spine book

Thank you for all your lovely comments about the book in my last post. I love the challenge of a commission, pushing myself to come up with something that I wouldn't normally think to do, and making the effort to produce the best possible thing I can. It's sometimes hard wondering what expectations might be attached to the finished item, but I just keep telling myself to make something I am happy with, something I'm proud of and hope that is enough...

Anyway, I'm hoping to make some more books in this style (but with tree cut outs I think, or perhaps thin little concertina circles??) soon, when the working of evenings finishes in a few weeks for the summer. A whole 4 hours of day light every evening, luxury!


This is a book I made for the artists book fair a few months ago, and one of them has been sitting on my coffee table for weeks now. I keep picking it up and twiddling it about, curving it round, watching it spring back. I think it's inspiring me to get folding again...


You can get one of your own here if you like that kind of thing ;)

double eek!

Thank you all so much for your kind comments on my post yesterday (and I'm sure it was nothing to do with a giveaway hazel you cynical thing :) ) Anyway, you all really made my day! It was quite nerve wracking overcoming my feelings that I won't be able to make good enough stuff (because the closer I come to putting something in the shop the higher my standards seem to become. I think its a subtle, yet successful, form of procrastination...)


So far so good though, and I've sold from (and restocked) the shop :)


Now, down to business... I decided (because I'm feeling super happy) to have not just one, not two, but three winners of the giveaway I mentioned in passing yesterday (whilst trying to bribe you to tell me what you think of my shop :) ) I wish I could give you all a prize, but my finances don't stretch to that much postage, so this randomly generated three it is...

ali
kaija
ciara

Send me your addresses and a little present will wing it's way to you tomorrow :)

100!

Well, today is my 100th post! 100 days of thoughts and ideas and trees and books and ramblings. And seen as 100 seems like an important number to get to I thought I'd celebrate by having a little give away... (think of it as a thank you putting up with me :) )


So if you'd like to receive a little something from me in the post just leave a comment on this post (say by 8pm on Friday?) and the one I pick randomly from the hat (although it will probably be a cardboard box, but hey) will be the winner of this book you see here...


It's not very practical for writing in but it's fun to hold and wiggle around!


I really appreciate the support I have found from you lovely community of bloggers. And not to go all soppy but I think it's really made a difference to my out look on life. I feel like I notice things more now, ponder things more, make things more. So thank you. And now don't be shy, leave a comment!