experience has proven xmas gift certificates for bookstores yield huge orgiastic blossoms of joy; at a well-timed delay from the difficult day itself; & this year's did not disappoint. i am rejoicing ~ even as i struggle to type, i'm so deliriously tired ~ over these new inputs to my studio & processes.
i particularly like Dunn's layered approach to densely building up images ~ richer, deeper, more saturated, with skittery overlays of expressive line drawings. mmmm.
stumbled across Gaubert's book online, deep in a craft blog search, & cheered for its inventiveness ~ pushing boundaries of small quilt design in sharp, crisp, snappy-fresh ways. i've tended to stick with the Civil War era for small projects, or Japanese sashiko, but this promises a dose of pure child~spirit delight.
* w * h * i * m * s * y *
&
*s * e * r * e * n * d * i * p * i * t * y *
are
the
order
of
the
day!
today i want to be that fox, tucked into my own custom-made quilt pocket, attentive artist friend at side... i will make do with Facebook.
& lastly, i adore adore adore the saturation of watercolour explored in this book, its predilection for abstraction. a bit Kandinsky? a bit Klee? very playful & supremely inspiring.
studio!
ready the creativity stations!
i want to make Big Messes.
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