Most of you know that I have been working, this past year, on a series of quilts portraying Adam and Eve and the serpent. What you didn't know is that I have been doing altered books that match the quilts. I have been removing the pages of the book, sewing and sometimes binding the edges of the pages, and then returning them to the book. These books have been getting into art shows and museums along with their counterpart quilts.
This book, ORIGINAL SIN, is the first sewn book that I have sent to the SavArt Gallery. I'll let you know how it is recieved when it
isn't a quilt show audience. It has been really fun to see how far I can push the serpent angle.
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When I started this book I had the tv on and heard the background song from the BIG BANG THEORY, and I knew I had my hook.
BIG BANG VS ADAM AND EVE
I used the lyrics from the song on my tabs and the beat pounded through the whole book.
How do I fit evolution and Adam and Eve in the same book? It's easy..... I DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES.
"I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half empty, and cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth."
I can't remember off-hand who wrote that, so you have to read the book to find out.
I DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES
...Redfox
I am not quite sure that the spelling is right, but that's what my new altered book is, ZOOLICIOUS. Syns: delicious, delectable, lusious, scrumptious, yummy.
Zoolicious is not it's real title, ZOO is. It is one of the two books I sent off to Sav-Art Gallery last week . The other book is ORIGINAL SIN and it is delicious too. But today's blog is about ZOO.
I loved the book Zoo by Patterson and I watched all of the series on tv while doing the altered book. "How ugly is the ape, and so like man." This quote by Cicero sums up my book. It is a fast paced story about animals, evolution, and thrown in is a little creation with Adam and Eve.
Someone once said that it's man's ability to use language that makes him the dominant species on the planet. That may be. But I think there's one other thing that separates us from the animals. We aren't afraid of the vacuum cleaner. Well, I borrowed that quote from Jeff Stilson and I have to admit, I'm a little afraid of the vacuum. I CERTAINLY DON'T LIKE IT!
I don't know if I should show you this next spread, after all I don't want to give the whole plot away...YOU WON'T BUY THE BOOK! I can't help it...I need to show you...THINK PENCILS.
Throw in a little sex, well LOTS OF SEX, and you have got a BEST SELLER. Just ask Patterson.
That is all I am going to say on the subject. Well not quite. Here is a quote that sums up all my writing...almost.
THERE IS AN EAGLE IN ME THAT WANTS TO SOAR, AND THERE IS A HIPPOPOTAMUS IN ME THAT WANTS TO WALLOW IN THE MUD...CARL SANDBURG
HAPPY WALLOWING
...REDFOX
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