Monthly Archives: April 2015

May Gardenista

Posted on April 30, 2015 by

To celebrate May Day and the work of our hands, yours and mine, dear Reader, I am sharing with you the next in my ‘Botanica’ series of Artist’s Books. On the left (above) is the first ‘Gardenista’ book, beside some of … Continue reading →

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April Adieux

Posted on April 30, 2015 by

At the start of the month of April, the Kaleyard was not without some ragged post-winter charm: After the spring clean-up: Meanwhile, the indoor dye garden is growing. First. Japanese indigo (Persicaria tinctoria). I layered the long stems to encourage … Continue reading →

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Writing Eggs for Easter

Posted on April 10, 2015 by

I was reminded recently about pisanky, a craft I first tried years ago, taught by Martha Shepherd of Madonna House Catholic lay apostolate in Combermere, Ontario. The founder of Madonna House, Catherine Doherty, came from Russia, bringing with her a love … Continue reading →

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Rust and Indigo For A Chinese Thread Book

Posted on April 7, 2015 by

Thanks to the delightful kindness of Kit Tyrrell, one of my blog readers in the UK, I have received two booklets by Ruth Smith about folded books that can contain many compartments. One such book is the Chinese Thread Book … Continue reading →

Posted in book arts, bookbinding, Chinese Thread Book, Indigo dyeing, Miao people, Miao thread and needle case, Rust dyeing, Rust Printing, Ruth Smith booklets, Shereen Laplantz folded books | Tagged , , , , , | 28 Comments