Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Still Stitching Little Books

Still stitching little books...
Still incorporating my snippets of unframable art...
Still practicing patience & perseverence...

A quote from Small Victories by Anne Lamott:

"...I'm not saying that it became easy.
      Like learning the piano or Spanish or meditation, 
I had to practice & do poorly.
I had to read difficult material & then stay with it..."

"Then I had to try something else hard & worthy. 
I had to seek wisdom & teachers."

I'm not trying anything else hard & worthy at the moment.
But I am doing less poorly at this!

11 comments:

  1. Witam i cieszę się, że mnie odwiedziłaś :). Już myślałam, że o mnie zapomniałaś :(. Twoje książeczki mi się bardzo podobają i są pomysłowe, jak już wcześniej pisałam. Możesz pisać u mnie po angielsku, by nie tracić czasu. Ja dam sobie radę. Pozdrawiam.

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  2. So cute..
    It's always fun to push the envelope and try newer things..that way we know if they are for us..
    Visibly..this is for you:)

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  3. I don't think there's any sign of things done poorly. Your stiching is perfect in my eyes. Such a lovely way to use your unframeable art.
    I just LOVE it. It has a vintage country charm.

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  4. After going through all the hard work, I imagine it being immensely satisfying to see your artwork pulled together in such a beautiful manner!

    I practice and practice my art, and the more I do, the less I think of it. Sometimes I discover real gems amongst the photographs I took years ago, before studying the craft and art of photography.

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  5. I love making blank books and art journals. A couple of years ago I learned how to do the coptic stitching. I made myself a book of white paper for art journaling, and each of my girls a book of colored paper for their "smashing." There are so many things you can do with books made in this way--they lay flat when you open them! I love what you have done with yours. Lovely!

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  6. Your project(s) are beautiful. Sometimes practice and perseverance are exactly what is needed.

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  7. I did send Elenka to your site to check out your bookworks. What do they say, 'a stitch in time...'

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  8. Okay, even your journals are charming...sigh. Nice to see you here dear Rita. I don't have the patience to make journals. I think I reported that to you here or somewhere, LOL!

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  9. Dans ce monde où tout va si vite , c'est bon et bien de voir quelqu'un qui prend son temps pour apprendre et bien faire les choses . Et comme toujours , le résultat de ton travail est si joli !
    Bises de Nice sous la pluie !

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  10. I think you books are lovely!!

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  11. It does look like there would be a learning curve to this. Glad you're sticking with it though, because the result is enchanting!

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