Sis-in-Law, Irene from Raleigh (r), joined me in Asheville to take a workshop at Bookworks taught by Gwen Diehn (l). We wrote a poem based on some watered down acrylic colors we splashed on some Arches text weight paper. Then we manipulated the text, separated the sentences, and wrote a poem. We chose a layout, designed a book, and typeset it. Each person received two bound copies of the poem. As soon as I stitch it into the book I will post it on my blog.
After our initial marathon weekend of painting and making caught in canvas books (see previous post) I finished a 5 x 7 canvas photo album called "WE" I have entered it into the Slow Book Salon Burnsville show September 12 - 14.
This is my own personal journal ( finally filled up my last one) called "Pipe Organ" because of the decorative stitch along the spine. Unfortunately it doesn't show up in this picture.
Here are the pictures of the great Laurel Ridge Rattlesnake Round -up. This pretty girl was spotted several times sunning herself on the upramp of the Black Mountain Fire Station #3. Here is a close-up of her rattles and a view of her home.
You can see how close to the firehouse the snake lived. She wasn't afraid of people, but we had to relocate her for her safety and ours. After her capture she will be released at the head of the Catawba River and will have plenty to eat. Timber Rattlers are protected and are not supposed to be killed.
This is the picture of the the Timber Rattlesnake that lived in the rocks next to our firehouse. Isn't she a beauty? She has eight rattles, which means that she has shed her skin eight times. If they eat well and are healthy, they can shed their skin several times a year.
Here is the stitching we did on our canvas books. Look at the next two posts for more information!
From left to right: Cheryl's, mine, and Karen's. It is amazing how each person went in an entirely different direction!
We're at it again! Cheryl drove over from Tennessee and Karen drove up from Georgia and we created some books using stretched canvases as the covers.
We hiked for five days - July 13-19, 2008 - with a group through the John C Campbell Folk School. Some hikes were on the Appalachian Trail and others on trails in Georgia and North Carolina. John Templeton, who hiked the entire Appalachian Trail four years ago, led our group. Enjoy the pictures of our vacation!
Robin Krupp from Asheville is a children's book illustrator and active in River Link. She designed this coat in her Surface Design class at John C Campbell Folk School July 13-19, 2008 showing the French Broad River. It is only fitting that Micky (Mireille Chazalmartin-Felenc) from Frnce would model it for her!
Yep, it's official! I'm a tree hugger! This was taken on Day 2 of our hike in the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. It is the first 'old growth' forest I have been in and could not believe how large the trees are.
