade of blue.  The letters are ghost like.  Works for me.

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The marbled paper is homemade.  It is such a fun process.  I photocopied a box of Costco Kleenex for the paper with circles.  The handwriting comes from a vintage cancelled check.

Blue Caterpillar Stitched Book 06

 Two-fer Thursday.  I just forgot to post yesterday.

Old vintage photos that I use are not my memories but the memories of others’ lives.  I like the old photos and wonder what the people were like.

Blue Caterpillar Stitched Book - 05

 

I don’t think I have used vertical lines line this very much.  I think that the cut photo must have suggested it.

Blue Caterpillar Stitched Book - 04

 

Painting with papers is challenging.  There is a lot of auditioning that goes on

Blue Caterpillar Stitched Book - 03

 

I never know what I am going to write until after I finish all collages in these little books.  I look at each spread and something usually pops into my mind.

Blue Caterpillar Stitched Book - 02

 

I picked up a box of shear fabric samples a few years back. A zero waste group hosts a day in an activity center in Seattle for people to come and pick up what has been collected throughout the previous year.  One can score some great finds.  I stitched on a piece of the shear fabric which I added next to the photo of the two women.

Blue Caterpillar Stitched Book - 01

 

The Blue Caterpillar Stitched Book accompanies the Red Caterpillar Stitched Book which is now on exhibit at the !0 x 10 x 10 Tieton Show in Tieton, Washington until October 6, 2022.

Tiny Tome 09

 This is the last video of the tiny tomes....no. 9.  I was asked about the binding of each of the tomes.  The pages are nested and then sewn together with a pamphlet stitch. Some of the tomes binding can be seen on the spine.  Other spines were covered with cloth.

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There is loads of stitching in each of the tiny tomes.  Something about stitching....it is a calming activity for me.

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 I started out with six tiny tomes but had so much fun making them that I added more and had to make a larger box to house them in.

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Many of the tiny tomes have pockets which contain little treasures that I have collected.

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Lots of stitching was done in each of the tiny tomes.  Embellishments abound.

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 The covers for each of the tiny tomes is made from muslin that is painted with a variety of techniques.  The nine tomes are housed in a box stacked one on top of each other.

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Two of the tomes went on a journey to California, Nevada, and New Mexico in a round robin.  Three others worked in these two tomes, Beatriz Helton, Brian Kasstle, and Terry Garrett. Thanks for your addition to the tomes guys.

Tiny Tome 2

 The workshop on Tiny Tomes is still available.  https://www.beatrizhelton.com/tiny-tomes-big-inspiration

Is the link if you want more information on the workshop.

Tiny Tomes 1

Tiny Tomes

I took an online workshop with Beatriz Helton last spring.  We made tiny tomes.  It was a blast of a workshop.  I ended up making nine tomes.  The image is of all of them and the video is Tome 1.

Tome 1