Balancing Equations Journal, front
9 1/2 x 6 inches
collage (altered Polaroid, fragments from algebra book and dictionary, anatomical illustration, old dress patterns)
The paper bag journal has a name, now. Also, a front cover. The covers were made from recycled backs from old spiral-bound notebooks. On one of them, I’d written a bunch of figures while balancing my checkbook. I glued dress patterns over most of the numbers, partially obscuring them, but I kept the “Balance.
I really like the way the hemp cord looks, woven through the holes in the covers. I’ve left the ends long and dangling for now, and will probably attach something to the ends. Little brass or copper cow bells, maybe, but that’ll have to wait until I’m finished filling the book, because the noise might drive me nuts.
Top and Spine Detail
9 1/4 x 6 inches
brown paper grocery bags Coptic bound with waxed linen thread, 10 signatures of 2 leaves (40 pages)
red paper boat 