Blurb Books for 2022

2022 marks the seventh year that I've designed and had books printed through Blurb.com that are a record of my Facebook posts. They serve as a journal of sorts for the things that have peaked my interest and/or were informational, inspirational, educational, fun, etc. for each year. (The social books offered through ads on Facebook typically only include those that have the most likes, and I've found many more I'd like included than what that measure would allow for.)

That said, I just finished designing a fourth Blurb book since December 4th and it is now off to print! It contains my posts during 2022 to various art groups (on Facebook) that I want to remember. Below is a screenshot of its cover.

The other three books recently completed include:

   1) My 'Pastels and Poems' (work made between 2003 and 2004);
   2) 2022 My Book of Days in Facebook Posts-Vol. 1; and,
   3) 2022 My Book of Days in Facebook Posts-Vol. 2.

It is possible that these will be the last ones I do in this way. I've been moving more toward using my blog to share my work and the narratives about process. It wouldn't be the end of creating books, but I'm thinking of doing different ones. More specifics are still percolating. So, stay tuned!

Comments

Visiting The Hague and Amsterdam (Netherlands), and Paris!

Since late March, I've been planning an international solo trip that included meeting up with friends. The planning is what makes a trip an adventure, and it was definitely fabulous -- now that it is in the rearview mirror -- so to speak. During my two weeks abroad, the sights visited included the: Mauritshuis, a lovely art museum (The Hague, Netherlands) Binnenhof (The Hague, Netherlands) Delft (Netherlands) Kasteel de Haar, a castle (Haarzuilens, Netherlands) Museum Speelklok (Utrecht, Netherlands) Walking Tour of Amsterdam (Netherlands) Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Dutch Resistance Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) De Oude and Nieuwe Kerks aka old and new churches (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Anne Frank House (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Sainte Chapelle/Conciergerie (Paris, France) Giverny - Monet's residence at one time (outside Paris) Versailles (outside Paris) Musee d'Orsay/VR Event titled 1874 Impressionists First Exhibition

New Project in Progress

I'm working on a new project with multiple layers and shapes of different colored organzas. It is an interpretation of lighting on an ice rink...from a show I recently saw. There is a lot more stitching to do, but I like how its coming along. I'm learning organzas are not easy to work with especially when you layer them and have overlaid edges. The fabric also tends to ravel easily. This post also linked to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com .

Concertina Dazzle Days

If you don't know what a Concertina Sketchbook is, it is folded paper (back and forth) that looks like the bellows of an accordion when done. Concertinas can be home-made or purchased, and they are fun to work in. The photos above are of three continuous two-page spreads from my own Concertina (the one on the right - the latest). The mark-making was done with Sharpie markers, Posca pens, Micron pens and Sakura PenTouch markers. All the shapes and color choices in the images above were spontaneous as well as the details. There was no plan. What I like about these is that each two-page spread collaborates with the next one and so on (as the designs spill over from one spread to the next). As new ones are created, they add to the wonderful visual feast. One of the things I love doing with these also -- is to crop sections and digitally mirror them to form symmetrical designs. The results are occasionally delightful. In fact, this one was made from such a process and has a n

Cay Denise

Search This Blog