Box o Gothic Space Drama

Bryan Kring in his studio working on his latest miniature book, The Fall. Available in his etsy store.

And a delightfully sinister musical interlude on the Clerkenwell Kid.

For my London readers, Analu Prestes is showing her little boat photographs as part of the Lusophonic Festival at the Bicha Gallery in London June 28 to July 4.

The Flight of the Poet, Part II

He felt his fate come upon him, the jagged tear of separation from his home. And yet, in his exile from the familiar company of all that he had known,

Bread Bed

First let me say that the above was inspired by this delightful video on Tony Zimnoch's Bench documenting a visit to the old country.

I had already become smitten with the letter B - why does this letter seem so benign? Here it says that the letter derives from Egyptian hieroglyph for shelter. A book can be a kind of shelter, as can a breast, or breasts. Certainly a posterior shaped like this would make a more comfortable seat than one shaped like a capitol "I". There's the smiling, or laughing, Bodhisattva. Then again there's my friend Ben, who has already informed me that his name stands for benevolent, and I believe him.

Sorry, I don't actually know the way to Sesame Street.

Book Posts for Thursday

This is one of my assemblages from some years ago, made in the old-fashioned equivalent of a laptop, a portable writing desk. It's a book of sorts, a meditation on illusion (or is it inspiration, or both?), the breaking up of same, and the cycle starting again. To see the whole story, Here's a link to TinyTheatre. Here's a link also to my sister Aleph, who has a related post today.

Tomorrow I'm going to link to posts about books - let me know if you have posted something before the end of the day tomorrow, your own book or a book you liked, or bookmaking, and I will link in tomorrow's post.

Unexpected Present

The best kind, I think. I got my very own copy of Salfón the Roofcleaner from Tomás Serrano in Spain. I like that this occupation of roofcleaning (done with a simple broom) , is humble yet above and apart from the village. It's a story of an unlikely and successful partnership between Salfón and the unwitchlike witch Rubina. Another book review on Monday, tomorrow I'll show part of a little art project I'm doing today which is connected with the next illustration challenge. Have a relaxing day, everyone.