Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Altered Books

Recently, I have been spending most of my creative time working on an altered book.  Part journal and part art, the medium suits me.  I realize that blogging is not really my medium.  I have not been able to enter into a relationship with the computer that is as immediate and passionate as the one I have with real materials:  cloth, paper, paint, scissors, glue, paper, buttons.   It is difficult to continue with this blog when my creative longings take me elsewhere.  It can, however, be a record of this other work that I do. So, here are some photos of my most recent project.  Let me know what you think.  I guess the important aspect of blogging is the relationship you create and nurture with others.

3 comments:

Patricia Markert said...

Hi
I really love reading what you write about the process of creation. It is clear and simple, and illustrates the life of a mind working to create meaning through crafted objects. Even though I don't use the same media that you do, I find what you do, and how you approach things very sympathetic. It is full of longing, and inspiring in its raw desires, yet polished in ways that I could never achieve.

One use of a blog is a record of your work. It sounds like you have lots of places to record your work. But online you can share with us, and spur us on with our needs to be creative.

Thank you for all you have written so far.

Patty

SharonAzar said...

Dearest Penelope Cake
I went to a store called "Mongo" in Bklyn on Smith St. and the moment I entered I thought of you. It's an explosion of color, texture, found objects--turning the ordinary into the extraordinary, transforming flat to curved, hard to soft, big to small, etc.
I think of you often and love your blog/gallery.
Hugs, Sharon

here's a link to a New Yorker article on them:
http://nymag.com/listings/stores/mongo/

SharonAzar said...

Dearest Penelope Cake
I went to a store called "Mongo" in Bklyn on Smith St. and the moment I entered I thought of you. It's an explosion of color, texture, found objects--turning the ordinary into the extraordinary, transforming flat to curved, hard to soft, big to small, etc.
I think of you often and love your blog/gallery.
Hugs, Sharon

here's a link to a New Yorker article on them:
http://nymag.com/listings/stores/mongo/