process
I was standing in a wet marsh and I was with a medium brown dog. It was revealed that the dog's true name was Horus. When he heard his real name, the dog grew in size and became immensely strong. I remember holding him around the neck and chest trying to calm his shaking fear.
Mushrooms growing in peach pits. A primordial toothed and legged serpent guarding them, silhouette recessed in the mud.
This one is tied with the left hand.
Alum Aleut.
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Arrangements II
Preliminary Arrangements
Iceland: Part Seven
Last night, I saw the Northern Lights (picture here). Today, I took another long walk to a new place with a trickling stream and interesting stones. Warm, relentless wind that smelled like animals.
Iceland: Part 6
Afternoon walk today, the wind picked up and made my ears hurt. It's now whistling all around, the clouds are moving unbelievably fast. Looking, listening, picking up things. Painting bones. Making little scratches. Happy.
:: treasure! I hid it and am coming back for it ::
:: "orange peel fungus," or Aleuria aurantia ::
:: tangled threads and nets ::
:: seaweed ::
:: collecting ::
:: little messages ::
Transformation
:: before, August 11th ::
:: after September 21st ::
The same spore print, taped to my wall, has completely changed colors, transforming from a pale sage green to a rusty ochre color. Strange processes.Process II
I Dreamt
"In my dream, I see these fantastic paintings that were done by
somebody else. And I wish that I had painted them. And I wake up, and
after a while the impression wears off. I say, wait a minute, those
are my paintings. I dreamt them; they're mine. Then I can't remember
what they were." - David Lynch
I've started working on a new artist's book that's been in my head for a long time. A book of dreams. Dreams I've told to other people or written down in notebooks. Some of these dreams are from my childhood, some very recent.
somebody else. And I wish that I had painted them. And I wake up, and
after a while the impression wears off. I say, wait a minute, those
are my paintings. I dreamt them; they're mine. Then I can't remember
what they were." - David Lynch
I've started working on a new artist's book that's been in my head for a long time. A book of dreams. Dreams I've told to other people or written down in notebooks. Some of these dreams are from my childhood, some very recent.
I set a sample of text yesterday in 8 pt Garamond Italic from my type collection and printed it on Japanese style paper. Tiny and delicate. I like that. It's just the beginning. We'll see how it all turns out.
:: 8 pt Garamond Italic ::
:: I dreamt... ::
Things
A friend asked me recently what I'm currently inspired by and I replied "things that look like other things." Not the most eloquent response, I'll work on that, but it's true. I've been looking at these images, as well as others, a great deal, photographs that exhibit the phenomenon of the repetition of forms in the manmade and natural world.
Workings and drawings
Printing Pages
Here I am.
:: little scraps ::
I feel like I've been holed up for weeks, there's so much to do. Making things, looking for things, watching things...
Many new books, and other projects in various stages.
:: hardcover books in progress ::
I was very happy to look in the mailbox a the other day to find some mail from my friend Beth, including an erratum to add to my collection. Thank you, Beth!
:: Oh Beth, you know me well, greenland, erratum, and birds... ::
:: studio ::
Basically, spending a great deal of time working in the studio and at home. Already starting to miss the cozy feeling of winter.
Linen
A few weeks ago, I found out that my favorite bookcloth, a chocolate brown buckram, had been discontinued by its maker, which made me so sad because it had become my go-to color, the one that seemed to work with everything.
On the bright side, it was motivation to start making my own.

I'm using the instructions from Japanese Bookbinding: Instructions from a Master Craftsman, which are the traditional method of making bookcloth using kozo paper and wheat paste. This book is fantastic! My other favorite is Books, Boxes and Portfolios.
I'm excited to have a new palette of colors to work with, and to be able to use actual linen as a covering material for my books. It's such a wonderful material. So wonderful that Benoit Millot made a film about it.
On the bright side, it was motivation to start making my own.
I'm using the instructions from Japanese Bookbinding: Instructions from a Master Craftsman, which are the traditional method of making bookcloth using kozo paper and wheat paste. This book is fantastic! My other favorite is Books, Boxes and Portfolios.
I'm excited to have a new palette of colors to work with, and to be able to use actual linen as a covering material for my books. It's such a wonderful material. So wonderful that Benoit Millot made a film about it.
BE LINEN MOVIE from Benoit MILLOT on Vimeo.
Wilson Jones!
Impossible Objects
thinking.
Pizzaz!
And what is fueling these endeavors? Pizzaz! Let me tell you a little bit about pizzaz...
Maybe I should go get a slice.
Nice Day.
This is my paper tearing knife, it was a hand-me-down, I really like it.
I unpacked a bit more.
these will be the studio coffee cups
All the while, I was watching this, and cracking up.
Then my friends came by and we sat out on the roof and talked and had a beer. It was a nice day.