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Book Artist

Book Artist

I am a watermedia and book artist, retired academic librarian, and returned Peace Corps Volunteer who loves to read and is relishing having lots of time to do so. Orchard Artworks in Bryn Athyn, PA represents my artwork: http://www.orchardartworks.org/. The photo was taken yesterday of Auden, our new cat. Favorite reading areas are biography,... more »
  • Near Philly, PA, USA
  • member since March 26, 2007

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  • Quilter

    Quilter says

    Traditional quilts are usually done in 100% cotton, but lots of folks use silk--sometimes as the only fabric in a quilt; and often in crazy quilts (which utilize everything! beads, buttons, fringe, velvet, etc.). If you are interested in making a quilt I'd suggest that you take a basic quilting class at your local quilt shop, or take a crazy quilting class. The crazy quilts don't necessarily require a sewing machine; it's usually all hand work (embroidery, etc.--though a machine is handy for part of the process). There are a number of good books available about crazy quilts and their construction. Judith Baker Montano is an especially good author, but Amazon has a number of good ones listed. Be careful though--it can become addictive. Another source would be a local quilt guild--quilters love to talk about quilts and how to do them! Good luck.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Gunter Nitsch

    Gunter Nitsch says

    Hi Book Artist,
    Since you have my first book on your shelf I thought you'd be interested to know that "STRETCH: Coming of Age in Post-War Germany", the sequel to "Weeds Like Us" has just been published! You can find details on my website:www.weedslikeus.com as well as on amazon.com and bn.com. Happy reading and happy holidays!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Risingangel1961

    Risingangel1961 says

    I read the book and saw the movie and enjoyed both of them tremendously :)
    I'm in Virginia and we had a pretty hot summer also. I was recuperating most of the summer from a complete knee replacement and I'm still going through some PT now, but feeling a little stronger on the legs after almost 6 months.
    Hope your well and enjoying some nice Fall weather. What are you reading currently?
    I just finished "Annexed" by Sharon Dogar and loved it!!!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • cdh119

    cdh119 says

    Hi Linda,
    I wish I'd had a chance to see your latest art show! Let me know if you have another coming up. Things are well here. I'm enjoying Fridays off and making the most of them with Jon (who is off for the summer). The house is good--I keep my fingers crossed that no major repairs are needed. We're down to one cat now. He's a love to Jon and I but hates everyone else! Keep me posted on your art.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • William K

    William K says

    Thanks for the suggestion on Girl with a..., am behind in my reading, finishing shutter island and duma key. Have a huge backlog. wlk

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Jones

    Jones says

    Everything is going well! I'm happy. This weekend starts the IU Art Show, which will be fun. I'm working art checkout all weekend.

    IU is closing again on Fridays this summer, so four-day weeks again. I love it. Michael and I are taking his two girls to Disney World in July. You can see that I have a lot to look forward this summer!

    Update me on you!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Paula G

    Paula G says

    Thanks for your recent message! I will be trying paste papers soon, but just fairly thick acrylic can be combed and textured nicely! I don't have many texturing tools, but there are so many household items that do the trick. You can even notch an old credit card. But you probably knew that.

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  • Gunter Nitsch

    Gunter Nitsch says

    Dear Aunt L. Thanks so much for your note. I haven't read Team of Rivals yet but my wife has and definitely recommends it. We had the pleasure of hearing Doris Kearns Goodwin speak at Loyola here in Chicago last February. If I recall correctly, the next day she was scheduled to give the same speech in Washington, D.C. on Lincoln's Birthday. Perhaps you can ask your library to order a copy of Weeds Like Us. I've heard from folks who've done that as far apart as Honolulu, HI and Glasgow, Scotland! Have a great day.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Paula G

    Paula G says

    Hi, Auntie,
    I am newish to this site and would love to see your altered book art and watermedia stuff. Do you alter photo images too? Have you seen Image Art Workshop yet?
    P

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Paula G

    Paula G says

    Hi, Auntie,
    I am newish to this site and would love to see your altered book art and watermedia stuff. Do you alter photo images too? Have you seen Image Art Workshop yet?
    P

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Denizen

    Denizen says

    Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year filled with reading adventures.
    Denise

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Nick S

    Nick S says

    Oh my gosh! I sincerely apologize for my delayed response. I am updating my shelf at the moment.
    There are many books useful to visual comm. tech. and each of them concentrate on a specific area. Can you elaborate on what you do and how you intend to use my recommendations? This way, I can give you more precise detail and fitting recommendations.

    Again, I apologize for your prolonged wait.

    nick

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Chris M

    Chris M says

    Welcome to the Shelfari World War II group. Thanks for joining us to share and discuss WWII books and topics. Feel free to add books to the group shelf, or to contribute to the discussions, or to start a new topic. Share your thoughts, feelings, or experiences on this fascinating period of world history.
    Thanks,
    Chris McCluer
    Admin

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • William K

    William K says

    Hi, was looking at you shelf, and noticed you have a Tony Hillerman. Friends of mine are nuts about his books, I've read a few, they are.....ok...., am not that crazy about them.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Denizen

    Denizen says

    I love beech trees but don't have one. We considered planting one but will go with a Sycamore instead. I did plant an American holly a few years ago. It is still very small but did berry this year. As I only planted one, I wasn't sure if there would be anything close enough to pollinate it but guess I'm going to be OK on that:) The closest public gardens to me are in Indianapolis. I generally go to the Lily Gardens as they are free and have a lovely gift shop that sells some unique plants. I haven't heard of Longwood Gardens but did enjoy Phipps Conservatory when my daughter lived in Pittsburgh. It was a delightful place to spend time on a cold winter day.

    I don't have any other vines other than grape vines which I don't encourage. I do have the native honeysuckle vine and, unfortunately, the invasive Japanese honeysuckle which we are trying to eradicate. I purchased wild flower seed yesterday. We're going to sprinkle some around where we've killed patches of euyonomous with rubber and I plan to try to grow some seedlings in the basement under lights. Except for some Shooting Star, I selected those rated easy to grow from seed.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Denizen

    Denizen says

    Yeah, crown vetch is not native to the United States and is now considered an invasive in many states. They have even found that it isn't particularly good for erosion control. I do have a lot of Virginia Creeper. I'm planting wild ginger here and there and encouraging the violets. My 3 dogs seem to keep the deer and rabbits away for the most part even outside of the fenced area. We left a 30' walkway unfenced along the edge of our property for the deer to pass through. They don't linger. I usually plant a given species both inside and outside of the fenced area. Some things can't handle the dog traffic; some things can't handle deer. I, too, have a few non-native perennials primarily hostas and liriope. I have been planting native shrubs that take full or part shade. I've got 5 types of native viburnums and 3 types of dogwood shrubs plus the flowering and pagoda dogwood trees. Other shrubs we've planted are hazlenuts, dircas, and ninebarks among others. I've used Cullina's tree and shrub book to figure out suitable plantings coupled with range maps I've found online. We have a lot of mature trees already but not as much variety as we would like.

    We're actually in west central Indiana and I was raised in NW Indiana so have only passed through Evansville on my way further south. Perhaps I should explore it some day.

    Only one pair of reading glasses?! You must be far better organized than I!

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Denizen

    Denizen says

    We have a one acre yard with half of it already wooded so a woodland look is easy. Unfortuanately, it was (and still is) full of invasives which we are slowly addressing. As we kill out the invasive Amur honeysuckle, I try to replace it with native shrubs. The euyonmous ground cover is the worst as we have very sandy soil and we're on a hill so erosion is a problem. I just found a website selling native seed that has some good prices and woodland wildflowers I am interested in so will be going the seed route this fall. I know what you mean about yardwork as opposed to gardening as my actual flower gardens suffer as I play in the woods.

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  • Patti Q

    Patti Q says

    It's been a pretty sad year for my plants (insert my sad face here). Very cool through June and July - some days only making it to the low 60's. We had some nights down into the 40's. And rain, rain, rain. Now we're into the very hot - which I love - and very sticky - which I don't!
    I've live in my home for 20 years now. When I moved in there were no gardens - just 2 foundation shrubs and a few trees.
    During the first 10 years I dug and planted, dug and planted. For the past 10 I've thinned and moved, thinned and moved!
    The trees have grown so that a lot of the previously sunny areas are now fairly shady. This year I planted 5 astilbe, some lupine and a beautiful delphinium. My planters on the porch and deck look terrible. But soon it'll be time for the mums so I'm just going to put up with the puny annuals.
    I haven't read the book but I'll check out my library.
    On another creative note, the great advise you and B. Fuddled shared to jump-start me out of my slump has really taken hold. I set aside time every day for my art (in whatever form it wants to take on that particular day). I'm a teacher and, as you know, life will get very busy in another week and a half but I'm determined to continue to make art for me and not just as lesson plans.
    Thanks for your encouragement.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Denizen

    Denizen says

    I believe I belong to the same group but obviously haven't looked at their shelf in a long time. I will put The American Woodland Garden on my TBR shelf. It sounds just like my cup of tea. I saw that you liked William Cullina's book on native trees and shrubs. It's a favorite of mine, also. I just purchased his wildflower book and expect it in the mail tomorrow or Saturday. Our library has it in reference but I couldn't check out so have only quickly browsed it so far.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Patti Q

    Patti Q says

    I see we share a love of gardening as well as other artistic endeavors.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
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