Weapons of Mass Creation

Long time away. 
Mobile 'phone, iMac, www, email, all usually just a few inches in front of my eyes:  

ALL STOPPED.

Been on a little island.

Just long days, bright distance. Translucent turquoise sea; warm golden light; kind, gentle people; pick-me-up Pomadas; pink rocks; verdant pines; fresh, calmly prep'd comfort food.

Will now get back to some serious crayonning with my weapons of mass creation...hee hee...

Check out:

www.craftcandy.co.uk     and      www.devueltaconelcuaderno.blogspot.co.uk

"Try-it-Tuesdays"!

 

Hey there girls! A lot of fun to be had here on tuesdays 10-12. 
We're back and on task. Playing with paper, fabrics, inks, yarns...and more. All ideas welcome. Come for a coffee and some inspiration!

 Next week: handmade fans... 

Ashes to pencils!

According to The Independent newspaper the other day -

"Keen scribblers can continue writing in the afterlife by having their ashes transformed into a set of pencils. One human body yields on average about 240 pencils..."

And on looking into this a bit more, I found:

http://inhabitat.com/6-green-designs-for-the-grave/nadine-jarvis-pencil/  

"Nadine Jarvis has created the ultimate afterlife memento for authors and scribblers everywhere. Coming in a flat wooden box, Jarvis creates a set of pencils from human ash. The special container allows only one pencil to be withdrawn at a time.

The pencil is sharpened on the side of the box, which holds the ash sharpenings. When the last pencil is used, the box becomes an urn, holding the remaining ashes." 

And check out these amazing pencils by sculptor Dalton Ghetti....

  http://twistedsifter.com/2010/08/dalton-ghetti-miniature-pencil-art/

...talking of books....

Petition by Mary Sweeney 
Cambridge uk

Petitioning Rt. Hon. Chris Grayling MP

"Please urgently review and amend your new rules which restrict prisoners access to books and family items, in particular from children. Rules which are inconsistently applied in any event."

Access to books can be crucial for education and rehabilitation. Access to family items are important for continued family connection, and should not additionally punish children of prisoners who need contact. 

 http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/rt-hon-chris-grayling-mp-please-urgently-review-and-amend-your-new-rules-which-restrict-prisoners-access-to-books-and-family-items-in-particular-from-children-rules-which-are-inconsistently-applied-in-any-event

Please sign the on-line petition. Many respected authors are supporting this and published an open letter today. Signatories include Alan Bennett, Salman Rushdie, Carol Ann Duffy, Ian McEwan Philip Pullman, Irvine Walsh, Nick Hornby, Ian Rankin. 

....18,415 supporters so far...

Turn the Page

Check it out. It gets better every year. Sadly will be away this time... 

                                                    

           turn the page | artists' book fair  
at

The Forum, Norwich

Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd May 2014

10am-6pm

Free Entry

http://turnthepage.org.uk

"a bookish kind of heaven"

The Book artists will be there to show and share their creativity with you. 

The event is held over 2 days and is fast establishing its place among the top UK Book Art events. With workshops, readings, poetry and music.

www.julesallen.co.uk        www.facebook.com/TurnThePageABF

The Norfolk Longbook
  a community project

 Help us produce the longest book in Norfolk....

 




www.turnthepage.org.uk/page4.htm