In Which Our Main Character Has a Revelation of Wonderment, 2019, 5.75 x 4 x 1 inch. Materials: Eco dyed Bagasse paper, eco dyed linen thread, architect’s tracing paper, found papers, acrylic paint, ink. Techniques: eco dying, collage, drawing, rubber stamping. I took good photos a few months after finishing this, and then forgot to post them anywhere, so here they are at last.
I have had a few moments in my life when I felt connected to the universe, as if I could see everything all at once, and it all made sense. We can all have those moments, where we feel joy and are free from our daily worries and routine. It is, in a way, looking out at the world, seeing the beauty and reality without the overlay of our worries. But it's also looking in, seeing and feeling the space inside. I'm not saying life is always wonderful, because it's not. But allowing space for the good moments is important.
I enjoy the collage mixed with drawings, rubber stamping and the eco dyed marks. As I work I become absorbed in some internal story. On this page Benjamin Franklin is studying a huge moon. There had to be a small building to delineate the earth, and in the end I added a large stamp of a bird to have a weird change in sizes.
The pages are so wonky from the eco dye process it's hard to photograph the book. They also spring open however they want to.
When she saw this page, my friend Elise said "He is hoeing the earth and the mountains are growing.
Here an amazing thing is happening just behind the photographer. He's so absorbed in his flower he doesn't notice.
Our life can be so amazing, and then suddenly it's over.
4 comments:
I enjoyed reading the post, getting your commentary and seeing the wonderful pages again.
Thank you Eileen!
I love this book! It is fun unique beuutiful and a bit scary!
Thanks Bonita. Glad you like it. I didn’t intend it to be scary, but I guess it is dark in a way.
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