a loose end

a tidy up of my studio bookshelves the other day reminded me I hadn't posted the completed book for the course I was working on last fall

"Speak to Me From Everywhere"

it was a slow, thoughtful approach to creative expression through letterforms accompanied by thought-provoking poetry readings, all having some connection to creativity

we worked on a large sheet of suitable paper

(mine was BFK Rives, 22" x 30" or thereabouts)

at the end the sheet was torn to create pages which were then ordered as you chose and bound into a book

I chose to keep my pages larger as I was quite taken with how the various sections got broken down and created interesting looking combinations so I skipped the last tear resulting in a larger page size and thinner format

the pages were combined into three signatures and those were bound together at the spine with a woven stitch

this technique was new to me but I am quite taken with it

the binding is neat and sturdy and can be worked in any size section and colour you want so lots of scope for variations

I didn't fuss too much with the page layouts, simply trying for a balance between busy and plainer pages 

for reasons I don't really know, the page below is my favourite of all... perhaps the balance to it, the quietness of the combined sections - interesting yet not chaotic

the nicest thing about it is that it isn't a "display" book

as the large sheet was only worked on one side half the pages are plain and those are scattered throughout making it a book still in the making

I haven't yet decided if I want to do other calligraphy/text samples in it or, to use the blank pages for something else allowing this work to stand together and maintain it's "oneness"

I'm leaning toward the latter and it just occurred to me that as the course featured poetry this might be a place to write down poems of my own

 or possibly my thoughts on creativity 

or, or...

seems there is no end to the decisions that need to be made around here!

take care,

Jillayne