tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368060344302126079.post7928774532681183389..comments2023-03-23T08:42:59.297-06:00Comments on The Q Lab: from the bindery: an homage to lifechristina q thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13286664828300416360noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368060344302126079.post-81289660618856265022009-05-02T06:49:00.000-06:002009-05-02T06:49:00.000-06:00I'm a little behind the curve in reading this post...I'm a little behind the curve in reading this post, but I am so glad I finally did. All those weeks (or was it months) of working on our fine bindings of this book together I knew that there were a lot of ideas floating around in your mind about it. How lovely to read about them now and reflect back to that wonderful and creative time together. It adds new layers of meaning to the binding. I am so glad you shared your thoughts. Now if only we could all come together again, with as much time and energy and resources, and make new fine bindings.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320396502307990058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368060344302126079.post-77860155591532759512009-04-09T23:20:00.000-06:002009-04-09T23:20:00.000-06:00I love you and I love sailing too! I will treasur...I love you and I love sailing too! I will treasure our day of sailing in Idaho and you taking the wheel (how old were you?). You were a natural. As for your book binding--why aren't you a millionaire yet? And, ahem, I didn't mind all the other lovely things you wrote too. Have you really never skipped a day of journaling since 1995? I love that. I admire that. I seem to skip more than write. Very sad.<BR/><BR/>Miss you.<BR/><BR/>This is Mary--not JOhn (though he would agree with everything you wrote)Hanselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951834991455827360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368060344302126079.post-15204648052818863472009-04-08T12:21:00.000-06:002009-04-08T12:21:00.000-06:00gorgeous. i have been a long time fan of cornell a...gorgeous. i have been a long time fan of cornell and your book is such a lovely homage to him, your life and craft. hope to see you soon!zlbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307158347828561538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368060344302126079.post-47182862995959339812009-04-08T09:08:00.000-06:002009-04-08T09:08:00.000-06:00I wish I had seen the tree. I tend to haunt thrif...I wish I had seen the tree. I tend to haunt thrift stores for scrabble letters. I don't know what I will do with them yet. I love their subtle variations, their simplicity and their potential. <BR/>The "Peeps show" sounds fun. I'll look forward to seeing more of your wonderful creativity.Sue Rasmussenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857901743954597860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368060344302126079.post-4393616689584405582009-04-08T00:13:00.000-06:002009-04-08T00:13:00.000-06:00Blair~thanks for your comment. Next time I botch s...Blair~thanks for your comment. Next time I botch something (probably tomorrow) i'll be sure and show you. :)<BR/><BR/>Mand~it's true, you were the inspiration for the compass! did i mention that in the post. i hope so. i have a whole presentation for the actual process of binding this book--step-by-step slides and the like, but i think it would be overkill the post it, even tho it's super interesting<BR/><BR/>Nancy~You are too, too nice. Thanks for the kind words. one thing that is nice about these blogs is seeing all that each other is doing in their lives and all they are creating, no matter what it is. i bet there really is genius behind it all that we can't even see. hopefully when we look back at our lives, we will see masterpieces!christina q thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286664828300416360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368060344302126079.post-84070949539294405562009-04-08T00:08:00.000-06:002009-04-08T00:08:00.000-06:00Sue~ Thanks for your comment and kind words. Oh, i...Sue~ Thanks for your comment and kind words. Oh, if only you knew how my brain is overflowing with ideas! While i was in Indiana living with Amanda, I collaged a tree on my bedroom wall. it was collaged only out of words, which took some time. i'm beginning anew on my current bedroom walls, but progress is slow. and oh! how i want to make dioramas. in fact, this sunday we are going to make dioramas with peeps after being inspired by the peep show diorama contest (google "peep show 2009" and you'll probably find it.)<BR/><BR/>not enough time, you say. this has been my lifetime lament. really, i suppose we have eternity for creation, so all is not lost!christina q thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286664828300416360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368060344302126079.post-55509072959795520422009-04-08T00:04:00.000-06:002009-04-08T00:04:00.000-06:00Jeff-Thank you for your comment and compliments! I...Jeff-Thank you for your comment and compliments! I am not familiar with Trasobares' homage, but how interesting that it, too, is based on Tashjian's book. Tashjian's daughter is a graduate of the bookbinding programm at NBSS, where I studied. He sent us the copies of is book and signed them all to us individually, which was very generous and kind of him. I would love to see Trasobares' work! <BR/><BR/>By the way, I visited North Andover last spring to visit NEDCC as well as the great museum of printing. what a fantastic place run by a man who knows printing backwards and forwards!christina q thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286664828300416360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368060344302126079.post-82846905370134322452009-04-07T20:44:00.000-06:002009-04-07T20:44:00.000-06:00You are not only an amazing book binder, but a stu...You are not only an amazing book binder, but a stunning person. Thank you for sharing your design and the genius behind it all. I sure am glad to have such an amazing cousin.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204838018756030003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368060344302126079.post-14901312970591479792009-04-07T19:54:00.000-06:002009-04-07T19:54:00.000-06:00Bid, thank you for exhibiting your book. It opens ...Bid, thank you for exhibiting your book. It opens up our minds and hearts as we learn of and from your experience. I admire your work so much that I'm glad you included me in a part of it, talking about just how to arrange the elements on the cover and the symbol of the compass. In the end it is YOU who courageously created it and now courageously share that creation.Amanda, Curtis, Ellis, Hugh, Rhys, Graham, Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13143384660602442981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368060344302126079.post-5449712973352093912009-04-07T15:08:00.000-06:002009-04-07T15:08:00.000-06:00I remember this book as well. Such a great talent....I remember this book as well. Such a great talent. Beautiful work as always!Lost Media Archivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15275713872821979618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368060344302126079.post-11647537493545212892009-04-07T08:40:00.000-06:002009-04-07T08:40:00.000-06:00I think a saw this book last time I was in Utah, b...I think a saw this book last time I was in Utah, but I didn't have you to explain it to me. It is lovely and beautiful. I appreciate knowing it's starting point and it's meaning to you. I love collage. I loved seeing those boxes. When I was young I had a floor to ceiling collage on my bedroom wall - about six feet wide. I loved it - mostly made of images that I liked.If the wall had been other than concrete my mother might have balked at my efforts. I liked the idea of collage in a box. hmmmmm. There are too many good ideas in the world and not enough time.Sue Rasmussenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857901743954597860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7368060344302126079.post-77754460560239285112009-04-07T07:36:00.000-06:002009-04-07T07:36:00.000-06:00Your binding job is gorgeous. I covet it.Are you f...Your binding job is gorgeous. I covet it.<BR/><BR/>Are you familiar with Trasobares' limited edition homage done for Grassfield Press?<BR/><BR/>César Trasobares, Untitled (Homage to Joseph Cornell), 1992 Cedar box, wire, tinted gesso, paper, xerography, Christmas ornament, plastic cube, feathers, coral rock, book <BR/>Published by Grassfield Press, Miami Beach, Florida, Edition of 30<BR/><BR/><BR/>In 1992 Grassfield Press commissioned César Trasobares to create an homage to Joseph Cornell using a cedar box and a copy of the book, Joseph Cornell: Gifts of Desire, by Dickran Tashjian. <BR/>Trasobares covered the cedar box with a wire lid that opens like a gate to the nostalgic garden of Cornell's collage, For Josephine, that is printed on the cover of the book. When the book is removed, the open gate reveals Cornell in his garden in Flushing, New York. In a direct reference to Cornell's assemblages, Trasobares selected an array of evocative objects for display in the box's small compartments. <BR/>Trasobares adds a new dimension to the book's central theme of gift-giving by montaging excerpts from the IRS tax rulings regulating gifts of art work. Such social commentary is a common feature of Trasobares' work. He also pays tribute to Cornell as an "Enchanted Wanderer" by scattering airline schedules throughout the lid's montage. <BR/>Trasobares (b. 1949, Cuba) lives and works in Miami, Florida. A graduate of Florida Atlantic University, Trasobares has exhibited extensively since 1970, and was included in "Cuba U.S.A.," a traveling exhibition originated at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, in 1991. He is a recipient of artist fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts and Cintas Foundation.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The cedar box was hand-crafted by Luis Baltar, Miami, Florida. Hans Namuth's photograph of Joseph Cornell (1969) was reproduced by permission.Jeff Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12367441846204055782noreply@blogger.com