dream

Last night I dreamt that I joined a church choir, I was excited because they had given me a bible with a red velvet cover with opulent decorations on it and although I am not religious, I was drawn in by the generosity and the cover of this beautiful book. When I got to the choir to sing they wouldn't give me the words to the songs, I talked to the choir teacher and she said, it will sound better if you just mouth the words. What struck me most was the intensity of my emotions.

Spoilers

Spoiler alert: Below are the last 3 books I did for the round robin altered board book projects.

This is Michelles:

Spoiler alert #2 - Dayna

Round Robin completed!

SPOILER ALERT #1: Destree, here is your book, peek if you would like but otherwise avert your eyes now!

It is a beautiful day that begins with poetry and coffee for breakfast.

"my heart runs on honeysuckle and magnolias

its manual is written in hummingbird braille

but comes with pictures

page 37 suggests the owner speak to it softly

in the trouble shooting chapter

it is written:

There are times when one may hear strange noises coming from it, similar to the pingting sound of steam bouncing inside a radiator. Should one hear this, simply stay up late with it. Place your hand under it like a plate. It will stop trembling. Cake is encouraged."

Anis Mojgani

although today is cold and blanketed by gigantic grey clouds summer is on it's way... it's time to shed the extra layers and relish in the sunshine...

dolls

Last night we decorated cloth dolls in Artful Play with Dayna, at first I was skeptical - they were cute. How do I make this me? How do I make this my art? But by the time I was done crowning her with roses and leaves, gluing together a cocktail dress and binding her hands behind her back I felt like I had made something that represented me on some level. I will work on photographing all of my projects and posting here but for now my post shows another of Dayna's pictures...

"Everything is a self portrait"

Chuck Pahliniuk