Instead of drinking a beer with a computer on my lap I’m sitting in the sun with a coffee from Bouchon. Instead of “BloggingChefs” I go to http://blog.foodista.com. This older woman is for Obama. My party animal is Miles shown here in a field of mustard. Photo shot yesterday with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel camera.
This Abecedarian or ABC book is an alphabet book made up of 26 words relating to wine. The unusual format is a wine shipping crate which I took apart and reassembled in a unique way. By stacking the panels that separated the wine I created pages to make up my dictionary. The TEXT, word and definitions are stamped on the wood PAGES.
A bottle of 1987 Trefethen Chardonnay in a stamped wood shipping container. 12″x13″x12″
Last weekend was Opening Day on the Bay. I was out walking and sketching while all the boats were streaming towards the Golden Gate Bridge. In one sitting, drawing on a long piece of paper, I recorded one of these opening days. Then, with a few brushstrokes of watercolor, I connected the sketches making a cohesive whole.
I’ve made an artist book using these sketches. The book is written, illustrated and bound by me. Materials used are vellum, raw canvas, cotton cord, and Somerset Velvet Enhanced 330 gsm. It’s printed on an Epson 9600 printer with archival ultra chrome inks. Printed by Trillium Press the artist’s book costs $75. Edition of 35. 2005 2 x 3 inches Accordion fully extended 7 feet.
