tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49719023204172856612024-03-14T14:42:12.938+10:00A Letter a Week 2012a challenge to create letters every week...Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-26153436961744598982013-01-07T16:48:00.001+10:002013-01-07T16:48:19.581+10:00Jenny's Finished ProductIt looks like an accordion book, but it's actually a jacob's ladder. I got the pattern from a book on making books. When it was all done, I realised that I should have stuck the letters on sideways instead ... But it was all too late! If you hold the book one way,the letters are inside the ribbons and in order. If you shake it, the letters move around. It's fun!<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-83FYwzO3YFs/UOpvopZP7gI/AAAAAAAAAg0/YvwiuANstPk/s640/blogger-image--2138407353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-83FYwzO3YFs/UOpvopZP7gI/AAAAAAAAAg0/YvwiuANstPk/s640/blogger-image--2138407353.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-tVTeoYBTQvA/UOpvphzQb2I/AAAAAAAAAg4/V5Atfqv0V5k/s640/blogger-image--946434121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-tVTeoYBTQvA/UOpvphzQb2I/AAAAAAAAAg4/V5Atfqv0V5k/s640/blogger-image--946434121.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aTPjFfeOQMQ/UOpvq4yojiI/AAAAAAAAAhA/VPKFYcCp12s/s640/blogger-image-960165323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-aTPjFfeOQMQ/UOpvq4yojiI/AAAAAAAAAhA/VPKFYcCp12s/s640/blogger-image-960165323.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5mRPYDTMEu4/UOpvrtAG_aI/AAAAAAAAAhI/lq4aSmgkvh0/s640/blogger-image-635780663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5mRPYDTMEu4/UOpvrtAG_aI/AAAAAAAAAhI/lq4aSmgkvh0/s640/blogger-image-635780663.jpg" /></a></div>JShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135420553734654635noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-2850813045587087492013-01-06T05:44:00.000+10:002013-01-06T05:44:34.315+10:00FinishedI am happy that I have now completed my 2nd alphabet so I will be able to go forward to 2013 with a clean slate. I made an accordion book and I feel my book making skills are improving. I had beautiful paper which helped with the task. I bought it in <a href="http://store.falkiners.com/store/">Shephards Falkiners</a> in London, a book makers dream shop. So here are some pictures of the finished work.<br />
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<br />Little bit of bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11345282123402093928noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-55023067738916353162013-01-04T02:07:00.002+10:002013-01-04T02:07:26.503+10:00two more ... but still late !here are my T and my P for the medieval alphabet.<br />
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I'm late BUT I'll finish this alphabet before the end of this month, I promiss !</div>
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marie helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04495842776930987037noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-53402996329174956322013-01-01T22:47:00.002+10:002013-01-01T22:47:28.821+10:00Happy New YearHere are my final letters in the 2nd alphabet. I have yet to put them into a book. Thanks Fiona for organizing A.L.A.W. I have so enjoyed the process, it has opened up new creative channels within my art practice and I especially appreciated all the encouraging, positive comments. I wish all of you a happy, healthy and creative 2013. I would love to take part again this year and look forward to getting to know you a little better and to see what amazing alphabets you will create in the year ahead.<br />
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One of my New Year resolutions is to try and spend more time at my art and just have fun making and creating in whatever form that takes. Having a focus such as A.L.A.W. is so helpful as I work much better towards deadlines and goals. So here's to a PRODUCTIVE 2013.Little bit of bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11345282123402093928noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-21577871760574337202013-01-01T02:26:00.001+10:002013-01-03T03:56:56.101+10:00From a to z in one fell swoop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">This alphabet has taken quite a journey to reach its present form. Before I'd even finished the first alphabet, I was already busy planning—and having great fun with—a 27-cube alphabet (one cube per letter plus a title cube) for the dotty-themed ALaW. Partway through the autumn (in the northern hemisphere, that is), I had already begun scaling back my idea—and collecting plastic bottle tops for a possible alternate process—but then another idea struck in the kitchen one day. To read more about how this alphabet came to be, please visit <a href="http://arzigogolare.blogspot.it/2012/12/from-to-z.html" target="_blank">this post</a> on my blog.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">I have really enjoyed participating in ALaW 2012. Thank you to all of the artists for the past twelve months-worth of inspiration...and special thanks to Fiona for giving us this space & handling the details...</span></span><br />
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<br />Arzigogolarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-70739500578033807362012-12-30T15:57:00.000+10:002012-12-30T16:01:40.728+10:00Deb - final presentation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made a small box/envelope from the back cover of the Ikea catalogue. I have never made anything like this before and I had to make several prototypes first! (I usually work with fabric.) I have then used silver paper ribbon and a pearl button as a closure. I'm not totally happy with what I've done but it is the end of the year tomorrow and I wanted to finish the alphabet this year!<br />
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I have had so much fun being part of ALaW2012. I will not be continuing in 2013 as I will be traveling and also have other projects on the go. I'll continue to follow ALaW with great interest and perhaps join up again in 2014??Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03602158181379422533noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-1714525926748255482012-12-28T11:00:00.002+10:002012-12-28T11:00:59.746+10:00<br />
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I haven’t shown any letters for the past 6 months, partly
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surface. I then decided to paint the design, using gouache, onto watercolour
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<br />Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10022758447486508998noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-58405250150696545592012-12-28T04:24:00.000+10:002012-12-28T04:24:43.916+10:00terrie's last lettersMy last letters, but not the book, yet. Soon.<br />
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In each pocket will go photos that I've taken of flowers starting with the letter on the pocket - flower pics are sized at 5x2.25" to fit in the pocket. Here's a sampling:<br />
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So now, on to making the book.......and thinking about next year's alphabets.<br />
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It was so nice to make these letters...<br />
I was inspired by the book of Noella.<br />
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Sure, I am interested in continuing next year.<br />ByeAnnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579358681914761157noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-8936790134754034292012-12-27T19:44:00.000+10:002012-12-27T19:44:26.759+10:00alaw 2012 finishedHello !<br />
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Here are the last letters for my second alphabet.<br />Remember, I have written them with a friend Anne Claire from France.<br />
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Here is the last of the second alphabet for the year. Will post the completed assemble letters as soon as I can find the time for inspiration and practical input.</div>
<br />Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403133823251442833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-75871318915665148652012-12-19T09:44:00.002+10:002012-12-19T09:44:41.362+10:00November Letters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At last getting the hang of the new blog arrangement! Sorry to be so late with letters, this happens when you keep going away. All Art Nouveau letters now complete but how to assemble them is a mystery. </div>
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It feels as if I'm just in the nick of time, but nonetheless it feels good to finish when I wasn't even sure I would get started on this second alphabet.<br />
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Its nothing glamourous, gorgeous or wonderful, but here it is.<br />
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I used some paper I marbled during the Open Studios, wrote with a copper metallic ink in my own version of Modern Versals. Then I mounted the marbled paper onto copper metallic paper and created a dos-a-dos book.<br />
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Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-86855920914080954382012-12-12T11:35:00.002+10:002012-12-12T11:35:30.378+10:00Deb - Last LettersHere are the last letters of my alphabet.<br />
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<br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03602158181379422533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-19630462245852547212012-12-11T16:46:00.000+10:002012-12-11T19:23:21.022+10:00ALAW 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We are currently testing the waters and checking if folk who have previously participated in A Letter a Week are interested in continuing next year.<br />
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Given this, it seems appropriate to send out a call to anybody who might be interested in joining us for the next installation to also get in touch.<br />
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If we get enough interest we'll be heading off into 2013 with a little project to keep us ticking over.<br />
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If you are interested in joining in, please let me know via email - fiona.dempster1@bigpond.com<br />
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Many things to do for christmas...Annikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579358681914761157noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-58767926752059641562012-12-09T07:42:00.002+10:002012-12-09T07:42:49.390+10:00JGR DECEMBER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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my last set of letters for 2012.<br />
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I've decided that 'X' is my favorite of all the letters.<br />
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Ta-da here it is! Thank you all for your friendship and inspiration! And thank you Fiona for all of your efforts.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-87555358129605113802012-12-06T19:14:00.000+10:002012-12-06T19:14:04.665+10:00and here is the rest from MiekeSeptember was the last post I did, so a bit of catching up to do!<br />
I will just put the remaining letters all in this blog and then I have a wee little time to piece it all together.<br />
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Mieke van Sambeeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10369023723830868933noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-2178302447934114932012-12-06T17:21:00.000+10:002012-12-06T17:21:00.081+10:00Y & Z - Fiona<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Thankfully, there were only two to finish when we got back and here they are. Sweet and simple.<br />
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I am about to get stuck into the making of the final piece - most of the ideas are there, but a few finishing touches are needed to fully resolve it. we'll see.<br />
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Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-21506080294994141542012-12-03T19:46:00.000+10:002012-12-03T19:53:23.012+10:00Lau's UVWXYZHere are the final letters,<br />
The X is the only one with 4 blue pieces... can't do less...<br />
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<br />LaurenceBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632494613011875941noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-22650621438141736112012-12-02T10:22:00.001+10:002012-12-02T21:16:24.497+10:00Jenny's November ... and December ... Letters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2A57YCdmD7Q/ULqeBAK2UjI/AAAAAAAAAek/S62QKH_WWhY/s1600/K.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2A57YCdmD7Q/ULqeBAK2UjI/AAAAAAAAAek/S62QKH_WWhY/s200/K.jpg" width="197" /></a> I have to confess that these were not all done in the correct week... but i've at least made it to the end of the alphabet! Now all i have to do is decide on a format - a book, i think, but which kind?? I am off to flip through all my lovely book-binding books to decide...<br />
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I'm not sure i ever mentioned that the letters are based on a piece by Phyllis Castle which i found in an old catalogue from an 1991 exhibition of the Designer Bookbinders and Society of Scribes and Illuminators of London called "Fine Words - Fine Books"<br />
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<br />JShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135420553734654635noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-79885896114841465402012-11-28T15:48:00.000+10:002012-11-28T15:48:02.927+10:00Deb - QRSTHere are my next group of letters cut from the Ikea catalogue.<br />
I couldn't find anything at Ikea to house my letters so I am now working on a small box/envelope, something I've never done before. Four prototypes so far!!<br />
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<br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03602158181379422533noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4971902320417285661.post-37789241988088951382012-11-25T06:19:00.002+10:002012-11-25T06:19:19.791+10:00Finito<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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