Bowled over!
Received this beautiful, mind bending bowl as a gift today from my young friend Mags - handcrafted using Black Dog posters! An absolute work of art and something I shall forever treasure. Mags also does the inky black handwriting for the Army of Ink – and is hand making the next book too. Check out the new ink in the diaries. Happy 21st Mags! x
3D web play
Back from Melbourne where, quite by accident, we discovered another dimension to the website – and a visual representation of brainstorming …
Creatures of the net (Mike and Kareen) … eat your heart out Dr Who’s cybermen
Mike wearing words – every face has a story
Me in the dark – my comfort zone.
Inky things … the guys from Shaking Paper and Beyond the Pixels kindly donate their time to Black Dog – a big thanks guys x
Up, up and away
Off to Melbourne for a creative and personal recharge – back with some goodies soon.
Hand made
Mags wrote this on the black board yesterday – we’re in the processing of handmaking books, hence why the BLOG’s been a bit empty this week. MAG’s TIP: Dip chalk in water before writing to get this pasty effect.
No Diet Day
From The Butterfly Foundation … ‘ help us continue challenging society’s perceptions of dieting and weight obsession by supporting International No Diet Day. Email laura@butterflyfoundation.org.au to register your interest and we’ll send you a kit to help you plan for your event that includes registration form, further information about International No Diet Day and a few delicious recipes to get you started.’
Peek behind the scenes …
Been busy turning a poem line into reality … “Little helpers gathered spilling rich black ink into soft white sheets, tailoring picture books to fill empty spaces.” A peek at progress. Found this industrial table destined for the tip last week which helped us along – complete with graffiti tag and lumps and bumps. Garage sale couch for BLACK (and white) DOG. That’s Angela in the background …
…hand made notes and things for ‘little helpers’ to make. Just something so special about receiving something hand and home made …
… and receiving something lovingly and intriguingly gift wrapped (thanks to ECOCERN for kindly donating the ’velopes)…
… found this wrap in a clothes designers scraps bag … used for ties above too … stay tuned for the ‘tailoring of picture books’ …
