Dear Everyone ~
Bookful of Illustrated Notes to Self will debut in a little under two weeks, on Saturday, February 26. Kit assembly has been hilarious, because it required two “seatings,” like a fine restaurant. The covers of the book structure that students will make are 12 x 28 inches, and I ran out of acreage on my huge table. For shipping purposes, I am folding the Stonehenge and the Saint-Armand cover sheet in half, then wrapping them in white tissue (tied with French embroidery thread, pourquoi pas?) and sandwiching them between two pieces of cardboard before wrapping them, yet again, in sturdy kraft paper….Even if you are not joining us for my sixth Bookful collaboration with artist, author, and dear friend Cat Bennett, I thought you might enjoy the voluminousness of the spread, so to speak.
Note to self: For each Bookful workshop, fashion a palette guide for keeping track of all the paper colour-thread-ribbon combinations. I do this so I can have a visual archive keepsake of the materials we’ve used in each workshop. For this one, I’ve selected five cover/lacing palettes: Terra cotta with prune, Mineral green with terra cotta, Prune with charcoal, Orange with mineral green & Charcoal with orange.
I’m particularly excited about this four-Saturday workshop via Zoom, partly because of the book structure and partly because I love the notion of “Notes to self.” Cat and I anticipate that everyone’s books will be so personal, as we illustrate our thoughts, musings, and mantras.
Five overseas parcels—one to Austria and four to Canada—are well en route to their destinations, thanks to the USPS. The parcel I sent to Gabriele in Austria (Bookful four-timer and enthusiastic participant in several other private & group zoom workshops, regardless of the time of day!) weighed over five pounds! Piggybacking onto her Notes to Self kit were Gabriele’s kit for a private workshop (Mighty-fine-nine-signtaure-spine) and an additional kit from the Desk Beautification workshop that she attended last October. She has shared with me what she plans to do with the two additional kits, and when she sends photos, I’ll be able to share them with you.
I’m delighted to announce that Rachel—who was one of three youngest students in my Introduction to Bookbinding workshop last March—will be joining us. Her experience inspired her to become one of our youngest Bookful students to date.
As always: Cat & I both look forward to sharing our love of drawing, painting, and bookbinding with Everyone in this four-part (12 hours-ful) workshop!
Bookful of Illustrated Notes to Self
Wrapping & packing, Bari