black tea painted on Kozo paper
No skipping going out to dinner as we had Wednesday night or skipping getting all gussied up to attend an event at the Spencer Museum of Art complete with cocktails et al as we did Thursday because we were hot...on a mark making streak that we dared not interrupt.
So yesterday morning, after posting about Thursday and breakfasting, I ventured downstairs to see how the black tea painted sections of Kozo paper dried. Quite nicely, actually.
Then I laid out a piece of mylar, took a bit of graphite in my right hand (lefty here), closed my eyes, took a breath and simply wrote.
It was such a wonderfully freeing feeling...just as when I painted the wave...letting the studio fates/muses guide my hand. Guess what I'll be doing once back home.
Since we knew that black works well with the natural Kozo, Pam thought to see how white would do
and what effect matte medium would have.
She splattered a bit of white paint on the mylar as well. You can't see it here, but the effect was beautiful.
As paint dried in the annex,
we began arranging pages in the remaining covers,
deciding front from back.
Once back from our journey out into the world,
I began the process of packing. Our week really was coming to an end.
But first, all the books got together for one last chat. Roughly constructed with pamphlet stitch binding, our sample books are our 5th annual artist retreat. They convey the fun and laughter, the trust and respect, the willingness to let go of control, to say what if and then just do it.
More amazing results, love the black tea on kozo and the finished books.
ReplyDeleteWe were surprised at how well the black tea showed on the kozo. Of course, now I want to eperiment and see how other teas look on the kozo. Think raspberry tea...
DeleteLove! The picture of all the books makes me smile -- especially because you shared the process of their creation!
ReplyDeleteThank you Seth! Thanks as well for sharing our post with your readers.
DeleteWhat a lovely time this must have been ... and those results are beautiful, beautiful ... so simple and pared down ... gorgeous! Now to look back to the earlier posts in the week that I missed ... so much inspiration!
ReplyDeleteIt was, indeed, a lovely time. First time Pam and I have collaborated and it seems we need to do more of it. Enjoy!
DeleteCongrats - what a week!! Wow - you pave the way!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Wyn! I hope everyone can have a week like this.
DeleteOh what beauty has been created in this magic filled week! Thank you for sharing it, I loved being along for the journey.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome Kim! It was fun to have company during our week. Now...wouldn't it be fun if we could all gather to share such a week?
DeleteHi J - whilst paper and fabric and I are not the best of matches this expose of your time with Pam and its artistic creativity and freedom almost (almost) convinces me that this could be a good thing to do artistically. Continue to enjoy the creative time. B
ReplyDeleteHi Barry - I got a good chuckle from your comment. Honestly, if Fiona and Susan with their glorious work haven't converted you to paper yet, it's doubtful that you ever will. Still, I like to be optimistic... Enjoy!
DeleteI popped in early, and never returned to comment…what a wonderful bunch of beautiful books to carry home with you and to remind you of your time together, marks made and shared. Collaborating with a kindred spirit is one of the best things that can happen in art I think. Continue to play and enjoy all those new papers - what joy awaits!
ReplyDeleteIt was an enchanted week Pam's studio. The studio muses were definitely whispering and guiding our hands as we each marked the papers. To have the journals as reminders is icing on the cake. Enjoy!
DeleteOh the stories those books were chatting about! So sad to come to an end...again, thank you Jennifer and thank Pam, for sharing your journey and adventures in art with us! it was a sheer pleasure!
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