weaving and gray

kozo account book moro-jifu,  milkweed and hosta paper

composition games

not smoke and mirrors

just me in the old milk house resevoir

making gray for caliban

out of fresh black walnuts, 

water, 

pickle juice vinegar, 

iron & copper pipes

on paper and three cotton cloth strips

participate

my post from sunday i've decided NOT to post

everyone who stops here knows

understands our crazy country, and knows they must act.

so,

here

here is the project that rowland ricketts asked for community participation from

so here, 

in the north country,

i put this square in my window.

 we will see what the northern sun does to a circle of indigo cotton cloth.

(i have chosen circle over square)

 so there's some ai in the window 

until december.

in town at st lawrence university

 peace paper project is installing a show.

 since i will be co-teaching book arts there this fall.

i am privy to some of the excitement,

and have been hanging around

making paper

and talking to drew matott.

who gifted me this.

 this piece was printed on paper made from the american flag.

flag paper.

hand papermaking.

 this exhibit shows what is going on

in many spots in the world

as handpapermaking 

and making art from that paper

inspires social justice.

 iphoto is the program i have a wee understanding of.

here, 

silly iphoto 

superimposed or whatever you call it

some of today's images.

i wanted to tell you about jim koss's new book of poems

(available from amazon).

i am so happy to have this book to dive into.

the photo is sort of what's happening in my brain right now.

nevertheless i make work.