marchi wierson

book art: The scroll inside the fishing float

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:30:00 +0000

This scroll belongs with the fishing float in the
next post. It rolls up and fits inside the netted float.

This is the story of the fishing float. It is the moment the float's job ended. The rope broke and the float drifted away. It eventually found its way to my beach where I carried it away with me. Now it is an object of art and the center of this story.

Book Art: A Short Story of a Fishing Float

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:59:00 +0000

The piece is made with a fishing float for nets, a green hook which is a random piece of beach detritus, and some shells and glass which are tucked into a crocheted net. There is a scroll (book) attached to the green hook. The hook and scroll are kept inside the float.

The scroll aspect of this piece is made with Rives natural white paper. It is glued on to the staff of the green hook. It has a pen and ink drawing of a broken rope. The idea is that the float was once attached to the rope but when the rope broke, it drifted away. This is "A Short Story of an Ocean Float." Even an ocean float has a story.

Soon I will post the art from the scroll. It is completed but not photographed yet.

poem as inspiration

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:26:00 +0000

A Lover

BY AMY LOWELL

If I could catch the green lantern of the firefly

I could see to write you a letter.

Originally published in Poetry, March 1917.
Source: Poetry (March 1917).

handmade book with drawings, o.o.a.k.

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:07:00 +0000

I am exploring paper folding and book design. In this book, I have used folds I learned from Paul Jackson, in his book Folding Techniques for Designers. I see the architecture of the paper folds as potential book frameworks. This is one study of that idea. ( 4" x 24" when stretched out flat)

2 beach collection drawings completed

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:38:00 +0000

I couldn't show you these drawings until now since they were gifts. I framed them with white matt and a natural wood modern frame. They measure 20 by 24 inches. They are items I collect when I walk at the beach.

more wip drawing (detail)

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:56:00 +0000

drawing wips

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:44:00 +0000

This collection of objects is the inspiration for the drawing below. When I collect objects, I organize them into jars, plates, etcetera, and I have them all around my home. So this drawing is on a 19" x 24" paper and I have a circle centered on it wherein I am drawing a collection like I might have on a plate.

I am enjoying that by drawing these little objects I find on the beach that I feel a connection to the place from which they come. It raises my inner happiness.

The rope object on the right is about 2 inches long. I found it on the beach. Its is some form of fishing tool, whether line or net.The detail on the worn fibers is beautiful. I like to spend time studying objects like this. I use magnifying glasses to see it well and I like to draw with a small tip pen like micron 005.

cave vessel finished

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:01:00 +0000

Thank you to Stephanie at Fabric and Lines blog!!

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:41:00 +0000

here

tiny feathers

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:10:00 +0000

2 stages of WIP, cave vessel

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:10:00 +0000

The bottom section has cave like formations representing the landscape at the beach, with towering rock walls climbing above the caves below, and changes in rock striations as the walls escalate.

feather drawings

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:49:00 +0000

I was at the beach for a few days but it was much too stormy to be outside.

I drew these feathers while listening to the wind roar and the rain pelt down.

Sketchbook Project 2012 finished

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:42:00 +0000

more to see regarding my 2012 sketchbook project at my flickr photostream here.

crochet coral vessel, finished

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:54:00 +0000

shell drawing

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:04:00 +0000

4 x 6 inches

for no reason but joy

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:47:00 +0000

its a chilly gray damp day here in my city. so I sketched a lovely thought.

WIP crochet, coral vessel

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:40:00 +0000

building new layers. it is starting to have the deep sense of structure that I see at the beach in the surfaces on rocks. still more layers will grow on this vessel.

3 ocean rope drawings

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:37:00 +0000

2 ocean rope drawings

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:45:00 +0000

ocean rope and kelp drawing

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:45:00 +0000

ocean rope drawing

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:40:00 +0000

drawing 3 x 4.5 inches
matte 5 x 7 inches
black india ink on caslon cotton paper

my mind is...

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:12:00 +0000

drifting

like an otter

in sea kelp

Sketchbook Project 2012, 6 more drawing pages

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:24:00 +0000

sketchbook project 2012, plus 2

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:00:00 +0000

sketchbook project 2010, 3 more

noreply@blogger.com (marchi) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:43:00 +0000