tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10836229830787320712024-03-12T19:52:37.498-07:00My Artist Bookslezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-64051988284507837932016-04-25T13:51:00.001-07:002016-04-25T13:51:07.975-07:00Passport<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HdW6oxpraTg/Vx6DH1wPJbI/AAAAAAAAB50/dWxBOzlY6fsi94fkcNvXIJjUJtfchVV0wCLcB/s1600/Passport%2Ba.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HdW6oxpraTg/Vx6DH1wPJbI/AAAAAAAAB50/dWxBOzlY6fsi94fkcNvXIJjUJtfchVV0wCLcB/s320/Passport%2Ba.jpg" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aWc7Hyh_CXI/Vx6DIN_StWI/AAAAAAAAB58/tjo-HwIwUOYxTVI0Tlarflhq1euBPpTdACLcB/s1600/Passport%2Bb.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aWc7Hyh_CXI/Vx6DIN_StWI/AAAAAAAAB58/tjo-HwIwUOYxTVI0Tlarflhq1euBPpTdACLcB/s320/Passport%2Bb.jpg" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9zQpFPg98dw/Vx6DH1W2x9I/AAAAAAAAB54/pSPhqiLQPdElvpaQ66FQfy_0aH0RwBWuACLcB/s1600/Passport%2Bc.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9zQpFPg98dw/Vx6DH1W2x9I/AAAAAAAAB54/pSPhqiLQPdElvpaQ66FQfy_0aH0RwBWuACLcB/s320/Passport%2Bc.jpg" /></a><br>
The pages of Passport are from a variety of types of maps.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-20709905090257706292016-04-25T13:50:00.000-07:002016-04-25T13:50:11.619-07:00I Look at Florida<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0cie89uvlD0/Vx6C6xgEVQI/AAAAAAAAB5s/ROL5aZaWSlMIrwP2qdg1BK4t3u9erBF-QCLcB/s1600/I%2BLook%2Bat%2BFL1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0cie89uvlD0/Vx6C6xgEVQI/AAAAAAAAB5s/ROL5aZaWSlMIrwP2qdg1BK4t3u9erBF-QCLcB/s320/I%2BLook%2Bat%2BFL1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kf8HHozS-oY/Vx6C6nqDApI/AAAAAAAAB5o/cxD99LrwcdcEcRgGQHm8Q9LOj6qM4G7pgCLcB/s1600/I%2BLook%2Bat%2BFL2.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kf8HHozS-oY/Vx6C6nqDApI/AAAAAAAAB5o/cxD99LrwcdcEcRgGQHm8Q9LOj6qM4G7pgCLcB/s320/I%2BLook%2Bat%2BFL2.jpg" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7ZalXPqEnZg/Vx6C6G3_RLI/AAAAAAAAB5k/tLncqfqzsEwA351NoYKhMBjsmdjRfVcFgCLcB/s1600/I%2BLook%2Bat%2BFL3.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7ZalXPqEnZg/Vx6C6G3_RLI/AAAAAAAAB5k/tLncqfqzsEwA351NoYKhMBjsmdjRfVcFgCLcB/s320/I%2BLook%2Bat%2BFL3.jpg" /></a><br>
That's me on the flap, looking at Florida.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-37261501275727776922016-04-25T13:49:00.000-07:002016-04-25T13:49:10.108-07:00Carolina Parakeet<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LYINhP6p_EQ/Vx6CSsfFNKI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/835AKnRELokdfHzRL-JcLsfcx4zabOepwCLcB/s1600/Carolina-Parakeet-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LYINhP6p_EQ/Vx6CSsfFNKI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/835AKnRELokdfHzRL-JcLsfcx4zabOepwCLcB/s320/Carolina-Parakeet-1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sPbIVhpDjDw/Vx6CSqPmPqI/AAAAAAAAB5c/GLJO46Yj8OI5LLOrN3ycB9dpOfkA0vODQCLcB/s1600/Carolina-Parakeet-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sPbIVhpDjDw/Vx6CSqPmPqI/AAAAAAAAB5c/GLJO46Yj8OI5LLOrN3ycB9dpOfkA0vODQCLcB/s320/Carolina-Parakeet-2.jpg" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2KJwkHHTbl4/Vx6CQQzj3vI/AAAAAAAAB5U/ShmLgFXgRNg9lQx9bR7RsUC6UOqf6amqQCLcB/s1600/Carolina-Parakeet-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2KJwkHHTbl4/Vx6CQQzj3vI/AAAAAAAAB5U/ShmLgFXgRNg9lQx9bR7RsUC6UOqf6amqQCLcB/s320/Carolina-Parakeet-3.jpg" /></a><br>
The Carolina Parakeet is the only North American parrot and has gone extinct due to loss of habitat and predation by man. It is a conure; I live with two conures.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-76250549174467870452016-04-25T13:45:00.002-07:002016-04-25T13:45:37.731-07:00Tower of Babel<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ih6TMOVRb0M/Vx6BvNMJJcI/AAAAAAAAB5E/QlYmxL9_S9IhqJ0rWrmfxgocVb6FA28EwCLcB/s1600/Tower%2Bof%2BBabel%252CViewA.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ih6TMOVRb0M/Vx6BvNMJJcI/AAAAAAAAB5E/QlYmxL9_S9IhqJ0rWrmfxgocVb6FA28EwCLcB/s320/Tower%2Bof%2BBabel%252CViewA.jpg" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J7J-dI_0VkM/Vx6Bw005UOI/AAAAAAAAB5M/Nbfauntb0RYur-mRubf80AQaRl9w7OnmgCLcB/s1600/Tower%2Bof%2BBabel%252CViewB.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J7J-dI_0VkM/Vx6Bw005UOI/AAAAAAAAB5M/Nbfauntb0RYur-mRubf80AQaRl9w7OnmgCLcB/s320/Tower%2Bof%2BBabel%252CViewB.jpg" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8WbZfjVvgy8/Vx6Bwc6uRPI/AAAAAAAAB5I/IgSIByTSQY4CludjX_dVKKNbC-UnDI7qACLcB/s1600/Tower%2Bof%2BBabel%252CViewC.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8WbZfjVvgy8/Vx6Bwc6uRPI/AAAAAAAAB5I/IgSIByTSQY4CludjX_dVKKNbC-UnDI7qACLcB/s320/Tower%2Bof%2BBabel%252CViewC.jpg" /></a><br>
Each miniature book is composed of pages from foreign language books.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-56626049042818065732016-04-25T13:41:00.000-07:002016-04-25T13:41:10.328-07:00Periodic Table of Elements<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LMFsbpz30Y8/Vx6Ao7QSeuI/AAAAAAAAB40/JKeKemqFEWYxsL9PgZexXBh8r7QK8XDwQCLcB/s1600/PeriodicTableClosed.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LMFsbpz30Y8/Vx6Ao7QSeuI/AAAAAAAAB40/JKeKemqFEWYxsL9PgZexXBh8r7QK8XDwQCLcB/s320/PeriodicTableClosed.jpg" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yprtr15VYLo/Vx6ArHJ7DTI/AAAAAAAAB44/qB2UlhL6jb8P6UviHsvMhop1ZNWOyIZtwCLcB/s1600/PeriodicTablePartlyOpen.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yprtr15VYLo/Vx6ArHJ7DTI/AAAAAAAAB44/qB2UlhL6jb8P6UviHsvMhop1ZNWOyIZtwCLcB/s320/PeriodicTablePartlyOpen.jpg" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qM6Pf9q1TVs/Vx6AvbVp1jI/AAAAAAAAB48/k17J86oJSpEXON7468kccw01ceHMz-MxgCLcB/s1600/PeriodicTableOpen.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qM6Pf9q1TVs/Vx6AvbVp1jI/AAAAAAAAB48/k17J86oJSpEXON7468kccw01ceHMz-MxgCLcB/s320/PeriodicTableOpen.jpg" /></a><br>
When this meander book is opened fully, it displays the entire Periodic Table of the Elements.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-4842254835825384352016-04-25T13:36:00.001-07:002016-04-25T13:36:53.285-07:00What's Your Angle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BtB_1IuLmag/Vx5_ZB8C4rI/AAAAAAAAB4k/3jA5nUz4WOsDbjlFQ-TwuNREsvtCfEs_ACLcB/s1600/WhatsYourAngle-a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BtB_1IuLmag/Vx5_ZB8C4rI/AAAAAAAAB4k/3jA5nUz4WOsDbjlFQ-TwuNREsvtCfEs_ACLcB/s320/WhatsYourAngle-a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P0Iqs89sHls/Vx5_WYsaUVI/AAAAAAAAB4g/pJ8zhRZW2-gyIzW2AgqsGeG7iPfft9pggCLcB/s1600/WhatsYourAngle-b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P0Iqs89sHls/Vx5_WYsaUVI/AAAAAAAAB4g/pJ8zhRZW2-gyIzW2AgqsGeG7iPfft9pggCLcB/s320/WhatsYourAngle-b.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x3_2mrx0Fao/Vx5_Vsd1srI/AAAAAAAAB4c/Xi16wLiQHHADxPM1GjYRmu1uwgTIpUViQCLcB/s1600/WhatsYourAngle-c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x3_2mrx0Fao/Vx5_Vsd1srI/AAAAAAAAB4c/Xi16wLiQHHADxPM1GjYRmu1uwgTIpUViQCLcB/s320/WhatsYourAngle-c.jpg" /></a></div><br><br>
I thought the names of angles were suggestive of people's characters.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-75981877153597652892016-04-25T13:32:00.002-07:002016-04-25T13:38:38.808-07:00Haste<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TgDEK3UNheM/Vx5-XBXDV3I/AAAAAAAAB4Y/K6WQ8BNiFR0CZ3z_TnqbqMwX8UoEjQXMgCLcB/s1600/HASTEdetail1.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TgDEK3UNheM/Vx5-XBXDV3I/AAAAAAAAB4Y/K6WQ8BNiFR0CZ3z_TnqbqMwX8UoEjQXMgCLcB/s320/HASTEdetail1.jpg" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3xqZR5GWsFE/Vx5-SCxj0VI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/7bcoj0V-boYlVi8aHM4n8EcKW61gkxIVQCLcB/s1600/HASTEdetail2.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3xqZR5GWsFE/Vx5-SCxj0VI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/7bcoj0V-boYlVi8aHM4n8EcKW61gkxIVQCLcB/s320/HASTEdetail2.jpg" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xBqzxYkmPPE/Vx5-U1O1e2I/AAAAAAAAB4U/w4KDC8X1tucoZM6gdXzo9KElZ85NqR2nACLcB/s1600/HASTEfull.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xBqzxYkmPPE/Vx5-U1O1e2I/AAAAAAAAB4U/w4KDC8X1tucoZM6gdXzo9KElZ85NqR2nACLcB/s320/HASTEfull.jpg" /></a><br>
This is a synonym book found run over on the road. I altered it.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-24125895409445483522011-11-03T16:16:00.000-07:002011-11-03T16:22:30.107-07:00Siren Nation Art & Craft sale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bQjb4oK7pak/TrMiJ5_HdoI/AAAAAAAAB2w/Y_teicne0Ao/s1600/mixed%2BbooksWeb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 347px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bQjb4oK7pak/TrMiJ5_HdoI/AAAAAAAAB2w/Y_teicne0Ao/s400/mixed%2BbooksWeb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670913909369304706" /></a><br />I'll have a table at the Siren Nation Art & Craft sale at McMenamin's Kennedy School on Sunday, Nov. 6. Here's a link: <a href="http://sirennationhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif.org/festival-craft/">Siren Nation</a>.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-71965455712145989972011-10-11T11:15:00.000-07:002011-10-11T11:16:18.545-07:00Bay Area Book Arts JamI'll have a table at the BABA Jam next Saturday. If you're in the area, stop by and say hi.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-20247216793263261392010-12-24T17:13:00.000-08:002010-12-24T17:14:52.201-08:00Basic Book Pamphlets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/TRVFNyVbDEI/AAAAAAAABz4/40Lv9jsLNJU/s1600/basic%2BpamphletsWeb.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/TRVFNyVbDEI/AAAAAAAABz4/40Lv9jsLNJU/s400/basic%2BpamphletsWeb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554421818583616578" border="0" /></a><br />These basic books are pamphlets with topographic maps or marine charts for covers. They come in two widths.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-51771391003358672452010-12-24T17:08:00.000-08:002010-12-24T17:13:13.539-08:00Basic Books<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/TRVENFRrZyI/AAAAAAAABzw/ritP32gu3MU/s1600/basic%2BbooksWeb.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/TRVENFRrZyI/AAAAAAAABzw/ritP32gu3MU/s400/basic%2BbooksWeb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554420706976687906" border="0" /></a>I give handmade books to friends and often they find them too pretty to use. I get frustrated by this. I'd much rather people use them and ask for more!<br /><br />So I developed this line of books that are attractive and handsewn, but don't seem too precious to use.<br /><br />The covers are plain cardstock and the pages are at least 20% recycled paper. They feature exposed spine bindings in various colors of thread.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-9522331167171391222010-12-24T17:05:00.000-08:002010-12-24T17:08:49.433-08:00Repurposed Library Books<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/TRVDiGwCXtI/AAAAAAAABzo/qyIRLWQUuM8/s1600/library%2BbooksWeb.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 358px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/TRVDiGwCXtI/AAAAAAAABzo/qyIRLWQUuM8/s400/library%2BbooksWeb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554419968638082770" border="0" /></a><br />I breath new life into discarded library and thrift store books. First, I remove the pages from the old book. Then I make new text blocks by incorporating pages from other discarded books and sewing them onto cotton webbing. Finally, I attach the new pages to the original book covers.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-28291524169320849162010-12-24T17:03:00.000-08:002010-12-24T17:05:53.138-08:00Blank journals with various covers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/TRVC-MddL8I/AAAAAAAABzg/pekVsXIi5CM/s1600/mixed%2BbooksWeb.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 347px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/TRVC-MddL8I/AAAAAAAABzg/pekVsXIi5CM/s400/mixed%2BbooksWeb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554419351695470530" border="0" /></a>Hand sewn blank journals using recycled paper and various cover materials: (clockwise from top right) Formica cover, metallic cover, leather cover, wallpaper cover.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-85613332077353916672010-02-26T09:11:00.000-08:002010-02-26T09:15:00.242-08:00Journal in Portland Show<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/S4gA53-5DQI/AAAAAAAAByA/rgyVIzi6xpE/s1600-h/sailboat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442601143957523714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 347px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/S4gA53-5DQI/AAAAAAAAByA/rgyVIzi6xpE/s400/sailboat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />This journal is in a show of journals called "The Naked Book" in Portland at 23 Sandy Gallery, 623 NE 23rd Avenue, three doors north of Sandy Boulevard. The show runs March 4-27. The reception is Friday night, March 5, 5-8 pm.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-17874841425003880202009-10-01T14:06:00.000-07:002009-10-01T14:17:54.686-07:00This is exciting!Last year I had three artist books in a show called <span style="font-weight:bold;">Fins, Feathers, and Fur</span> in Tallahassee, Florida. One of the organizers wrote an article about the show and used pictures of two of my pieces. It’s in the August 2009 issue of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Bound & Lettered</span>. The books that were in the show are in this blog. They are: Florida Flora Box (in color! on the inside back cover) and Florida Saints, which actually looks pretty good in black and white).<br /><br />Incidently, the other piece from that show, I Look at Florida, was later in a show in Slidell, Louisianna called <span style="font-weight:bold;">Topophilia, Love of Place</span>. The New Orleans <span style="font-weight:bold;">Times-Picayune</span> had an article about the show and they said that my front cover flap was "clever."<br /><br />That was a charmed show for me: I sold my first piece, Florida Saints.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-65663902273399916512008-11-08T11:15:00.000-08:002008-11-08T11:17:33.698-08:00A Family Story my mother told me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SRXlcfw4ZII/AAAAAAAABlg/v9qSj8rQZmg/s1600-h/FamilyStory3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SRXlcfw4ZII/AAAAAAAABlg/v9qSj8rQZmg/s400/FamilyStory3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266367617005282434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SRXlcfQ3SgI/AAAAAAAABlY/93KhyQubYXY/s1600-h/FamilyStory2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SRXlcfQ3SgI/AAAAAAAABlY/93KhyQubYXY/s400/FamilyStory2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266367616870992386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SRXlbzVmufI/AAAAAAAABlQ/GJZK0qBoJKY/s1600-h/FamilyStory1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SRXlbzVmufI/AAAAAAAABlQ/GJZK0qBoJKY/s400/FamilyStory1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266367605079718386" /></a><br />Text: My great grandmother, Mary Ann Morahan was born in 1865 in New Jersey. Both her parents were born in Ireland and immigrated in the 1860s.<br /><br />At 14, she worked as a servant. She married Geroge Johnson in 1885 and moved to Elizabeth, New Jersey. They had two boys and two girls.<br /><br />Her husband sent the boys to college; they became engineers. Although he could afford it, he refused to pay for the girls to Elizabeth Normal School, the local teacher's.<br /><br />She took home mattresses to sew in the parlor to earn the money to send the girls to school. Her husband was so embarrassed by the situation that he relented and paid for both daughters to go to college. <br /><br />They were my great aunts Edna and Ella, who were school teachers until they retired.<br /><br />Artist Statement: My mother did indeed tell me this story about her grandmother sewing mattresses. The story underscores the power of education and my great grandmother's determination for her daughters to have the same opportunities as her sons. She is just one of many strong-willed women in my family.<br /><br />The pages are plaster and gauze, using the wire-edge method of binding (although it's bamboo skewers instead of wire).lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-78974810930394836432008-10-23T11:49:00.000-07:002008-10-23T12:13:29.900-07:00Parrot Saints<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDHV6lJLGI/AAAAAAAABjc/AnCFFDkQS70/s1600-h/ParrotSaints3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDHV6lJLGI/AAAAAAAABjc/AnCFFDkQS70/s400/ParrotSaints3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260423544084966498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDHVe_S_0I/AAAAAAAABjU/JbR8MIASVdI/s1600-h/ParrotSaints2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDHVe_S_0I/AAAAAAAABjU/JbR8MIASVdI/s400/ParrotSaints2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260423536678469442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDHVMgp3NI/AAAAAAAABjM/NBawivYYhAY/s1600-h/ParrotSaints1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDHVMgp3NI/AAAAAAAABjM/NBawivYYhAY/s400/ParrotSaints1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260423531718106322" /></a><br /><BR/><br />2008. This is 2 inches wide by 2-1/2 inches tall. Edition of 2.<BR/><br /><br />Here is another example of my signature artist book. The pages are recycled sample tiles. The parrot pictures are cut from bird magazines and books. The page edges are covered in copper tape, The binding on the spine is copper-painted tyvek.<br /><br />In October 2008, this book is in the Modest (in Scale) exhibit at Abecedarian Gallery in Denver, Colorado.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-70426018039386804182008-10-23T11:48:00.001-07:002008-10-23T12:18:07.741-07:00Souvenir<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDG9Dk7bPI/AAAAAAAABi8/RK6aWg2bVdA/s1600-h/Souvenir1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDG9Dk7bPI/AAAAAAAABi8/RK6aWg2bVdA/s400/Souvenir1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260423117003255026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDG9fGXkjI/AAAAAAAABjE/wUf3D9Yncic/s1600-h/Souvenir2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 357px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDG9fGXkjI/AAAAAAAABjE/wUf3D9Yncic/s400/Souvenir2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260423124391268914" /></a><br /><BR/><br />2008. This is 5 inches by 4 inches. This is an edition of 4.<br /><br />I made this pop-up in response to the 2008 Kentucky Derby.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-41971056260551545232008-10-23T11:42:00.000-07:002008-10-23T12:17:22.821-07:00House<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDF2c1dC6I/AAAAAAAABis/DYlRq-epCxI/s1600-h/House2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDF2c1dC6I/AAAAAAAABis/DYlRq-epCxI/s400/House2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260421904012741538" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDF2W1IJhI/AAAAAAAABik/nz3V793zR6Q/s1600-h/House1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDF2W1IJhI/AAAAAAAABik/nz3V793zR6Q/s400/House1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260421902400759314" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDF2r7ncsI/AAAAAAAABi0/kxJfS2H5rNQ/s1600-h/House3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDF2r7ncsI/AAAAAAAABi0/kxJfS2H5rNQ/s400/House3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260421908065120962" /></a><br /><BR/><br />2008. This is 3 inches wide by 5 inches tall. This is an edition of 2.<br /><br />After I learned the wire-edge binding method, I played around with the geometric shapes I could make. I made a pyramid, then a box. Then I realized I could divide the top of the box in two to make a child's- drawing house. I covered the panels with pages from a building construction book. Then I painted it and added the child's-drawing windows and door. I wrote sentences about the parts of the house and put them on the appropriate panels of the building.<br /><br />In October 2008, this book is in the Modest (in Scale) exhibit at Abecedarian Gallery in Denver, Colorado.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-77909674399389605092008-10-23T11:41:00.000-07:002008-10-23T12:15:09.969-07:00I Look at Florida<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SOUevsI02wI/AAAAAAAABg8/G5yub8kPvYs/s1600-h/ILookAtFlorida1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SOUevsI02wI/AAAAAAAABg8/G5yub8kPvYs/s400/ILookAtFlorida1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252638345048414978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SOUewNWq8aI/AAAAAAAABhE/F-aQD1oq_T4/s1600-h/ILookAtFlorida2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SOUewNWq8aI/AAAAAAAABhE/F-aQD1oq_T4/s400/ILookAtFlorida2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252638353964855714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SOUewXelxsI/AAAAAAAABhM/gyMppx4Xjh0/s1600-h/ILookAtFlorida3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SOUewXelxsI/AAAAAAAABhM/gyMppx4Xjh0/s400/ILookAtFlorida3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252638356682426050" /></a><br /><BR/><br />2008. This is about 7 inches wide by 5 inches tall. Edition of 3.<br /><br />That's me there on the flap on the right side of the book. You can flap me over any of the pages of the book, so I'm looking at the photo with you. In October 2008, this book will be in the Feathers, Fins & Foliage Exhibition at the LeMoyne Center for Art in Tallahassee, Florida.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-20963602215149675072008-10-23T11:40:00.000-07:002008-10-23T12:16:31.216-07:00Florida Flora Box<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDFUUkVQKI/AAAAAAAABic/gVPDFpxoqsQ/s1600-h/FloraBox4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDFUUkVQKI/AAAAAAAABic/gVPDFpxoqsQ/s400/FloraBox4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260421317677891746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDFUZPIFsI/AAAAAAAABiU/d8lxd4HFuN4/s1600-h/FloraBox3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDFUZPIFsI/AAAAAAAABiU/d8lxd4HFuN4/s400/FloraBox3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260421318931125954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDFULCD78I/AAAAAAAABiM/DAxZ4-QbDLg/s1600-h/FloraBox2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDFULCD78I/AAAAAAAABiM/DAxZ4-QbDLg/s400/FloraBox2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260421315118231490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDFT1no7vI/AAAAAAAABiE/JrTyMEH6gQc/s1600-h/FloraBox1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 383px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDFT1no7vI/AAAAAAAABiE/JrTyMEH6gQc/s400/FloraBox1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260421309370265330" /></a><br /><BR/><br />2008. This box is 4 inches by 4 inches by 4 inches. Edition of 3.<BR/><br /><br />I live in Oregon and I go to Florida every year for a couple of weeks to visit my family. I visit public gardens and take lots of photos of the tropic plants. They seem so exotic compared to the evergreen forests in Oregon. The book is bound using the wire-edge binding method. The squares are joined so that you can form a 3-D box.<br /><br />In October 2008, one copy of this book will be in the Feathers, Fins & Foliage Exhibition at the LeMoyne Center for Art in Tallahassee, Florida. In October 2008, another copy of this book is in the Modest (in Scale) exhibit at Abecedarian Gallery in Denver, Colorado.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-43349942113649736702008-10-23T11:39:00.000-07:002008-10-23T12:10:51.062-07:00Florida Saints<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDJQgcGkjI/AAAAAAAABjk/h9Rq9M6AxNY/s1600-h/FLSaintsclosed.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDJQgcGkjI/AAAAAAAABjk/h9Rq9M6AxNY/s400/FLSaintsclosed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260425650191634994" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDJRaVsk5I/AAAAAAAABj0/nB0sEH9Q3Is/s1600-h/FLSAINTSdetail1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDJRaVsk5I/AAAAAAAABj0/nB0sEH9Q3Is/s400/FLSAINTSdetail1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260425665734022034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDJQ41JTLI/AAAAAAAABjs/OkhIt33Jqik/s1600-h/FLSAINTSfull.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDJQ41JTLI/AAAAAAAABjs/OkhIt33Jqik/s400/FLSAINTSfull.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260425656739122354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDJRaTIwSI/AAAAAAAABj8/Gs4HmisvK-Q/s1600-h/FLSAINTSdetail2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDJRaTIwSI/AAAAAAAABj8/Gs4HmisvK-Q/s400/FLSAINTSdetail2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260425665723285794" /></a><br />2008. This is 1-3/4 inches wide by 2-3/4 inches tall. Edition of 3.<br /><br />This is a collaboration with Laura Lou Bashlor, who photographed the birds. The pages are recycled sample tiles. The page edges are covered in copper tape, The binding on the spine is copper-painted tyvek.<br /><br />In October 2008, this book will be in the Feathers, Fins & Foliage Exhibition at the LeMoyne Center for Art in Tallahassee, Florida.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-75154575620305641092008-10-03T11:36:00.000-07:002008-10-23T12:09:11.269-07:00Little Saints/Book of Saints<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDEb_SsUEI/AAAAAAAABhs/aRAR8540Wc8/s1600-h/Book+of+Saints+cover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDEb_SsUEI/AAAAAAAABhs/aRAR8540Wc8/s400/Book+of+Saints+cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260420349894086722" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDEcXBJZAI/AAAAAAAABh8/OAZ6Ycy2YUk/s1600-h/Book+of+Saints+3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDEcXBJZAI/AAAAAAAABh8/OAZ6Ycy2YUk/s400/Book+of+Saints+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260420356262945794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDEcFp4tyI/AAAAAAAABh0/ubSlgUF7itQ/s1600-h/Book+of+Saints+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQDEcFp4tyI/AAAAAAAABh0/ubSlgUF7itQ/s400/Book+of+Saints+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260420351601981218" /></a><br /><br />2008. This is the first of what I think of as my signature artist book. The pages are made of laminate (think Formica) sample tiles. The parrot pictures are cut from bird magazines and books. The page edges are covered in copper tape, The binding on the spine is copper-painted tyvek. <br /><br />The more I looked at the tile samples, the more they looked like icon backgrounds. I often incorporate birds in my work. When I put parrot pictures on the samples, I saw them as little saints. I continue to make different versions of this book.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083622983078732071.post-75310232851545161532008-10-02T10:52:00.000-07:002008-10-29T14:50:11.411-07:00Haste<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQC6RcKBdYI/AAAAAAAABhU/j22NHvapSw4/s1600-h/HASTEfull.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQC6RcKBdYI/AAAAAAAABhU/j22NHvapSw4/s400/HASTEfull.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260409173547513218" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQC6SOgWHyI/AAAAAAAABhk/0faCKUAwYNE/s1600-h/HASTEdetail2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQC6SOgWHyI/AAAAAAAABhk/0faCKUAwYNE/s400/HASTEdetail2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260409187062914850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQC6RmD1gGI/AAAAAAAABhc/_4ZBQdRKv-M/s1600-h/HASTEdetail1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BRz5CQmPzLE/SQC6RmD1gGI/AAAAAAAABhc/_4ZBQdRKv-M/s400/HASTEdetail1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260409176205918306" /></a><br /><br />2007. This is a synonym-antonym book that was found on the street. I used a lot of acrylic medium to fix the pages and then painted them with acrylic paint. In November 2008 this book will be in the Dog-Eared: Revealing the contents of Artists' Books show at the Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts at Purdue University.lezbaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08406558636367007435noreply@blogger.com0