Tuesday, September 2, 2014

The Burning Man postcards

Belonging to the Correspondence Co-op, the Co-op was fortunate to have one of the members James Cline take our postcards to Burning Man and have them cancelled stamped from the Burning Man Post Office.  Here are my two I made for the occasion.





BUSINESS MadMadeSF

On August 30, 2014, Monica Lee, her sister Tracy and I bought a table at the annual Zinefest. Here Tracy and Monica are waiting to get into the San Francisco County building in Golden Grate Park..

Monica showing how to make her mini origami book.  I followed with the envelope book.
Our two books that we taught.

We had 15 students. Students came in late but these were there first.  Lily (standing) was our great helper.

Here we are at our table. M for Monica and D for Dorothy, Made in San Francisco.  Monica's sister Tracy join us. We had a great time.





Calligraphy in Blossom with Marina Soria



 Marina Soria from Buenos Aires, Argentina, through the Society for Calligraphy, came to Pasadena to inspire and pass her expertise in developing letter forms from nature and flowers. Nineteen creative participants and I were lucky to be able to take this three day workshop.  Magic happened for all of us with our brush and pen strokes using sumi ink, walnut ink, and watercolors.  By the third and last day, we all made our garden books with our developed letter forms.  Everyone was successful.


Our first letter 'd' samples, after our initial stroke practice of an ikebana arrangement.

Chris and Janet doing their pieces
Chris Ewen's

part of JanetTakahashi's beautiful efforts


Marina showing Victoria suggestions
Victoria Kibildis

Sabina Bronner and her piece

Stephanie Chao with her piece

Nancy  Kazanjian piece
Jane Kim to finish

Audrey Kincaid's piece

Michelle Cabala's beautiful texture letter forms
Carrie Imai's work in progress...

smiling Debbie Powell and Kristi Darwick

Debbie Powell's piece

Kristi working on her piece

Barbara Close's garden book

Carole Johnson's piece
Wendy Watson-Dietrick


One of Britta Brice's pieces..she made three!
This is Audry Kincaid's piece...

My book with front cover I painted and wrapped with seam binding
back cover umwrapped

my letter forms with my attempt at haiku...gold brittle grasses cracking to the earth, another broom...

opened accordian..with a verse of mine..sew a thread of golden words to weft and warp of a paper loom, spin a yarn and weave a tapestry of collected memories....
Beautiful ladies who got to play with Marina Soria.  Muchas Gracias Marina!