Most winters I take a little time off to play for a bit with new mediums, or new structures. It’s a way to relax for a bit and explore with absolutely no pressure. Sometimes doing something entirely new is lovely and relaxing and refreshing.
Codex: noun, plural co·di·ces [koh-duh-seez, kod–uh-].
a quire of manuscript pages held together by stitching: the earliest form of book, replacing the scrolls and wax tablets of earlier times.
a manuscript volume, usually of an ancient classic or the Scriptures.
Archaic. a code; book of statutes.
Origin: 1575–85; <Latin c?dex, caudex tree-trunk, book (formed originally from wooden tablets); cf. code
It’s lovely to work with a group of like minded creative individuals and I was so happy to see some of my favorite artists (Hello Ana Buzzalino!) taking the class as well. You don’t always need to take a class to learn something – sometimes it is wonderful to just be spurred on by others.
I had already been playing with watercolor and had leftover strips laying around that were perfect for experimenting with our first challenge: creating accordion books.
I was enjoying the idea, not even worrying about what I’ll do with them. I sat about for a while then decided to write some of my favorite quotes on the pages.
What are some of your favorite inspirational and aspirational quotes?
3 Comments
Patti Maxwell
February 28, 2021 at 4:56 pmI love this! Marianne Durr was the first person I knew who makes books. Now I have two book-making friends.
Marni Fisher
February 24, 2021 at 1:40 pmMaybe this is the answer to that age-old riddle about art and craft.
With craft, you have a good idea how the finished product will look and do whatever it takes to achieve that.
With are, you have no idea how it will look when you’re done. It’s a discovery.
– unknown
Rebecca
February 23, 2021 at 9:45 pmDon’t be afraid to fail.
Be afraid not to try.
-unknown
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