tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70153293054152090462024-03-13T19:14:06.342-07:00Pulp ReduxBy definition Redux means "Brought back; returned. Used postpositively" In other words...a totally awesome Altered Book Round Robin Collaboration!Lucky Dip Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02641107558317278059noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-36335054464872787362011-07-21T19:30:00.000-07:002011-07-21T19:30:44.517-07:00Kim's final contribution to Alicia's book-The museum of forgotten things.<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">It's finally finished! I've been flat out in the studio for some time now finalising the piece for Alicia's book, "The Museum of Forgotten Things". Well fear not it hasn't been forgotten, just required such a vast amount of time to finish it! In accordance with the agreement to keep much of the last of these pieces to ourselves for the present (as they will form part of an online exhibition in the near future, more on that later), I have only posted a few images for your viewing pleasure.<br /><br />What I can tell you about however is the story.<br /><br />Alicia's book came with a tale to start us all off and each of the participants in the collaboration has built on it.<br /><br />From Alicia we have the story of Hester. Hester has recently passed away at the tender age of 97. In the notice of her death recorded in the local paper, attention is drawn to the fact that Hester's husband Richard died in somewhat tragic circumstances years before in a fire that broke out in the barn on their property. Amongst Hesters belongings are diary pages where she confesses to causing the fire that killed Richard. It is also noted that Hester's remaining relatives are a sister and niece by the name of Anna Trumble.<br /><br />On to Deb's contribution to the piece and we find out Hester has had a lover! You old dog Hester! LOL! Deb does a fabulous job of adding to the piece with lots of fun interactive bits and pieces that you can pull out and touch, making support pieces for the story for the museum.<br /><br />Now to Lisa Sarsfield's contribution and we find out about a child, or two. It seems that Hester finds out she is pregnant after the death of Richard and has a child, a little boy, Thomas who perishes in infancy. Not long after this Hester engages in the affair which Alicia alluded to in her original story with a young man named Hans. The affair peters out but leaves Hester with a child, a daughter named Charlotte, who she gives up. Hester is filled with regrets but believes the child would have a better life, and so we move on to Lisa Jurist's piece.<br /><br />Lisa's gorgeous work focus's on Hester and Richard's relationship. The love the two obviously shared so deeply at one time and the sins of Hester in committing Richards murder. You see Richard was having an affair and Hester caught him, hence the scene in the barn and the fire that results from Hester throwing her lantern in anger at Richard. It's a brilliant piece Lisa, one of the best I've seen. No-one does mixed media collage quite like this lady!<br /><br />And so it comes to me. Where do I take this story and how to wrap it all up?<br /><br /><br />Enter the book of secrets.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zfyf4cf3oV8/Tijg0Yg8qqI/AAAAAAAABb0/WomRPLEI9tw/s1600/Alicias%2Bpulp%2Bredux%2B020.1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zfyf4cf3oV8/Tijg0Yg8qqI/AAAAAAAABb0/WomRPLEI9tw/s400/Alicias%2Bpulp%2Bredux%2B020.1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />A sneaky peek from inside.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gI_GViSDDz8/Tijg0kIrnbI/AAAAAAAABb8/PvP1IcVie8A/s1600/Alicias%2Bpulp%2Bredux%2B039.2.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gI_GViSDDz8/Tijg0kIrnbI/AAAAAAAABb8/PvP1IcVie8A/s400/Alicias%2Bpulp%2Bredux%2B039.2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Mixed media fun with copper wire, beads, fabric and resin papers.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LbcFi-R5xC4/Tijg0vIBeUI/AAAAAAAABcE/1T6vlLejtRg/s1600/Alicias%2Bpulp%2Bredux%2B065.1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LbcFi-R5xC4/Tijg0vIBeUI/AAAAAAAABcE/1T6vlLejtRg/s400/Alicias%2Bpulp%2Bredux%2B065.1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />secret pockets, fabric leaves, and a few images on transparency as well.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mjNiJBNFu4w/Tijg08asEtI/AAAAAAAABcM/lruvRHlbcg8/s1600/Alicias%2Bpulp%2Bredux%2B071.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mjNiJBNFu4w/Tijg08asEtI/AAAAAAAABcM/lruvRHlbcg8/s400/Alicias%2Bpulp%2Bredux%2B071.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I'm going to leave you all hanging. (I'm so mean!)<br /><br />If you want the goss and a few more images from the piece you will have to jump over to my <a href="http://merlin-merlinsmusings.blogspot.com/">blog</a> to catch up.<br /><br />I can't wait to show you all the whole kit and kaboodle, as we say here,<br />but it will have to wait for the big reveal coming soon to an internet connection near you Ha!<br /><br /></div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Kim Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020977100640715191noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-6435407482179386632011-05-27T14:25:00.001-07:002011-05-27T15:41:49.257-07:00roots beneath the layers: a peek at alicia's contribution to lisa j's booki am finally nearing the end of the first half of my last book, "roots beneath the layers", in the pulp redux collaboration. this is lisa jurist's book and i have LOVED working on it. thankfully i'm not done yet, but felt i should post a few photos to satisfy our wonderful viewers' expectations (we've been WAY too quiet in pulp-land)!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kUPYMQi9m6w/TeAmuI_0rpI/AAAAAAAAARg/a2pEWNS8Pzg/s1600/roots01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kUPYMQi9m6w/TeAmuI_0rpI/AAAAAAAAARg/a2pEWNS8Pzg/s320/roots01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611527709834653330" border="0" /></a><br />because i was the last person to work on lisa's book and will not have to send it overseas, i took the liberty of including lots of natural bits that i collected from around my yard and neighborhood, and some farther corners of the state of oregon and washington. all bits and pieces have been hand-picked and hand-dried by me, with the exception of a few of the twigs. AND, i hand-stitched every little bit of this -- not a single machine stitch included.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2U8nPmfjMlc/TeAmud2O3SI/AAAAAAAAARo/dbNlqRxi6lM/s1600/roots02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2U8nPmfjMlc/TeAmud2O3SI/AAAAAAAAARo/dbNlqRxi6lM/s320/roots02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611527715431570722" border="0" /></a><br />think of my contribution of alice in wonderland collides with nature, a sprinkling of steampunk, a potential hint of taxidermy and many, many secrets. looking at the sides of the pages reminds me of walking through a forest as a young girl.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m-qp9WDHG48/TeAmu5w1ynI/AAAAAAAAAR4/SeQ6dTjORV8/s1600/roots04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m-qp9WDHG48/TeAmu5w1ynI/AAAAAAAAAR4/SeQ6dTjORV8/s320/roots04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611527722925148786" border="0" /></a><br />"alice", the girl in this image, is on a secret door. i've been working on this for a very long time and just last night my husband realized the large compartment under her image was there. i thought that was pretty funny that he didn't notice it until now. other secret nooks and crannies hide in the pages too. i hope lisa can find them all.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lTsYXRie61I/TeAmvOnGEmI/AAAAAAAAASA/RGTU8wCfwl0/s1600/roots05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 170px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lTsYXRie61I/TeAmvOnGEmI/AAAAAAAAASA/RGTU8wCfwl0/s320/roots05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611527728521417314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">to see more photos and some of the secrets, check out my blog: </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://alteredbits.wordpress.com/">http://alteredbits.wordpress.com</a><br /><br />xaltered bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996228479460652758noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-19595959093893188812011-05-16T17:53:00.000-07:002011-05-16T12:41:36.912-07:00Lisa Sarsfield's contribution to Debrina's book<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u6HwfCe3VXY/TdF9jIEP5EI/AAAAAAAAG4U/zuzCRgzVJmM/s1600/DSC_0138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u6HwfCe3VXY/TdF9jIEP5EI/AAAAAAAAG4U/zuzCRgzVJmM/s400/DSC_0138.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A fossil find for Debrina's book. 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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2pGgEyjvVzY/TbYVgTgoURI/AAAAAAAAG3E/C7LFox7N__k/s1600/DSC_9975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" i8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2pGgEyjvVzY/TbYVgTgoURI/AAAAAAAAG3E/C7LFox7N__k/s400/DSC_9975.JPG" width="400" /></a>You could be forgiven for thinking that the Pulp Redux Collab had bitten the dust given how quiet it;s been around here! Things are not what they seem! We're all busy in our own corners of the globe but we've decided to keep the last chapter under wraps..for now! So here's a few peeks of what I've been up too and there's a few more peeks <a href="http://lisasarsfield.blogspot.com/">over on my blog.</a> This book is nearly finished so watch this space!!</div></div>Lucky Dip Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02641107558317278059noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-49663563890958045292011-01-11T17:12:00.000-08:002015-04-05T05:59:45.901-07:00Debrina's Contribution to Kim's Fragments, Vestiges and Remains...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Here we go girlas! Not much but enough to make Kim happy, hopefully!! I'm using my new walnut stains, acetate and specially bought fibres, fabrics and paper for my contribution. E.g. the baby, above, is printed in sepia on acetate and then mounted on a playing card with the most delightful, beautiful filigree pattern on the back (more of that later). You can remove the baby from her pouch/envelope too, btw! ANYWAY, to read all about my contribution, click <a href="http://mistressdebrina.blogspot.com/2011/01/pulpy-start-to-my-new-new-years.html">HERE</a>!<br />
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Debrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628982861593852257noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-51231123329797321742010-12-06T23:35:00.000-08:002010-12-06T23:38:05.411-08:00Kim's final contribution to Deb's Book<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I have finally finished my contribution to Debs book for this collaboration and it has been nice to branch back out into the metals again!<br /><br />The piece centres around a late 1800's love story provided by Deb.<br />Enter her heroin, Maude, who after years in a loveless marriage has thrown off the shakles and finally taken up with her true love, Damien. The two have been off sailing the globe on the holiday to end all holidays but you know the story can't end there!<br /><br />Ah yes the idyllic blissfulness of new love must finally be put aside as life has intruded (as it inevitably always does) on our lovers.<br /><br />When we last left them (curtesy of Alicia's contribution and diary records for the pair) our two starry eyed lovebirds were enjoying the sights and sounds of Egypt.<br />(Half their luck! Do they need a baggage handler, I am available, LOL!)<br /><br />Enter life, sigh!<br /><br /><br />Fear not intrepid followers, all is good, no really it is!<br /><br />I'm not going to ruin Maude's hard fought for happinesss now am I? Naaa!<br /><br />I thought it might be fun to find out a bit about our Damien though, after all the man had some sort of life before Maude's entry...<br /><br />and so...<br /><br /><br />Tada!<br />(Yes I know you saw this pic before but this is a wrap up folks! Stay with me here).<br /><br />Okay, now young Damien has a job... of sorts, he's an up and coming anthropologist with an interest in cartography and archeology...<br /><br />so there! All in all a rather exciting career in up and coming sciences for the times!<br /><br />I decided that we needed to hear what Damien had to stay at this point of his life so the piece focusses on his viewpoint.<br /><br />Damien has been offered a position in South America (as you probably guessed from the previous post!), and so the two lovers are off on a romantic sea voyage to Yucatan.<br /><br />Now here is one side of the piece for Debs book. Its a brass book structure attached to what will be the page of the book. The pages are quite a heavy duty construction not paper as of course they wouldn't hold up to this sort of abuse.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TP3j24UiVmI/AAAAAAAABTI/naC64u__1-c/s1600/001.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TP3j24UiVmI/AAAAAAAABTI/naC64u__1-c/s400/001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />There are hidden pockets... I love creating things in unexpected places!<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TP3j3IRq0BI/AAAAAAAABTQ/LYAi_ONgHkA/s1600/005.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TP3j3IRq0BI/AAAAAAAABTQ/LYAi_ONgHkA/s400/005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />On the reverse side of the page...<br /><br /><br />Damiens journal which picks up the story threads and relates his side of the tale.<br />Each item on or in the journal is discussed in the journal and relative to Damien's tale.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TP3j3VMos9I/AAAAAAAABTY/cGj_Xomtrew/s1600/030.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TP3j3VMos9I/AAAAAAAABTY/cGj_Xomtrew/s400/030.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />There are secret niches here too!<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TP3j3qTuNmI/AAAAAAAABTg/WSulO1Pb9jc/s1600/025.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TP3j3qTuNmI/AAAAAAAABTg/WSulO1Pb9jc/s400/025.jpg" /></a><br /><br />If you want to know more you will have to pop over to my <a href="http://merlin-merlinsmusings.blogspot.com/">blog </a>to see the rest, ha!<br />(Just click on the highlighted writing it will whisk you right over!)<br /><br />Gotta leave ya hanging folks, LOL!<br /><br />So now it will be posted away to the lovely Lisa Sarsfield for her final contribution. I can't wait to see how she will finish off the story.<br />Wow Deb, it's almost home!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Kim Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020977100640715191noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-8332618719316828662010-11-30T09:52:00.000-08:002010-11-30T09:52:32.387-08:00Lisa's final contribution to Alicia's book - The Museum of Forgotten Things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ocQCHy2SVqQ/TPUzSZm7mTI/AAAAAAAAA2g/_t0luMw8wVc/s1600/prblogheader.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="159" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ocQCHy2SVqQ/TPUzSZm7mTI/AAAAAAAAA2g/_t0luMw8wVc/s320/prblogheader.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've completed my work in Alica's book and it has now departed </div><div style="text-align: center;">for Australia where Kim will work her magic in it.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ocQCHy2SVqQ/TPUzWm1rk8I/AAAAAAAAA2k/mSUAesUQnHA/s1600/redux1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ocQCHy2SVqQ/TPUzWm1rk8I/AAAAAAAAA2k/mSUAesUQnHA/s320/redux1.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For my contribution I've chosen to focus on Hester's wretched tale </div><div style="text-align: center;">of betrayal after discovering her husband in an adulterous affair.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ocQCHy2SVqQ/TPUzpT8SuQI/AAAAAAAAA20/TL3idEHz8Aw/s1600/pr2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ocQCHy2SVqQ/TPUzpT8SuQI/AAAAAAAAA20/TL3idEHz8Aw/s320/pr2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">an amalgamation of layers and tatters including victorian textiles, </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">found rusty metals, wood, vintage text and books,</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">silk, antique lace, cabinet cards and bindings...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175115272437437064noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-64914540935206735122010-11-20T12:33:00.000-08:002010-11-20T12:42:31.385-08:00Kim's contribution to Debs Book- Through the eyeglass<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">I have almost finished my piece in Debs masterful creation 'Through the Eyeglass' but thought I had better update you all on the goings on.<br />Debs piece revolves around a central character, Maude. Now Maude has had some heartbreak in her life. After recovering from what appears to be a loveless marriage, Maude was finally free to return to the love of her life, Damien, and the two have been travelling the world happy to be back in each others arms again at last. Oh, I can hear all your little hearts fluttering already. But...<br />(You so know there has to be a but don't you.)<br /><br />Somethings popped up!<br /><br /><br />Now don't go gettin all defensive thinking I'm ruining Maude's perfect life now she finally has her man here.<br /><br /><br /><br />It's just that life has a way of sidetracking us all just when you think you have it all worked out!<br /><br /><br />And so...<br /><br /><br /><br />On to the latest doings in the life of Maude and Damien.<br /><br /><br /><br />Now Damien did have a life before he teamed up with young Maude you know!<br /><br /><br /><br />And so now...<br /><br /><br />There's something about a map...<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TOgwza5oi8I/AAAAAAAABR8/NryOEaV2seI/s1600/Deb%2Bpulp%2Bredux3%2B004.1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TOgwza5oi8I/AAAAAAAABR8/NryOEaV2seI/s400/Deb%2Bpulp%2Bredux3%2B004.1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />a little travel to parts unknown...</div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TOgwyVBx32I/AAAAAAAABR0/nK6DGrSEtjg/s1600/Deb%2Bpulp%2Bredux1%2B10.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TOgwyVBx32I/AAAAAAAABR0/nK6DGrSEtjg/s400/Deb%2Bpulp%2Bredux1%2B10.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />and the remains of a civilisation...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TOgwxlKOGyI/AAAAAAAABRs/PerHLAQ2t98/s1600/Deb%2Bpulp%2Bredux1%2B017.2.jpg"></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TOgw0F2L8SI/AAAAAAAABSE/yKP7S_z_mhk/s1600/Deb%2Bpulp%2Bredux3%2B006.1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TOgw0F2L8SI/AAAAAAAABSE/yKP7S_z_mhk/s400/Deb%2Bpulp%2Bredux3%2B006.1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">and there's a brass book...<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TOgx8c8oEnI/AAAAAAAABSM/ByCyWNJ9UNU/s1600/Deb%2Bpulp%2Bredux1%2B002.1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TOgx8c8oEnI/AAAAAAAABSM/ByCyWNJ9UNU/s400/Deb%2Bpulp%2Bredux1%2B002.1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />So, will you come with me to...<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TOgx8i3DcHI/AAAAAAAABSU/owAdLrbDni4/s1600/Deb%2Bpulp%2Bredux1%2B006.1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TOgx8i3DcHI/AAAAAAAABSU/owAdLrbDni4/s400/Deb%2Bpulp%2Bredux1%2B006.1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />If you would like to catch the rest you will have to pop over to my <a href="http://merlin-merlinsmusings.blogspot.com/">blog</a> for the finer details :)<br /><br />So far that is...<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Kim Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020977100640715191noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-59377172385440255912010-10-15T21:07:00.000-07:002010-10-14T16:55:21.501-07:00alicia's final contributions to lisa s's book: labyrinth (part one)i've finally finished <a href="http://lisasarsfield.blogspot.com/">miss lucky dip lisa</a>'s book, labyrinth. by the time you're done with this post though, you may hate me. ;)<br /><br />front of my little bundle of pages, including a brass X i purchased from <a href="http://thealteredpage.blogspot.com/">seth apter's</a> etsy shop... i'm putting one in each of the five pulp books. (click the images to see enlarged versions.) what you're seeing is a little labyrinth book tied to the top of the bundle of pages:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TLaEWK3-C-I/AAAAAAAAARM/x92z1N8p_0w/s1600/01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TLaEWK3-C-I/AAAAAAAAARM/x92z1N8p_0w/s320/01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527751109054958562" border="0" /></a><br />here is the book all alone. if you would like to see the inside of the book and additional shots, you may do so on my blog <a href="http://alteredbits.wordpress.com/2010/10/02/lisas-little-labyrinth-book/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HERE</span></a> and <a href="http://alteredbits.wordpress.com/2010/09/26/a-tiny-peek-of-pulp/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HERE</span></a>. in the spirit of labyrinths, i'm going to make viewing this a maze of potential fun (or probably annoyance).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TLaEV6Z-KtI/AAAAAAAAARE/Tu-L_IMqf_8/s1600/02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TLaEV6Z-KtI/AAAAAAAAARE/Tu-L_IMqf_8/s320/02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527751104634170066" border="0" /></a><br />once you open the top, you see this... a fabric/fiber collage with a paper collage, labyrinth and quote on top of it, and on the right, i just cheated. lisa mentioned that she liked a collage i recently did so i recreated a similar one for her book. maybe not a literal labyrinth, per se, but in my opinion nests are one of nature's many labyrinths.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TLaEVYEp-6I/AAAAAAAAAQ8/Ndg2L0sRrNc/s1600/03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TLaEVYEp-6I/AAAAAAAAAQ8/Ndg2L0sRrNc/s320/03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527751095417961378" border="0" /></a><br />detail of the quote/labyrinth page, stained and aged all purdy with hand made dyes (100% natural, of course) and coffee:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TLaEVFKEMiI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/ZgxA9UnDYfs/s1600/04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TLaEVFKEMiI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/ZgxA9UnDYfs/s320/04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527751090340377122" border="0" /></a><br />under the paper collage, a labyrinthy nesty bit (can you tell i went as nesty with her book as i did labyrinth?):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TLaEGLo9XvI/AAAAAAAAAQs/2k9GN-CQJNk/s1600/05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TLaEGLo9XvI/AAAAAAAAAQs/2k9GN-CQJNk/s320/05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527750834382528242" border="0" /></a>detail of the collage...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TLaEFuAvWWI/AAAAAAAAAQk/lg_aXUwYse8/s1600/06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TLaEFuAvWWI/AAAAAAAAAQk/lg_aXUwYse8/s320/06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527750826429208930" border="0" /></a><br />here is a peek at the back page...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TLaEFSJ9EJI/AAAAAAAAAQc/24-DNqL0L7I/s1600/07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TLaEFSJ9EJI/AAAAAAAAAQc/24-DNqL0L7I/s320/07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527750818951663762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">if you want to see the rest, head on over to my blog: </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://alteredbits.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/one-more-pulp-book-completed-labyrinth-part-two/">http://alteredbits.wordpress.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">(see, told you i was sending you through a maze...)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">:)<br /></div>altered bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996228479460652758noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-11503106637068402582010-10-10T00:35:00.000-07:002010-10-27T02:38:45.344-07:00Fragements, Vestiges and Remains- Lisa Sarsfield's contribution<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div>Lucky Dip Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02641107558317278059noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-71120281845738683852010-09-04T16:14:00.000-07:002010-09-04T18:04:05.226-07:00Kim's contribution to Lisa J's book-Roots beneath the Layers<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Hi all, well finally I have the piece for Lisa's fabulous book finished! There's lots going on here so let's take a look shall we?<br /><br /><br />Welcome to...<br /><br />The Descendents of the Dragon!<br /><br /><br />This piece takes a small peek into some of the background that lies underneath modern Chinese culture and beliefs. The term descendents of the dragon is one in which chinese people have long used to refer to themselves. The culture of the world's oldest continuous civilisation is rather a large and impressive one. In researching chinese cultural history I wondered at what beliefs and practices had changed over thousands of years. In the end I had so much information I had to hone it down to something useable within a book confine and also consider the support material required to do justice to the concepts I wanted to depict. What eventuated here is just a small sample from a very large bag of possibilities.<br /><br />To begin a set of doors.<br />I love the idea of opening a door and being transported to some place else.<br />The door design is taken from one in the forbidden city.<br />Under the door is a page describing the background behind the concepts of the piece.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILTC0uK6SI/AAAAAAAABNE/y3NIjjftU7s/s1600/001.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILTC0uK6SI/AAAAAAAABNE/y3NIjjftU7s/s400/001.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We'll skip that and over we go and...<br /><br />Meet Long, the chinese dragon.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILTB_kIKLI/AAAAAAAABM0/2RqbqmuBRP8/s1600/004.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILTB_kIKLI/AAAAAAAABM0/2RqbqmuBRP8/s400/004.jpg" /></a><br />The chinese dragon is symbolic of strength, power, and good luck. It is frequently depicted with a flaming pearl under its chin. The pearl represents wealth, good luck and prosperity. The five toed dragon here was used as a symbol reserved exclusively for the chinese emperor. The dragon is constructed from layers of fabric paper and sits on a piece of yellow satin. Much richer in person than it looks here (which is very washed out, trying to beat the glare from photography is difficult) yellow is regarded as the centre of all colour and was able to be worn only by the emperor. The flame is made using strands of silk fibres.<br /><br />Opposite the dragon is the key book. The book is the depository of the remainder of the piece within the book structure.<br />Here it is attached to the structure.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILTCkpDjYI/AAAAAAAABM8/Dn__Z1ttStc/s1600/005.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILTCkpDjYI/AAAAAAAABM8/Dn__Z1ttStc/s400/005.jpg" /></a><br /><br />and again free of the confines.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILTBrjxidI/AAAAAAAABMs/Bs1ABTxO9qY/s1600/007.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILTBrjxidI/AAAAAAAABMs/Bs1ABTxO9qY/s400/007.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Constructed of small quilts which are sewn together to form pages of the book, the key book is made from a variety of fabrics including silks, satins, cotton, a few man made pieces and silk brocades. Each item used as an embellishment here and the colour of those items has been chosen to symbollically support the concepts of the page on which it sits. The beads used in the book are a combination of lapidolite, amethyst, coral, freshwater pearls, seeds, bone and wood. Each page also has a quote attached, chosen to support the concepts of the page, although those concepts may be a little obscure by western standards. The quotes, all except the last page are pieces of poetry. Poetry in chinese culture is regarded as the pinnacle of literature and none is more highly regarded than Tang dynasty poetry. Many of the pieces used here were written by Li Bai, a master of the art form from the Tang period. In an effort to also support the book concepts all the paper used here was sourced from China. Modern paper was developed in China in around 105AD and is considered one of the four great inventions of ancient China.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Onto the book .<br />The first page depicts the Jade Emperor. The picture is a transfer onto a piece of very fragile vintage silk. I admit to a few heart stopping moments during the transfer process, but yay it all worked in the end. Black and blue are the primary embellishment colours here, black representing the heavens whilst azure blue is considered to be the colour of the skies under heaven.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILhg90N7nI/AAAAAAAABNM/9ogYl-c4LEo/s1600/008.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILhg90N7nI/AAAAAAAABNM/9ogYl-c4LEo/s400/008.jpg" /></a><br /><br />On the opposite page a representation of the bi disk. Bi are a circular disc with a central circular hole. Bi date back to the neolithic period of chinese history. Originally produced from stone, mostly jade, other examples have been found produced from agate, rock crystal, quartz and in subsequent periods glass. Bi produced in later periods were decorated with ornaments. The size, shape meaning and symbolism of Bi changed over millenia and was accorded different meanings and valuations under different dynasties. The original function and significance is unknown as it predates written history. Bi were frequently found buried with the dead and are considered a sky or heavenly symbol. In the Zhou dynasty (1045-256 BC) Bi discs of defeated forces were handed over to the victor as a sign of submission. In later dynastic periods bi discs have been used to indicate an individual of moral quality and have served as an important symbol of rank.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILhhdjCTwI/AAAAAAAABNU/4rFo8AUP7CI/s1600/009.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILhhdjCTwI/AAAAAAAABNU/4rFo8AUP7CI/s400/009.jpg" /></a><br />The disc used here is made from polished agate. The colours of yellow and brown are associated with the earth.<br /><br />The next page shows a piece of silk brocade depicting the lotus. The lotus is one of the eight auspicious symbols of the buddhist religion and symbolises purity, beauty and perfection. The small round beads on th page are lotus seeds and are carved with the face of the Buddha. the larger bead shows a hand carved lotus flower and comes from Tibet.</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILhhtxKa1I/AAAAAAAABNc/XgdAeIzJBt0/s1600/010.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILhhtxKa1I/AAAAAAAABNc/XgdAeIzJBt0/s400/010.jpg" /></a><br /><br />On the opposite page, the Pan Chang knot. Chinese decorative knotting began as a form of folk art in the Tang dynasty. Popularised under the Ming and Qing dynasties it flourished until the end of imperial China where the art was almost completely lost. This was exaccerbated by the perishability of the materials used in the art. A resurgence of interest in the late 1970's ocurred when focus on preserving knotting artefacts of the Qing Dynasty became the focus of the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. The piece displays a Pan Chang knot. Also known as the endless knot the Pan Chang is the eighth auspicious symbol of the Buddhist religion and signifies harmony, success and constancy. It is thus a token auguring long life, happiness, continuation of the family line, prosperity, abundant financial resources and friendship of deep and lasting affection. No wonder it is so well regaled in chinese culture. The page decoration colour here is red symbolising good luck and prosperity. The beads including the branch shaped piece are all made from coral with the exception of the bamboo piece inscribed with chinese characters pertaining to good luck and fortune.</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILhhz4D2gI/AAAAAAAABNk/_PPVqsoeln8/s1600/011.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILhhz4D2gI/AAAAAAAABNk/_PPVqsoeln8/s400/011.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">The next page relates to the introduction of coinage in chinese society. Chinese coins were produced by casting rather than struck with dies as in most western currency. They are valued for their reflection on the rise and fall of the dynasties in which they were produced as well as for the beauty of their calligaphy and the patinas they produce. Although a number of types of materials have been used in Chinese culture as monetary exchange, the term coin usually refers to the round coin (qian), knife mooney (dao) and spade money (bu). The two coins here are of the round and spade types. The spade coin was produced during the era of Wang Mang (10-14 AD) in the Xin dynasty, while the round coin is from the Tang era produced under Li Yuan (reign title T'ang Kao Tsu 618-626 AD) The distinguishing colour used here is purple depicting metal. The beads are lepidolite and amethyst.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILo4-DJHVI/AAAAAAAABNs/AkV2bE0HhqQ/s1600/012.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILo4-DJHVI/AAAAAAAABNs/AkV2bE0HhqQ/s400/012.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The last page represents silk painting and literature in chinese culture. Silk painting dates back to the Neolithic age approximately 6000 years ago and was developed long before the use of paper. Chinese painting is generally divided into several groups based on form, technique and subject. The material here depicting the image of five men is an ink and wash painting on silk and is a fragment from a long horizontal scroll which originally measured over three and a half metres in length. The scroll depicts the story of Shi Hu Zuan or the Water Margin. Also known as the Outlaws of the Marsh (there is some variance in translation), Shi Hu Zuan was written in the 13th century and is regarded as one of the four classic novels of chinese literature. The story relates the tale of Song Jian and the 108 outlaws who comprise his band of renegades who fight corruption and injustice. The renegades come from all levels of chinese society and eventually seek refuge at Mount Liang and the surrounding marshlands. The tales are supposed to have a basis in historical fact and indeed there is record of a Song Jian and his band recorded in the official histories relating to the Song Dynasty. The five men here depict five of the outlaws of Song Jian's band. Due to water damage (not caused by me!) the coloured wash has bled at some stage but the depiction of the figures in ink is still clear to see. The quote on this page is a translation from the chinese novel.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILo5UoDRaI/AAAAAAAABN0/wYQuEKXI9xA/s1600/013.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILo5UoDRaI/AAAAAAAABN0/wYQuEKXI9xA/s400/013.jpg" /></a><br /><br />As you can see there is much symbolism attached to the items used in the book. In order for viewers of the piece to understand these elements I decided to create a scroll, made from linen, paper and silk, onto which I have put together the background of the piece and is designed to be read in conjunction with the viewing of the key book.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILo5xE02SI/AAAAAAAABN8/O_5b9pbKX60/s1600/014.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILo5xE02SI/AAAAAAAABN8/O_5b9pbKX60/s400/014.jpg" /></a><br />Reaching over two metres in length (although only approximately 15 cm high), the scroll was too large to place within the confines of Lisa's book structure and so I have made a bag of red silk and black satin to house the scroll. So now the book has it's own wee doggie baggie to carry around with it, LOL!<br />Here's a look at the finshed items. Lots of glare from the painted doors, silk and satin, sigh! A photography nightmare if you are camera challenged like me!</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILo6bvd6TI/AAAAAAAABOE/5lIKmKxPWMA/s1600/002.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/TILo6bvd6TI/AAAAAAAABOE/5lIKmKxPWMA/s400/002.jpg" /></a><br />This was quite a fun piece to do.<br />I loved working on the piece and I hope Lisa likes it too. It's quite a bit different to the other work in the book so far, but different is good, Right?<br />Well now I'm off to package it all up and it will be winging it's way to Alicia in the next few days.<br />For now onto the next book!<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Kim Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020977100640715191noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-56300132637150424922010-07-01T18:52:00.000-07:002010-07-01T19:08:57.259-07:00alicia's final contributions to deb's book: through the eye glass (part 2 of 2)i have finally completed deb's book and found the time to photograph it. here are a couple of photos of the completed book, and you can see about three times more on my blog: <a href="http://alteredbits.wordpress.com/">altered bits</a><br /><br />if you missed the first post, <a href="http://pulpredux.blogspot.com/2010/06/alicias-final-contributions-to-debs.html">you can view it here</a>.<br /><br />i reshot a few photos of the color because it looked a little too pink before. this is a more accurate representation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TC1IHe2TQGI/AAAAAAAAAQM/akpE1-CLf-w/s1600/debspulp22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TC1IHe2TQGI/AAAAAAAAAQM/akpE1-CLf-w/s320/debspulp22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489122814211604578" border="0" /></a>previously, i had not revealed what was in this lower compartment on the main page because i hadn't finished it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TC1IGanITLI/AAAAAAAAAP0/pAUDClai8Ko/s1600/debspulp25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 155px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TC1IGanITLI/AAAAAAAAAP0/pAUDClai8Ko/s320/debspulp25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489122795894361266" border="0" /></a>it's an owl... because deb loves owls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TC1IF9kl46I/AAAAAAAAAPs/TLulYf6S96E/s1600/debspulp26.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TC1IF9kl46I/AAAAAAAAAPs/TLulYf6S96E/s320/debspulp26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489122788099089314" border="0" /></a>actually, an owl necklace. i am NOT a jewelry person so it looks like it barely made it through those hundred and fourteen or so years... but the thought behind it was sweet, i hope.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TC1Hm9Mv7DI/AAAAAAAAAPk/4dmF_EB3MOU/s1600/debspulp29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TC1Hm9Mv7DI/AAAAAAAAAPk/4dmF_EB3MOU/s320/debspulp29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489122255423138866" border="0" /></a>the back page is a huge ol' pocket that houses all of the paperly things they collected along their travels.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TC1HmToEqWI/AAAAAAAAAPc/XPG5BUYPPUw/s1600/debspulp30.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TC1HmToEqWI/AAAAAAAAAPc/XPG5BUYPPUw/s320/debspulp30.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489122244263455074" border="0" /></a>here are the items: altered postcard, a map, a photo or three, something else...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TC1HlxQdu4I/AAAAAAAAAPM/GDBP73CNWlI/s1600/debspulp32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TC1HlxQdu4I/AAAAAAAAAPM/GDBP73CNWlI/s320/debspulp32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489122235037629314" border="0" /></a>the backs of two of the items. i had a lot of fun fashioning that wax seal out of paint and... wax.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TC1HlTJul3I/AAAAAAAAAPE/P2N3DsMxuRw/s1600/debspulp33.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TC1HlTJul3I/AAAAAAAAAPE/P2N3DsMxuRw/s320/debspulp33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489122226956310386" border="0" /></a>i'll be shipping this off to kim the moment i find a box large enough -- and that is my quest for tomorrow.altered bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996228479460652758noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-13784714598331600862010-06-21T02:14:00.000-07:002010-06-24T04:09:19.076-07:00Lisa Sarsfield's contribution to Alicia's book- The Museum of Forgotten Things!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PxuNs49Ejo0/TCM8lOIIr7I/AAAAAAAAGZw/-ib33dCIVMI/s1600/DSC_6833.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ru="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PxuNs49Ejo0/TCM8lOIIr7I/AAAAAAAAGZw/-ib33dCIVMI/s320/DSC_6833.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm nearly finished! here's a sneak peak of the lastest posting over on <a href="http://lisasarsfield.blogspot.com/">my blog:)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PxuNs49Ejo0/S8z_gG3QghI/AAAAAAAAGM0/KyL5802c8qY/s1600/DSC_6605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PxuNs49Ejo0/S8z_gG3QghI/AAAAAAAAGM0/KyL5802c8qY/s400/DSC_6605.JPG" width="307" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alicia's book. Update April 6 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hester's diary...well just the cover at this stage but it's a great start!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see the rest on my blog <a href="http://lisasarsfield.blogspot.com/">http://lisasarsfield.blogspot.com/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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You can see how it all fits together over at my<a href="http://lisasarsfield.blogspot.com/"> blog.</a></div>Lucky Dip Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02641107558317278059noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-68197671630717780282010-06-12T18:40:00.000-07:002010-06-12T19:03:43.285-07:00alicia's final contributions to deb's book: through the eye glass (part 1 of 2)<span style="text-decoration: none;">so sorry but this is going to have to be a two part installation, part two being posted in a day or four.<br /><br />i am finally pretty much finished with deb's book "through the eye glass". i had initially come up with several ideas, but the day or so before it arrived she asked me "where are you going to take damien and maude?" oh... hmmm. i hadn't thought of that. so gears shifted and plans changed... except this one.<br /><br />"page" one has two doors. a top door that opens from right to left like a book, and a door at the bottom that opens from the top down (shown in a previous post). the contents of the bottom door will be revealed later as it's still in the works.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ4Hi0v_dI/AAAAAAAAAO8/5Nr9W7oIxP4/s1600/01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ4Hi0v_dI/AAAAAAAAAO8/5Nr9W7oIxP4/s320/01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482068348675030482" border="0" /></a>debs likes "tiny details" so i tried to incorporate as many tiny things as my patience would allow... like little tiny silk flower knots.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ4G5CrY0I/AAAAAAAAAO0/_A0tXlb2BkA/s1600/02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ4G5CrY0I/AAAAAAAAAO0/_A0tXlb2BkA/s320/02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482068337459159874" border="0" /></a>and little tiny crackles on the petri dish i incorporated into the page...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ4GhHT1NI/AAAAAAAAAOs/K3BmSq23GYA/s1600/03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ4GhHT1NI/AAAAAAAAAOs/K3BmSq23GYA/s320/03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482068331036136658" border="0" /></a>the petri dish lid is another door, that opens once you unsnap the lion's head pull that you can just barely make out on the right.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ4GHI5PeI/AAAAAAAAAOk/MJKFF9mnZV0/s1600/04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ4GHI5PeI/AAAAAAAAAOk/MJKFF9mnZV0/s320/04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482068324063460834" border="0" /></a>inside, you see a cameo of maude's profile. you'll learn more about this later. this piece an (of course) be removed from its petri dish enclosure.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ4FuKhezI/AAAAAAAAAOc/jvpgHJ1bL5g/s1600/05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ4FuKhezI/AAAAAAAAAOc/jvpgHJ1bL5g/s320/05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482068317359405874" border="0" /></a>the cameo piece itself opens up to reveal a sweet little heart -- an obvious symbol of love. :) it fits the story, promise.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ38Mn4xRI/AAAAAAAAAOM/2AipCN99nKc/s1600/07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ38Mn4xRI/AAAAAAAAAOM/2AipCN99nKc/s320/07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482068153736938770" border="0" /></a>on the back of the cameo piece is another wee pocket with a note from damian. leave me alone about the handwriting please and thank you. :) i worked for FOUR HOURS to have male victorian era handwriting and failed, so gave up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ37lI6Z6I/AAAAAAAAAOE/6slBrGx5qxs/s1600/08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ37lI6Z6I/AAAAAAAAAOE/6slBrGx5qxs/s320/08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482068143138039714" border="0" /></a>open the whole top door, and this is what you see:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3630bz4I/AAAAAAAAAN0/wvxV9rVuHUo/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3630bz4I/AAAAAAAAAN0/wvxV9rVuHUo/s320/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482068130972553090" border="0" /></a>on the left, a collection of tickets and such, with a scroll of sorts beneath.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3y7aMavI/AAAAAAAAANs/2-otAKZDngA/s1600/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3y7aMavI/AAAAAAAAANs/2-otAKZDngA/s320/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482067994497280754" border="0" /></a>detail of the scroll closure:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3yOypqdI/AAAAAAAAANc/U99N1mEWqpM/s1600/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3yOypqdI/AAAAAAAAANc/U99N1mEWqpM/s320/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482067982520265170" border="0" /></a>the scroll...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3xlmgVYI/AAAAAAAAANU/GLlMmdp4s2I/s1600/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3xlmgVYI/AAAAAAAAANU/GLlMmdp4s2I/s320/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482067971463468418" border="0" /></a>it unrolls to be about 22 inches long and is a series of diary entries that tell of their travels and all that they collect along the way. there isn't a treasure in the box that you'll have to wonder where it came from... well, maybe one or two but that would be intentional.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3xO4wypI/AAAAAAAAANM/EqBjk6xQJxA/s1600/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3xO4wypI/AAAAAAAAANM/EqBjk6xQJxA/s320/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482067965366028946" border="0" /></a>the other side is a treasure box. (debs! you asked me "can you sneak that wee frog on there? -- i did!) this is a collection of things from around the world that will be revealed in the diary pages.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3md_exUI/AAAAAAAAANE/W-veuaCxHx0/s1600/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3md_exUI/AAAAAAAAANE/W-veuaCxHx0/s320/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482067780442178882" border="0" /></a>the locket opens to reveal damian. yeps, i stole that photo from lisa's photo of what she did in this very book. we need a wee bit o' consistency, right?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3lmey77I/AAAAAAAAAM0/qkBpJTMKGd0/s1600/18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3lmey77I/AAAAAAAAAM0/qkBpJTMKGd0/s320/18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482067765541138354" border="0" /></a>i had a huge amount of fun making the hinges for the top (the lace is very stained and the metal rusty and patinaed in a gorgeous way, but you can not tell here for some reason.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3lOYgFAI/AAAAAAAAAMs/cQIQfFjx9dg/s1600/19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 79px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3lOYgFAI/AAAAAAAAAMs/cQIQfFjx9dg/s320/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482067759072285698" border="0" /></a>oh, here you can, kind of:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3koYNL7I/AAAAAAAAAMk/Xz5VIXjDoAQ/s1600/20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/TBQ3koYNL7I/AAAAAAAAAMk/Xz5VIXjDoAQ/s320/20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482067748870500274" border="0" /></a>next post will be a quick follow up of what's in the bottom box, and what the back is all about. i may do a video as well so the flow of the book is more obvious. peek back soon.altered bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996228479460652758noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-61492095982711763952010-06-09T03:46:00.000-07:002010-06-09T03:46:22.073-07:00Debrina's Contribution to Lisa Sarsfield's LABYRINTH...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/TA9tGPxlDaI/AAAAAAAACnw/yw0gSBriyOo/s1600/May+2010+020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/TA9tGPxlDaI/AAAAAAAACnw/yw0gSBriyOo/s320/May+2010+020.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/TA9rBCYNjzI/AAAAAAAACnI/yhQE52e9_80/s1600/May+2010+011+%28600+x+450%29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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So far all of the participants have created a piece based on a historical event in their homeland. For my part, I've used the extraordinary photographs of Dorothea Lange to assemble a piece about the midwest migrant farmers in the1930s...a time of hope and despair when the worst drought of modern American history struck the Great Plains. I've also used some quotes from "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck as his novel is based upon these people and their stories.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">The album.....suffering and resilence. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> Photographs of mothers with their children as there is no stronger sense of determination </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">found than that of a mother fighting for her children and family.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">The photograph on this page is raised up on a block as is the photograph of the steer skull. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">When the book is closed they fit into each other like puzzle pieces. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">For additional details click <a href="http://www.mudhoundprimitives.blogspot.com/">here</a>.</div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175115272437437064noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-45329714040891357102010-05-05T14:46:00.000-07:002010-05-05T14:50:07.831-07:00Debrina's contribution to Lisa S' book: Labyrinth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S-Hd9ObCfGI/AAAAAAAAChE/HE5F3_t0T-U/s1600/altered+book+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S-Hd9ObCfGI/AAAAAAAAChE/HE5F3_t0T-U/s400/altered+book+004.jpg" tt="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The House of Indigo was all that she knew...</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S-Hd_0_sf4I/AAAAAAAAChM/iieP2v5pIF8/s1600/altered+book+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S-Hd_0_sf4I/AAAAAAAAChM/iieP2v5pIF8/s400/altered+book+001.jpg" tt="true" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Her childhood began and ended here...but one knock on the door...</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S-HeEGbHt3I/AAAAAAAAChU/Nk1L1aRmaaU/s1600/altered+book+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S-HeEGbHt3I/AAAAAAAAChU/Nk1L1aRmaaU/s400/altered+book+005.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>or a peek through one of its numerous windows....</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S-HeIPyp0gI/AAAAAAAAChc/tRhael1Th8s/s1600/altered+book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S-HeIPyp0gI/AAAAAAAAChc/tRhael1Th8s/s400/altered+book.jpg" tt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>...would reveal a labyrinth of rooms and hallways, antechambers and vestibules...</strong></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">To find out more about the House of Indigo,</div><div align="center"><a href="http://mistressdebrina.blogspot.com/2010/05/house-of-indigo.html">CLICK HERE</a></div>Debrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628982861593852257noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-43711124568020519272010-04-25T14:21:00.000-07:002010-04-25T15:50:04.814-07:00a drop of pulp: alicia's initial contributions to deb's book, through the eye glassi'm being a bit intentionally obscure on my post because i want debs to be at least a little surprised when i'm finally finished. but, i haven't posted in awhile either so feel i should post <span style="font-style: italic;">something.</span><br /><br />so, without further ado, here are some photos i posted on my blog yesterday, as well as a few more showing what i did last night.<br /><br />this piece is not complete, obviously, but it's a vintage lace covered glass-like dish of sorts with a lid. next post you can see it's purpose, but the glassy front felt eye-glass-esque and befitting for the title of the book.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3dszLrpI/AAAAAAAAAMc/zOsKEtVh9WQ/s1600/debs-pulp01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3dszLrpI/AAAAAAAAAMc/zOsKEtVh9WQ/s320/debs-pulp01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464193968777178770" border="0" /></a>this is a handle of sorts that serves a purpose that will soon be revealed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3dQ2S5PI/AAAAAAAAAMU/PD_2v0vMUu0/s1600/debs-pulp02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3dQ2S5PI/AAAAAAAAAMU/PD_2v0vMUu0/s320/debs-pulp02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464193961274041586" border="0" /></a>just a bit of detail -- some crystal beads.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3cq43VII/AAAAAAAAAMM/zcvx3x5LHcY/s1600/debs-pulp03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 138px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3cq43VII/AAAAAAAAAMM/zcvx3x5LHcY/s320/debs-pulp03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464193951084270722" border="0" /></a>detail of another part of a page (told ya i'm being obscure!):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3cYXxWtI/AAAAAAAAAME/B2H61oJrrWk/s1600/debs-pulp04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3cYXxWtI/AAAAAAAAAME/B2H61oJrrWk/s320/debs-pulp04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464193946113628882" border="0" /></a>more pretty little beads. these are from the 1940s and are ever so pretty and somewhat shiny.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3SZZZ0_I/AAAAAAAAAL8/sa24re9GzQY/s1600/debs-pulp05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3SZZZ0_I/AAAAAAAAAL8/sa24re9GzQY/s320/debs-pulp05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464193774590219250" border="0" /></a>replicas of late 1800s train tickets, proving that the lovely couple (see deb's previous posts if you don't know what i'm talking about) got out and about in the world.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3SAqOiqI/AAAAAAAAAL0/L7kDBMuZdM4/s1600/debs-pulp06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3SAqOiqI/AAAAAAAAAL0/L7kDBMuZdM4/s320/debs-pulp06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464193767949896354" border="0" /></a>part of a collection of mementos and trinkets collected along the way. this button is from one of her dresses. i got two of them from my mum years ago and they were actually from the late 1800s, right when the story takes place. i couldn't resist splitting the pair so deb could have one in her book.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3RuGDtGI/AAAAAAAAALs/HSeIJ2y6Vt4/s1600/debs-pulp07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3RuGDtGI/AAAAAAAAALs/HSeIJ2y6Vt4/s320/debs-pulp07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464193762966352994" border="0" /></a>another peek at some of the treasures...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3RDGyg9I/AAAAAAAAALk/uGHdqOzwOcE/s1600/debs-pulp08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3RDGyg9I/AAAAAAAAALk/uGHdqOzwOcE/s320/debs-pulp08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464193751426696146" border="0" /></a>if you can tell me what this is, i'll give you a buck (close up detail of something special).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3Q3hRZBI/AAAAAAAAALc/7JbqsFCiaCI/s1600/debs-pulp09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 156px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9S3Q3hRZBI/AAAAAAAAALc/7JbqsFCiaCI/s320/debs-pulp09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464193748316546066" border="0" /></a>part of a pocket. i am not in love with this yet so i will either add to it or recreate it. i keep vacillating about this piece.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzdDIHIFI/AAAAAAAAALU/BWSYy18hXfo/s1600/debs-pulp10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzdDIHIFI/AAAAAAAAALU/BWSYy18hXfo/s320/debs-pulp10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464189559544160338" border="0" /></a>i made this out of candle wax, an old chinese coin, copper paint and a baby wipe. it's part of a collection of goodies to go into the above pocket.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9Szc1Ejf3I/AAAAAAAAALM/KNhtbZVxtdE/s1600/debs-pulp11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9Szc1Ejf3I/AAAAAAAAALM/KNhtbZVxtdE/s320/debs-pulp11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464189555771146098" border="0" /></a>a glimpse of a portion of the front of what the above wax seal is on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzcN0p-WI/AAAAAAAAALE/FK-FcHMyZ7U/s1600/debs-pulp12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 66px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzcN0p-WI/AAAAAAAAALE/FK-FcHMyZ7U/s320/debs-pulp12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464189545235478882" border="0" /></a>i'm not sure where yet, but i MUST use this eye-glass looking lens. it has a five on it which represents the five of us who are working on each others books. such a lovely old lens!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9Szbxtxe6I/AAAAAAAAAK8/w-TrFpn46lE/s1600/debs-pulp13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9Szbxtxe6I/AAAAAAAAAK8/w-TrFpn46lE/s320/debs-pulp13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464189537690418082" border="0" /></a><br />that was my previous obscure post from <a href="http://alteredbits.wordpress.com">my blog</a>. last night, i got lots more done... and will show things a little more "finished".<br /><br />this is the camio shown above that fits into the round glass-like "box" shown above. okay, it's a petri dish. shhhh. i've aged vintage lace, ribbon and fabrics. around the edge, you will see little metal "bits". these are pins -- like the kinds used for sewing. i had to cut them in half with wire cutters as they were initially too long but i wanted some extra detail around the edges. i think i'll add more.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzbnkwDaI/AAAAAAAAAK0/GhXiw1Y3GBU/s1600/debs-pulp14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzbnkwDaI/AAAAAAAAAK0/GhXiw1Y3GBU/s320/debs-pulp14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464189534968221090" border="0" /></a>no project is complete (for me) without a wee bit o' crackle! you can see it WAY better in the enlarged version of this photo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzQxTkC-I/AAAAAAAAAKs/0xPTNiBUEZI/s1600/debs-pulp15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 106px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzQxTkC-I/AAAAAAAAAKs/0xPTNiBUEZI/s320/debs-pulp15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464189348601924578" border="0" /></a>sometimes i get my heart set on something without thinking. i aged these old hinges for days in vinegar only to find (once they were perfect) that they were way too big. whoops! i'll use them in another project of course, and have already come up with an alternative idea for this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzQta5r9I/AAAAAAAAAKk/jRg75PHVZhA/s1600/debs-pulp16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 113px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzQta5r9I/AAAAAAAAAKk/jRg75PHVZhA/s320/debs-pulp16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464189347558961106" border="0" /></a>this is a special little bottom part on the main page:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzQOcTS1I/AAAAAAAAAKc/ZlBVzQB3HDw/s1600/debs-pulp17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 115px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzQOcTS1I/AAAAAAAAAKc/ZlBVzQB3HDw/s320/debs-pulp17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464189339243334482" border="0" /></a>...it's the top of a compartment, hinged with leather from a vintage dress (it wasn't mine!) and old metal bits. i made this box out of foam core and lots of other things and part of the lid warped. it will be fixed and flat by the time i'm done, thus less "gappy".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzP6xEAFI/AAAAAAAAAKU/6vyBIJXstcc/s1600/debs-pulp18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 118px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzP6xEAFI/AAAAAAAAAKU/6vyBIJXstcc/s320/debs-pulp18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464189333961703506" border="0" /></a>the flap door opens up to reveal a pretty little black velvet lined compartment, but i'm not going to tell you what will be living in the compartment yet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzPU4ePxI/AAAAAAAAAKM/MzYWtC9fq8M/s1600/debs-pulp19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S9SzPU4ePxI/AAAAAAAAAKM/MzYWtC9fq8M/s320/debs-pulp19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464189323792236306" border="0" /></a>with any luck, i should have this completed within the next week or so and will have LOTS more photos and perhaps a video too -- debs is such an inspiration and had the most fantastic idea. it will help to reveal how things unfold, move, etc., i think.<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>altered bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996228479460652758noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-47022156626468347562010-04-17T15:48:00.000-07:002010-04-17T15:55:10.746-07:00Debrina's Finished Contribution to Roots Beneath the Layers<object height="344" style="background-image: url("http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/Ok_gbZhyWoA/hqdefault.jpg");" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ok_gbZhyWoA&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ok_gbZhyWoA&hl=en_US&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Debrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628982861593852257noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-72706650089335909852010-03-28T01:13:00.000-07:002010-03-28T01:16:54.667-07:00Debrina's latest update....Roots Beneath the Layers....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S67AdEMXZ3I/AAAAAAAACR0/5JfPmsn20rA/s1600/DSC00881.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S67AdEMXZ3I/AAAAAAAACR0/5JfPmsn20rA/s320/DSC00881.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heavenly....</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S66160zdtFI/AAAAAAAACQs/liF5KAU4XFk/s1600/DSC00888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S66160zdtFI/AAAAAAAACQs/liF5KAU4XFk/s320/DSC00888.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Reality...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S663Kn9ML3I/AAAAAAAACQ8/biac9h8VrB8/s1600/DSC00894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S663Kn9ML3I/AAAAAAAACQ8/biac9h8VrB8/s320/DSC00894.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before the chains of the well lead to ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hell </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(note - since this photo, a skull has been added to the lower blue panel)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S663ws-gt0I/AAAAAAAACRE/BtEpidDRPlc/s1600/DSC00901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S663ws-gt0I/AAAAAAAACRE/BtEpidDRPlc/s320/DSC00901.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lifting the shroud....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S66-O-EOVfI/AAAAAAAACRs/GqV1Mzq6FOw/s1600/DSC00764+(450+x+600).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S66-O-EOVfI/AAAAAAAACRs/GqV1Mzq6FOw/s640/DSC00764+(450+x+600).jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tree....finished...pages turn to reveal the pages shown above...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S67DUExZ8iI/AAAAAAAACR8/zVWQ0ddieVk/s1600/DSC00884.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S67DUExZ8iI/AAAAAAAACR8/zVWQ0ddieVk/s320/DSC00884.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Layers and...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S67EFcfCITI/AAAAAAAACSE/F8Xl5WSbYmg/s1600/DSC00887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xSltdBRP5-0/S67EFcfCITI/AAAAAAAACSE/F8Xl5WSbYmg/s320/DSC00887.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">layers...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, lots of lovely photos, but I better fill you in now on my thought processes to date. Last time I posted about this book, I talked a little about the Anglo Saxon belief in Yggdrasil - the World Tree. This mythological construct comprised of three parts: Asgard - the Upperworld (Heaven), Misgard or Middle Earth (our subconscious existence) and Hel (Underworld) see my <a href="http://mistressdebrina.blogspot.com/2010/03/pulpy-progressand-my-100th-post-already.html">last posting</a> for more detail on this.</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">When Rome invaded Britain, it also brought with it Christianity. Christianity by-passed the Anglo Saxons for some time, however. Then, during the early Dark Ages, it slowly began to break down the resistance of the upper echelons of society and many conversions took place. Incredibly, and maybe somewhat surprisingly, the Saxon belief system was not lost during the conversions; instead, it was assimilated and in a sense preserved. In my pages (the first three you see) - I have tried to illustrate this assimilation and evolution.</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">These last photos, below, show how I have begun to look at these Anglo Saxon constructs in more detail...</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So, the shroud photo to the left of the tree will develop more to reflect this....</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Love DebsDebrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628982861593852257noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-71653001334391695562010-03-22T02:56:00.000-07:002010-03-22T03:45:40.944-07:00Kim's final contribution to Lisa S. 'labyrinth' book<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Or how to avoid importing a biohazard!<br /><br />Further research into New Zealand's importation of living or once living items has caused me to reconsider my pages for Lisa's book.<br />On reflection I realised that in order for the book to continue on it's merry way without risk of rejection by customs I needed to rehash my piece in Lisa's book 'Labyrinth'. Determined to keep with my theme of exploration of natural labyrinths in nature, I opted for a little makeover and have finally finished it all!<br /><br />Welcome to the labyrinth of the Tree.<br /><br />A year in the life of a tree.<br /><br />Spring and the unfurling of new leaves and the contrasting colour of new brown bark.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6c-5xfCDiI/AAAAAAAABFg/MspKaCxYl_E/s1600-h/page7.jpg"><br /><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6c-5xfCDiI/AAAAAAAABFg/MspKaCxYl_E/s400/page7.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Of course the cabinet remains, but more of that later!<br /><br /><br /><br />On to autumns golden decay and the inner structure of the leaf revealed.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6c-6ZbXgPI/AAAAAAAABFo/kSMwymmQeMk/s1600-h/page8.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6c-6ZbXgPI/AAAAAAAABFo/kSMwymmQeMk/s400/page8.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Summers green dress...<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6c-6hVfrAI/AAAAAAAABFw/oWbWXukg6BY/s1600-h/page9.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6c-6hVfrAI/AAAAAAAABFw/oWbWXukg6BY/s400/page9.jpg" /></a><br /><br />the page spread.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6c-5VMg9sI/AAAAAAAABFY/orZShb5sYDE/s1600-h/pag10.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6c-5VMg9sI/AAAAAAAABFY/orZShb5sYDE/s400/pag10.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br />Underneath...<br /><br /><br /><br />the living tree<br /><br /><br />and a pocket to place items gathered from nature.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6dA-gC4bFI/AAAAAAAABGQ/AmjXjFBtlLY/s1600-h/page+11.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6dA-gC4bFI/AAAAAAAABGQ/AmjXjFBtlLY/s400/page+11.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />The bones of the tree revealed by winters cold breath.</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6dA-doGhGI/AAAAAAAABGI/hZ1dEgYdaCc/s1600-h/page12.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6dA-doGhGI/AAAAAAAABGI/hZ1dEgYdaCc/s400/page12.jpg" /></a><br /><br />and the page opened out.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6dA94oLFVI/AAAAAAAABGA/fwD2bVkHiZc/s1600-h/page13.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6dA94oLFVI/AAAAAAAABGA/fwD2bVkHiZc/s400/page13.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />But, then there's the cabinet door...<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6dA9dRVd4I/AAAAAAAABF4/j8_Ws7QHGX0/s1600-h/art+2010+033.1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6dA9dRVd4I/AAAAAAAABF4/j8_Ws7QHGX0/s400/art+2010+033.1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px">Where fossils have been created to display the wonderful natural labyrinths found in nature.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6dJjzKJkxI/AAAAAAAABGY/MK2y9Y2NOoU/s1600-h/page15.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6dJjzKJkxI/AAAAAAAABGY/MK2y9Y2NOoU/s400/page15.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And you can still touch!<br /><br /><br />The full page spread as it appears in the book.</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6dJkXPbaHI/AAAAAAAABGg/Y-THFcDqN1Q/s1600-h/page16.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S6dJkXPbaHI/AAAAAAAABGg/Y-THFcDqN1Q/s400/page16.jpg" /></a><br /><br />If you would like to read more about all the juicy creative details, jump on over to my <a href="http://merlin-merlinsmusings.blogspot.com/">blog</a>.<br />I'd love to see you there.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Kim Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020977100640715191noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-26753704552328018932010-03-16T06:17:00.000-07:002010-03-16T06:18:23.083-07:00Lisa J's Final Contribution to Deb's Book: Through the Eye Glass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are my final additions to Deb's book which is </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">now in the very capable and creative hands of Alicia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On this page I've created a Victorian mourning theme...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Tin type photo in an old watch glass mounted on a bit of book cover.</div><div align="center">Part of the fun of working this page was finding the right combination <br />
of blacks and charcoalsso as to create layers and depth.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Optical lense with a steampunk style assemblage built on top</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> to resemble pocketwatch. Time waits for no man...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pleated pocket created from black silk and lace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black lampwork heart (not my work) with nails driven through</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and wire assembled nest..which is my creation.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">You can see the cream lace from my first page peeking out around the sides...</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">A side view which shows my first page on the back side.</div><div align="center">This is going to be one very thick book when it is finally</div><div align="center">bound but...probably not a challenge for the brilliantly talented Debrina!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Visit my blog at <a href="http://mudhoundprimitives.blogspot.com/">http://mudhoundprimitives.blogspot.com/</a> </div><div align="center">for more details about the story behind the page.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Now it's my turn with Kim's book: Fragments, Vestiges and Remains so stay tuned.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175115272437437064noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-6355509004764552202010-03-11T10:45:00.000-08:002010-03-11T11:20:54.295-08:00alicia's final contributions to kim's book: fragments, vestiges & remainsi am pleased to say that i have completed my additions to kim's book, fragments, vestiges and remains and it is currently en route to lisa j. you can read more about it on my blog: <a href="http://alteredbits.wordpress.com">http://alteredbits.wordpress.com</a>.<br /><br />around the glass door on page one (see <a href="http://pulpredux.blogspot.com/2010/02/alicias-initial-contribution-to-kims.html">this post</a> for more details), i've added beeswax and acrylic to the copper tape edging i did to give it an aged look and make it a wee bit less coppery.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k9otZPnFI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/UWhlJK35daI/s1600-h/kims-wax-frame2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k9otZPnFI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/UWhlJK35daI/s320/kims-wax-frame2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447452993870863442" border="0" /></a>another view:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k9c-Gxo1I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/LiqE72hAuZw/s1600-h/kims-wax-frame.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k9c-Gxo1I/AAAAAAAAAJ0/LiqE72hAuZw/s320/kims-wax-frame.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447452792198374226" border="0" /></a>i LOVE how kim's glass bottles with scrolls in them work so well with my page too:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k8bXnNm4I/AAAAAAAAAJc/93Ow7lXlr8U/s1600-h/kims-glass-pieces.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k8bXnNm4I/AAAAAAAAAJc/93Ow7lXlr8U/s320/kims-glass-pieces.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447451665173945218" border="0" /></a>here is that page in its entirety:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k8bpAjRfI/AAAAAAAAAJk/bsHqmqKBPho/s1600-h/whole-white-altered-book-page.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k8bpAjRfI/AAAAAAAAAJk/bsHqmqKBPho/s320/whole-white-altered-book-page.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447451669843625458" border="0" /></a>it's not really this red in person, but i had a mishap with some red alcohol ink that i was using on a different project. as it turns out, i love it. phew!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k7xEJub9I/AAAAAAAAAIc/FnTXQywPw2w/s1600-h/altered-book-blood.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k7xEJub9I/AAAAAAAAAIc/FnTXQywPw2w/s320/altered-book-blood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447450938395488210" border="0" /></a>the page was a bit top-heavy to i cut off the bottom and added a stitched and embroidered pieces of black linen to the top to even things out. i love the contrast in texture of the different fabrics:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k7yOE-lII/AAAAAAAAAI0/jk4GNtSnXfE/s1600-h/black-altered-book-page-top.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k7yOE-lII/AAAAAAAAAI0/jk4GNtSnXfE/s320/black-altered-book-page-top.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447450958239798402" border="0" /></a>at the very beginning, i wanted to find five elements that i could use one of each in everyone's book so there was that one, simple element that matched in each of my five book contributions. i found these elements in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thealteredpage">seth apter's etsy shop</a>. thank you seth!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k8ZsgxzsI/AAAAAAAAAJE/fS8CsxzhpCA/s1600-h/copper-x-from-seth-apter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k8ZsgxzsI/AAAAAAAAAJE/fS8CsxzhpCA/s320/copper-x-from-seth-apter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447451636424363714" border="0" /></a>here is the whole completed second page in the book:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k7xZVNn1I/AAAAAAAAAIk/xHzZLiISXXc/s1600-h/black-altered-book-page.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k7xZVNn1I/AAAAAAAAAIk/xHzZLiISXXc/s320/black-altered-book-page.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447450944080813906" border="0" /></a>and the spread of both pages in the book, all ready to go:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k8aXPeDMI/AAAAAAAAAJM/jZIE8iS51kE/s1600-h/fragments-altered-book-page-spread.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k8aXPeDMI/AAAAAAAAAJM/jZIE8iS51kE/s320/fragments-altered-book-page-spread.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447451647894490306" border="0" /></a>i am just loving the side view of fragments, vestiges and remains!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k8a8ToKXI/AAAAAAAAAJU/2GPCbYpfBEs/s1600-h/fragments-book-side-view.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TFcAMt5ey-I/S5k8a8ToKXI/AAAAAAAAAJU/2GPCbYpfBEs/s320/fragments-book-side-view.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447451657844042098" border="0" /></a>i forgot to take photos of each of the books within the book: the diary pages behind the photo of della on the "white" page and the history of the portland underground under the trap door on the "black" page. maybe i can con one of the girls into taking some for me. assembling those were part of the most time consuming aspects of the book, but so much fun! the pages are aged with instant coffee and made to look very old. they look pretty darn cool if i do say so myself.<br /><br />i now have deb's book and have already started in on it: though the eye glass. so check back soon as i'll have images to post.altered bitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05996228479460652758noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-61518408236705163292010-03-05T12:11:00.000-08:002010-03-05T12:35:32.367-08:00Round 3 - Debrina's Contribution to Lisa J's book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've chosen to play with Lisa's title, "Roots Beneath the Layers" to explore the shamanistic beliefs of my European ancestors. I've chosen Yggdrasil - the World Tree - as my focus for this round. I first learned about this cosmological structure in Brian Bate's "The Real Middle Earth". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My pages fold up into a nice neat signature of 12 pieces (see above illustration). 3 is a universally magic number and Yggdrasil comprises of 3 parts. I want to concentrate on each part separately, so with some witchery stitchery, I have constructed a 3 part layout to my segment of pages.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first part is the upperworld - Asgard - where light, elvish beings, the gods, goddesses and the deities reside. If this sounds reminiscent of Tolkien's <em>Lord of the Rings</em>, you'd be correct. Tolkien was fascinated by Saxon mythology and drew his inspiration from their cosmological and mythological constructs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The book unfolds to reveal the rest of the tree...the underworld (the lower part of the tree is hinted at with the quote above - this is not stuck down yet; nor are these white pages finished...much more layering to do...).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The middle part of Yggdrasil is revealed. Midgard is the real middle earth, the spiritual world of living beings, such as animals, plants and human beings. I will be using the pages to the left of the tree to illustrate these realms as I am describing them here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Finally, Yggdrasil is revealed in its entirety - Niflheim (Hel) are the roots of the tree. Here is the Underworld, where Nidhogg the dragon sleeps and the dead reside. Hel (Christian root word for Hell- scuse the pun) is the powerhouse of the subconscious; inhabited by underworld entities that we may fear but where we may also obtain our greatest source of potency.</div>Debrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17628982861593852257noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-88921069106430526632010-02-13T23:16:00.000-08:002010-02-13T23:32:39.782-08:00So Ya Wanna Touch!- Kims contribution to Lisa's book Part 2<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br />Last time I left you we were in the labyrinth with the Minotaur!<br /><br />If I left you feeling a little anxious last time about what would be following that post, well then relax. This time we're going for a wee walk with mother nature.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ejhpwSN8I/AAAAAAAABB8/FU8LH-1bowQ/s1600-h/Lisa+S+Pulp+Redux+088.2.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ejhpwSN8I/AAAAAAAABB8/FU8LH-1bowQ/s400/Lisa+S+Pulp+Redux+088.2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />It isn't everyday you get told you can touch, now is it?<br /><br /><br />This section of my contribution to Lisa's book relates to man's constant use of nature as inspiration in art.<br /><br />How we view it, reproduce it and the inspiration it provides us.<br /><br /><br />i have woven in a little copper wire...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ejgUzQNCI/AAAAAAAABBk/w9TSyo3RKW8/s1600-h/Lisa+S+Pulp+Redux+069.2.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ejgUzQNCI/AAAAAAAABBk/w9TSyo3RKW8/s400/Lisa+S+Pulp+Redux+069.2.jpg" /></a><br />Some found poetry...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />a little celtic knotwork...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ejhKyfZuI/AAAAAAAABB0/lQ9AObKIRRA/s1600-h/art+2010+037.1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ejhKyfZuI/AAAAAAAABB0/lQ9AObKIRRA/s400/art+2010+037.1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />made to look like old plaster...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Some items from my garden...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ejgw7iVRI/AAAAAAAABBs/xYY0FKoNiFk/s1600-h/art+2010+024.1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ejgw7iVRI/AAAAAAAABBs/xYY0FKoNiFk/s400/art+2010+024.1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />and...<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br /> a wee doorway to...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ek1nbcyGI/AAAAAAAABCc/7i-nYybcXd0/s1600-h/art+2010+033.1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ek1nbcyGI/AAAAAAAABCc/7i-nYybcXd0/s400/art+2010+033.1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />open if you dare...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ek0y2yviI/AAAAAAAABCM/1rsNHM_FRIk/s1600-h/art+2010+027.2.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ek0y2yviI/AAAAAAAABCM/1rsNHM_FRIk/s400/art+2010+027.2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />and inside...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ek0hFaDwI/AAAAAAAABCE/y6V8ft72ROU/s1600-h/art+2010+023.1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ek0hFaDwI/AAAAAAAABCE/y6V8ft72ROU/s400/art+2010+023.1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />the labyrinths of nature...<br /><br /><br /><br />caught and captured in a resin heart.</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3ek1CBJj4I/AAAAAAAABCU/32TaWIbVb5s/s1600-h/art+2010+028.1.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><br />and yes...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3eld5_A4AI/AAAAAAAABCk/vO_ucTpt14s/s1600-h/Lisa+S+Pulp+Redux+087.3.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3eld5_A4AI/AAAAAAAABCk/vO_ucTpt14s/s400/Lisa+S+Pulp+Redux+087.3.jpg" /></a><br /><br />you really can touch!<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3eleBuLdLI/AAAAAAAABCs/1kBIGP8Efs0/s1600-h/Lisa+S+Pulp+Redux+088.1.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L8vL803lm6M/S3eleBuLdLI/AAAAAAAABCs/1kBIGP8Efs0/s400/Lisa+S+Pulp+Redux+088.1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />If you would like to know more about the story behind these pages pop on over to my blog for the inside scoop!<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div>Kim Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020977100640715191noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015329305415209046.post-43428665779906846822010-02-13T23:13:00.000-08:002010-02-13T23:13:45.344-08:00Roots- Beneath the layers. Lisa Sarsfield's contribution.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My contribution so far to Lisa J's book "Roots- beneath the Layers"</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PxuNs49Ejo0/SyNnOJ4nqCI/AAAAAAAAFQ4/M4VVRSL4G5Y/s1600-h/DSC_4655-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PxuNs49Ejo0/SyNnOJ4nqCI/AAAAAAAAFQ4/M4VVRSL4G5Y/s400/DSC_4655-1.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the first completed part of my spread in Lisa's book. I have done a full blog post on my blog "Lucky Dip" which you can see <a href="http://lisasarsfield.blogspot.com/2009/12/pulp-redux-update.html">here.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Second update: 18 Dec 2009</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PxuNs49Ejo0/SytJOpmeM1I/AAAAAAAAFSQ/g2eAsoqAbEU/s1600-h/DSC_4686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PxuNs49Ejo0/SytJOpmeM1I/AAAAAAAAFSQ/g2eAsoqAbEU/s400/DSC_4686.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rest of this new addition can be found on my <a href="http://lisasarsfield.blogspot.com/">Lucky Dip</a> blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merry Christmas everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em> Update #3 Jan 07/ 2010</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Apologies for the small photo, for some reason it won't enlarge! It may be me, it's time for me to go to bed!</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see the rest of the newest addition <a href="http://lisasarsfield.blogspot.com/">on my blog</a>. I've been having fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Feb 7...New update added to Lucky Dip blog. You can see it<a href="http://lisasarsfield.blogspot.com/"> here.</a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finished book sneak peek just added! I am done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PxuNs49Ejo0/S3ehMHLkDII/AAAAAAAAFzM/6df9f8DDy18/s1600-h/DSC_6012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="267" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PxuNs49Ejo0/S3ehMHLkDII/AAAAAAAAFzM/6df9f8DDy18/s400/DSC_6012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I kid you not when I say there are a LOT of new pics on my <a href="http://lisasarsfield.blogspot.com/">blog</a> but alas it is only a tease until I have the time to do a proper post. What are you waiting for? Go peek!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PS: Thanks Alicia for the date tip!</div></div>Lucky Dip Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02641107558317278059noreply@blogger.com17