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Zen and the Art of Hippie-Living

June 7, 2011 Wholeness

My thoughts this morning, whilst draining the first tea-cup of the day, are about how to be more Zen in my interactions with life. It was Mel that got me thinking about this first, in her post from yesterday, over here, about taking the time to make deeper connections with people online. And then, in [...]

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Something of a sea-change, or sickness

June 2, 2011 Art

I’m nervous as hell about this email. I feel like a fool for even considering submitting something to weloveyourbooks. It feels like a huge overleap of madness or ambition. At the same time, I’m really pretty pleased with myself. I did it. I submitted something. It may not get accepted, but I’m really glad I [...]

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Painting the blues away

May 30, 2011 Art

Wet-Bank-Holiday-Blues. Painting to the rescue! A few splashes of colour can be so uplifting. I’m a little insane at the moment. Post-Show come-down. Results are out on Wednesday. I don’t really seem to care though. I found this very lovely website/project a couple of weeks back, called we love your books. They have an annual [...]

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Mango Khadi Handmade Book

May 16, 2011 Wholeness

I’m very disappointed to hear that Khadi are going to stop selling these little packs of coloured handmade paper. I have one more pack left, in Powder Blue, and then I’m all out. They say they have a few packs left in stock at their warehouse, but I’m not in a position to be buying [...]

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New adventures in bookbinding

May 2, 2011 Wholeness

Ever since we did basic bookbinding in Yr 1 of the Foundation Course, I’ve been meaning to have another go at it. I’ve been stashing away some nice papers, and acquired a couple of good little books on the subject. But I felt quite daunted. And, it seems that everyone who knows anything about bookbinding [...]

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