tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32456012148787142122024-03-13T10:55:04.667+10:00a letter a week 2011a challenge to create letters every weekFiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger259125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-80473364683170306282012-08-18T22:59:00.000+10:002012-08-18T22:59:54.780+10:00The end...<br />
Bonjour,<br />
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<i>Hello,</i></div>
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Je demande à nouveau à Fiona de bien vouloir accepter mes excuses pour mon "retard"... si cela s'appelle encore ainsi, de même qu'à tous les participants... Je me suis laissée dépasser par les évènements...<br />
<i>I ask again Fiona kindly accept my apology for my "late" ... if it is still called so, as well as all the participants ... I let myself be overtaken by events ...</i>
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Mais je voulais finir....<br />
<i>But I wanted to finish ....
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Donc voici<br />
<i>so here
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l'alphabet noir et blanc avec une touche de couleur...<br />
<i>alphabet black and white with a touch of color ...
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les dernières lettres du deuxième alphabet...<br />
<i>the last letters of the second alphabet ...
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et les albums que j'ai réalisés avec les lettres...<br />
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<i>and small books that I have made with the letters ...</i></div>
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Je vous souhaite une bonne continuation pour 2012.<br />
<i>I wish you good luck for 2012.</i><br />
<i>Callie</i></div>
Calliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297625283052879317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-2299433975665987362012-02-14T12:32:00.001+10:002012-02-14T12:45:31.201+10:00<div align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QPmBocHQwKM/TznI-tFH8GI/AAAAAAAAAOo/HvkGE_27N2o/s1600/218.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 200px; height: 150px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708814982247346274" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QPmBocHQwKM/TznI-tFH8GI/AAAAAAAAAOo/HvkGE_27N2o/s200/218.JPG" /></a>Hooray I finally completed the Black & White alphabet! It took a long while to find the time but decided to put then into concertina book form that is an endless style with half the alphabet on one side and remaniing letters on the other side. Made a box for it to fit into. Valerie<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I2YGO4mTbko/TznI-FkVpHI/AAAAAAAAAOc/TVOFUmhDKsQ/s1600/217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 200px; height: 150px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708814971640849522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I2YGO4mTbko/TznI-FkVpHI/AAAAAAAAAOc/TVOFUmhDKsQ/s200/217.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oGj4ycdzSik/TznI9-E1OfI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/0DXPT3FY2wE/s1600/216.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 200px; height: 150px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708814969629653490" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oGj4ycdzSik/TznI9-E1OfI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/0DXPT3FY2wE/s200/216.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1GQSkmmFjXw/TznI9fWX1wI/AAAAAAAAAOE/p48cQX8W4qo/s1600/215.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 200px; height: 150px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708814961381725954" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1GQSkmmFjXw/TznI9fWX1wI/AAAAAAAAAOE/p48cQX8W4qo/s200/215.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403133823251442833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-79990867353439795992012-01-29T19:19:00.000+10:002012-01-29T19:19:03.370+10:00Ta da! 2011 finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Alphabet 2 for 2011 is done! I am pleased with the final result of this alphabet. I had this in mind when I started, so it was a hard thing to get my head around doing it week by week. </div>
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It bubbled away for months, but as usual I rushed it at the end and the lettering is not as beautiful as I would have liked. </div>
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I would have liked A at the top - sometimes these things are a mystery to me!
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I am going dotty trying to think of something for 2012 ... see you in the next blog,<br />
Meg</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-10661710621694383132012-01-26T04:58:00.000+10:002012-01-26T04:58:30.710+10:00Late.. but done at last ... JO<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;">
Have been putting off the completion of my second alphabet for 2011. You know what it's like when you aren't too confident about something... procrastinate right?!</div>
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I'm no bookbinder and this was quite a challenge for me. Sooooo, here's the finished product:<br />
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Forgot to take into account the thickness of each signature and perhaps should have put some sort of 'spacer' between them to get them to sit well (and tightly). Maybe those bookbinders out there will have a tip or two for me.<br />
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<a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"></a></div>Jo Murrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09025838373008865611noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-54569990601847263842012-01-15T11:30:00.003+10:002012-01-15T11:38:07.297+10:00Lyndell - beginnings for 2012<div><br />Hello from Canberra Australia where we seem to be having, if not Winter at least Autumn. The weather has not been at all like the summer we are used to.<div><br /></div><div>I have made a start on my alphabet. I can only plead a very busy time at work for my not being any further ahead than this. Still, it is a start. And I have some idea of where I am going with it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have been very impressed with all the posts so far - great work. It is lovely being a part of this community.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lyndell</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TGlEstTd1gk/TxIt2GahRvI/AAAAAAAAAFM/WFBmVEvDC2g/s1600/Dotty%2BA%2B002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TGlEstTd1gk/TxIt2GahRvI/AAAAAAAAAFM/WFBmVEvDC2g/s320/Dotty%2BA%2B002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697666886035130098" /></a>Lyndell Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502219390289532553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-24335703502549418012012-01-15T01:00:00.000+10:002012-01-15T01:00:45.138+10:00The Helvetica Variations #7<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I confess I have been hiding. I am way behind; this latest variation doesn't quite fit the guidelines, for that matter most of the variation don't, but I have had great fun, lots of challenges, met some very generous people, and, am waiting for the final variation which should be finished at the end of the month. But I thought I better post these and stop hiding. So here are the variations.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So this is how I started, carving letters out of a book block</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had wanted the edges of the negative and positive shapes to be very clean</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drilled but not quite what I was seeing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OK, try something else, letters done with gyproc filler, layer one on top of the other, each letter erases the next<br />
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I stitched the 7cm square wire and teabag letters to a clear perspex waste off cut, then dangled the lot from a lovely piece of driftwood. I wanted the letters to work against a wall and also in a window to show off the translucency of the teabags - a bit of a compromise and quite a challenge but I'm reasonably pleased with the end result.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy 2012 everyone </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xoxoxo</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-82147110704849063522012-01-04T13:59:00.001+10:002012-01-04T14:01:36.137+10:00late but...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><i>finally done!</i></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a4rCfBY-YdQ/TwPJ3uX-S-I/AAAAAAAADQU/tyz7jr2QLQk/s1600/AlphaOmega.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a4rCfBY-YdQ/TwPJ3uX-S-I/AAAAAAAADQU/tyz7jr2QLQk/s640/AlphaOmega.jpg" width="435" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With immense feelings of guilt for not having delivered my coloured alphabet on time..., but also with a triumphant sense of accomplishment(!!!) for having finally completed it, here is my second set of letters for the ALAW 2011 project. This time I chose my native language's alphabet: greek! I "drew" it in photoshop and then played with a scanned monotype from a just completed series titled: "landmarks".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I enjoyed being part of this international art space and loved seeing the amazing alphabets produced by you..., and you.., and you, and all!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fiona, thank you for welcoming my participation and for creating this lovely project that truly gave me some fun breaks... All the best wishes to all of you for the new year and for all your future projects,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b><i style="background-color: #cccccc;">Happy 2012!</i></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I've just realized that I didn't quite make it into 2011 - I had it done before, I promise! The end of the year was so hectic ...<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tf5opaTnWdc/TwGATw8aOMI/AAAAAAAAARg/qYGhFb2T7TE/s640/blogger-image--727840134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tf5opaTnWdc/TwGATw8aOMI/AAAAAAAAARg/qYGhFb2T7TE/s640/blogger-image--727840134.jpg" /></a></div>JShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135420553734654635noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-48020239661860245762012-01-02T10:37:00.000+10:002012-01-02T10:37:10.926+10:00Elaine's finished piece<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
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This year has been a very hectic one. Our trip to NY was fabulous with some wonderful calligraphic discoveries.<br />
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MegUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-10406397137377007062011-12-31T18:48:00.000+10:002011-12-31T18:48:28.338+10:00Next year is waiting...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hello there! We have quite a few committed and inspired souls who are ready set go for A Letter a Week 2012, so if you have been following along and thinking you might want to join up next year - here's your chance!<br />
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Just so you can see what's happening next year - <a href="http://aletteraweek2012.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a> is our new blog and the beginnings of a whole new year of adventure.<br />
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Best wishes for the new year - may it be creative and inspiring and filled with peace and joy.<br />
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the black and white lettres, Neuland, gouache and embossing, put together in a concertina book.<br />
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Best Wishes for 2012, peace and joy to all.LaurenceBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632494613011875941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-53490098604559971222011-12-29T19:18:00.001+10:002011-12-29T19:18:59.198+10:00mieke, finished abc 2 for this year.<div style="text-align: center;">And YES... I've done it, all finished.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: black;">black and white and a bit of ... gold and sepia.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kytgY0z9vTU/TvfH8cpGN3I/AAAAAAAABJs/L6esT6aBlS0/s1600/IMG_2609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kytgY0z9vTU/TvfH8cpGN3I/AAAAAAAABJs/L6esT6aBlS0/s320/IMG_2609.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eC29lGV1cRs/TvAdAzrcVyI/AAAAAAAADvU/MioU9f9BREo/s1600/P1370987+x+600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="491" oda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eC29lGV1cRs/TvAdAzrcVyI/AAAAAAAADvU/MioU9f9BREo/s640/P1370987+x+600.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am still to put together my Mayan alphabet but hey - I have 2 weeks of the year left!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to everyone for creating such fabulously inspiring letters, and especially to Fiona for being patient and keeping us on the go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I look forward to participating again next year and seeing the amazing skill and creativity out there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Silly Season to all.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-77955444265955875682011-12-18T17:41:00.001+10:002011-12-18T17:48:04.330+10:00Final letters<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pFaGlGqsFJc/Tu2aPuAHG1I/AAAAAAAAAQk/N5VAbKimrX0/s1600/U%2Band%2BV%2Btrimmed.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 163px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687371499276016466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pFaGlGqsFJc/Tu2aPuAHG1I/AAAAAAAAAQk/N5VAbKimrX0/s320/U%2Band%2BV%2Btrimmed.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ikt_ySeTrVM/Tu2aPjIenxI/AAAAAAAAAQY/YIQ96yWJ7y4/s1600/W%2Band%2BX%2Btrimmed.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687371496358321938" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ikt_ySeTrVM/Tu2aPjIenxI/AAAAAAAAAQY/YIQ96yWJ7y4/s320/W%2Band%2BX%2Btrimmed.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BOwyaKkQ0Z4/Tu2aPITeukI/AAAAAAAAAQM/wSwbNtcBf5Y/s1600/Y%2Band%2BZ%2Btrimmed.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 162px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687371489156708930" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BOwyaKkQ0Z4/Tu2aPITeukI/AAAAAAAAAQM/wSwbNtcBf5Y/s320/Y%2Band%2BZ%2Btrimmed.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Finally the last letters!! I have enjoyed doing this alphabet. Still not sure on presentation.</div><br /><div>Have enjoyed seeing everyone's alphabets.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div>chuckiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219067977090853452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-50188302924883526172011-12-17T22:12:00.004+10:002011-12-17T22:38:56.403+10:00Kim Schoenberger - WXYZ<p align="left">On the final leg, I'm almost finished my alphabet</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tCC-x64uz9Q/TuyIfvbvg5I/AAAAAAAAB28/fQQYPBLcXJ0/s1600/ALaW4%2B-%2BWXYZ%2B-%2Bweb.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070508352242578" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tCC-x64uz9Q/TuyIfvbvg5I/AAAAAAAAB28/fQQYPBLcXJ0/s400/ALaW4%2B-%2BWXYZ%2B-%2Bweb.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="left">W - butterfly wings.</p><br /><p align="left">X - recycled tea bags.</p><br /><p align="left">Y - cut from an image of a star with rays.</p><br /><p align="left">Z - gum leaf dyed canvas and frayed.</p><br /><p align="left">Close up details, finishing up with a couple of photographs on how I propose to display each letter...</p><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8HlX9vDBdy8/TuyIfb1lZqI/AAAAAAAAB20/qmJihEcxzNc/s1600/ALaW4%2B-%2BW%2B-%2Bweb.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 396px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070503091922594" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8HlX9vDBdy8/TuyIfb1lZqI/AAAAAAAAB20/qmJihEcxzNc/s400/ALaW4%2B-%2BW%2B-%2Bweb.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BE5fZ63pM8U/TuyINQVLAII/AAAAAAAAB2k/0Lra2OL-mGc/s1600/ALaW4%2B-%2BX%2B-%2Bweb.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 375px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070190765539458" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BE5fZ63pM8U/TuyINQVLAII/AAAAAAAAB2k/0Lra2OL-mGc/s400/ALaW4%2B-%2BX%2B-%2Bweb.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l_oToiLkC8Q/TuyINGVVvKI/AAAAAAAAB2c/CHExZ9fEAMU/s1600/ALaW4%2B-%2BY%2B-%2Bweb.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 389px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070188081888418" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l_oToiLkC8Q/TuyINGVVvKI/AAAAAAAAB2c/CHExZ9fEAMU/s400/ALaW4%2B-%2BY%2B-%2Bweb.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AbDXaSrD61Y/TuyIMinKWtI/AAAAAAAAB2U/ZswD4mZojyU/s1600/ALaW4%2B-%2BZ%2B-%2Bweb.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 389px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070178492963538" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AbDXaSrD61Y/TuyIMinKWtI/AAAAAAAAB2U/ZswD4mZojyU/s400/ALaW4%2B-%2BZ%2B-%2Bweb.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">I contemplated for a while on how I was going to finish my letters this time. I wanted to think outside the square and funnily enough I ended up putting them inside a square! I got little wooden boxes made and have painted them all white, here the production line is happening.</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z9Z3xt-9uwE/TuyIMQ_dTsI/AAAAAAAAB2E/lTCLpJjY9KA/s1600/ALAW4%2B-%2BBOXES.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070173763030722" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z9Z3xt-9uwE/TuyIMQ_dTsI/AAAAAAAAB2E/lTCLpJjY9KA/s400/ALAW4%2B-%2BBOXES.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">After sewing brown paper behind the letters I've glued them into place I am now awaiting 26 glass squares so I can enclose them for safe keeping. Below is a detailed group shot...</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d7ZM1G60HH4/TuyIMUBVk9I/AAAAAAAAB14/u_HlABSlTgA/s1600/alaw4%2B-%2Bdetail%2Ball%2Bfront%2Bon.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687070174576219090" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d7ZM1G60HH4/TuyIMUBVk9I/AAAAAAAAB14/u_HlABSlTgA/s400/alaw4%2B-%2Bdetail%2Ball%2Bfront%2Bon.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">I have posted more detailed images on my <a href="http://kimschoenbergerceramicartist.blogspot.com/2011/12/letter-week-2011.html">blog</a> if you would like to see more...</p>Kim Schoenbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00703881713524369921noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-85332795484441841152011-12-14T17:27:00.000+10:002011-12-14T17:27:29.595+10:00Fiona's finally finished!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Phew, sneaking in before the end of the year feels good!<br />
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I had planned to include my letters in some form of pop-up book and had even tried a few options and play-books. Of course as soon as I picked up my completed letters to see how they would go - I realised they were not going to look beautiful and/or shine in that format - in fact they would look silly and bent and wobbly.<br />
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So...the next idea happened along as I sat in my studio thinking about something else. Luckily this one pulled together right and off I went.<br />
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It's a kind of stacking, playing, fiddling, building, sculptural kind of book. It's a favourite format of mine because it lends itself to so much interaction; so many variations in form; and it offers a little bit of something for everybody.<br />
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I used sturdy black mat-board which I cut into 10cm x 10cm squares, and then I glued the letters onto the black - a strong contrast I thought. I chose to bind it with rainbow coloured threads as well which I think adds a bit of fun.<br />
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I had to unpick my first go because I had placed them alphabetically in 5 rows, reading left to right. I started stitching and realised that the binding actually works more like a snake - row 1 left to right; row 2 right to left; row 3 left to right; row 4 right to left and row 5 left to right again.<br />
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I like this option better - the letters flow as the binding does; and it also means that the rainbow stitching lines up in sequence as well. It's the little things that make me happy...<br />
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I promise I'll be in touch again soon with options for A Letter A Week 2012. <a href="mailto:fiona.dempster1@bigpond.com" target="_blank">Please email me if you would like to join in </a>- we are open to newcomers and I am looking forward to seeing what happens next...</div>Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-36631832013023777052011-12-10T21:14:00.001+10:002011-12-11T20:54:33.218+10:00Lau's second alphabetVoici venue la fin de l'année....<br />
Here is one of my last alphabets, the coloured one, in a (sort of) flag book.<br />
I am still thinking about how to make the black & white final piece...<br />
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<br />LaurenceBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632494613011875941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-21199711469523707202011-11-30T23:17:00.000+10:002011-11-30T23:17:04.429+10:00Noela's November letters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...'Q' was a wooden stamp that I found in the Brick Lane markets in London.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bRRXGhpOowI/TtYmtmnBmJI/AAAAAAAADo8/qyN6ldsOuzY/s1600/Resize+of+qc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bRRXGhpOowI/TtYmtmnBmJI/AAAAAAAADo8/qyN6ldsOuzY/s400/Resize+of+qc.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so excited when I found many large trays of typeface - wooden and 'copper' - what a find. They were rather expensive, about 4 to 10 pound each, but I bought about 60pounds worth so got a bit of a deal. About 4 months ago I washed and cleaned the 'copper' typeface only to discover that they were in fact copper coloured plastic glued onto weathered looking chipboard/cardboard. ---Ripped off!!! My daughter is still in London and she went back to the stall holder and told him the story - Don't think he believed her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tkpfPiIIgyY/TtYqZlemZaI/AAAAAAAADpk/I7uJYkDawq0/s400/z.jpg" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 'R' is from the sign 'Riad' in Morocco which is like a guest house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-doWRU4Xix9E/TtYmv26z1_I/AAAAAAAADpE/1NTIB0kkaH4/s1600/Resize+of+rbwa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-doWRU4Xix9E/TtYmv26z1_I/AAAAAAAADpE/1NTIB0kkaH4/s400/Resize+of+rbwa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'S' is again from Gaudi's bronze doors on La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HyKkEckWs6w/TtYm3NpVC1I/AAAAAAAADpM/BDLyqwHO6GM/s1600/Resize+of+sbwa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HyKkEckWs6w/TtYm3NpVC1I/AAAAAAAADpM/BDLyqwHO6GM/s400/Resize+of+sbwa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The 'T' is from the sign 'Attic Rooms' - a pub sign in Surry. This fabulous pub had such low ceilings that even I had to duck - and I am only 5ft tall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P_jzz6kI0AY/TtYm45K3FdI/AAAAAAAADpU/Z3GXBDZ5-LI/s1600/Resize+of+tbw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P_jzz6kI0AY/TtYm45K3FdI/AAAAAAAADpU/Z3GXBDZ5-LI/s400/Resize+of+tbw.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Here are the final letters of my second alphabet, the black and white. <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The coloured one is already done in a flag book, but </span><span style="font-size: small;">I cant post the photos today (sorry!). </span><br />
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<br />LaurenceBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03632494613011875941noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-20687787421278075822011-11-28T08:06:00.003+10:002011-11-28T08:52:29.200+10:00Kim Schoenberger - STUV<p align="left">This month's letters are somewhat random in choice of material, and staying well and truely within the boundaries of my KISS method, and remnants of (all) sorts that find there way into my sewing room... (which can look like a bomb has hit it some days :-)</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K3Bh5aB8nO8/TtK4zM3J1fI/AAAAAAAABzw/G24krEO3LwM/s1600/ALaW4%2B-%2BSTUV%2B-%2Bweb.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 389px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679805269833012722" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K3Bh5aB8nO8/TtK4zM3J1fI/AAAAAAAABzw/G24krEO3LwM/s400/ALaW4%2B-%2BSTUV%2B-%2Bweb.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="left">S - a wool strand, certainly simple!</p><br /><p align="left">T - a gum leaf, <em>Eucalyptus Citriodora</em> Lemon Scented Gum to be exact, and exuded a lovely fragrance of lemon when sewing. I suspect the hue of ruby will fade over time.</p><br /><p align="left">U - a bread bag tag. Funny how I'm seeing letters in the most mundane things since starting alaw!</p><br /><p align="left">V - an old patch that's been in my sewing basket for like, eons.</p><br /><p align="left"></p><br /><p align="left">And now for the close up shots...</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JmshfELey2A/TtK4yn5d0BI/AAAAAAAABzg/4qtyvAe8vcM/s1600/ALaW4%2B-%2BS%2B-%2Bweb.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 369px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679805259910598674" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JmshfELey2A/TtK4yn5d0BI/AAAAAAAABzg/4qtyvAe8vcM/s400/ALaW4%2B-%2BS%2B-%2Bweb.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--CKPOCn0htc/TtK4yqxBRxI/AAAAAAAABzQ/7CCwykxMlLw/s1600/ALaW4%2B-%2BT%2B-%2Bweb.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 396px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679805260680480530" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--CKPOCn0htc/TtK4yqxBRxI/AAAAAAAABzQ/7CCwykxMlLw/s400/ALaW4%2B-%2BT%2B-%2Bweb.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GtUNDh_ES10/TtK4yvxUK-I/AAAAAAAABzI/yydbEZxpxZg/s1600/ALaW4%2B-%2BU%2B-%2Bweb.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 393px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679805262023896034" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GtUNDh_ES10/TtK4yvxUK-I/AAAAAAAABzI/yydbEZxpxZg/s400/ALaW4%2B-%2BU%2B-%2Bweb.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_smPXE72N0U/TtK4yXXdq-I/AAAAAAAABzA/59up3Mok2YY/s1600/ALaW4%2B-%2BV%2B-%2Bweb.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 396px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679805255473015778" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_smPXE72N0U/TtK4yXXdq-I/AAAAAAAABzA/59up3Mok2YY/s400/ALaW4%2B-%2BV%2B-%2Bweb.jpg" /></a></div>Kim Schoenbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00703881713524369921noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-3866782474322655012011-11-22T20:39:00.000+10:002011-11-22T20:39:38.091+10:00As usual - running lateIt was September when I last posted letters to ALWA 2011. I have been creating my post with the words BE, PAX, JOY and MINDFUL on four faces.<br />
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The post is about 1.2m high and 150mm square. It is a post for Peace. It will age gracefully in the elements.Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245601214878714212.post-59508087788150833632011-11-20T19:48:00.001+10:002011-11-20T19:57:48.081+10:00Jenny's November Letters<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-htx60iFhG00/TsjNQSTO_wI/AAAAAAAAAQw/XMOWFK4mYoc/s1600/uv010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-htx60iFhG00/TsjNQSTO_wI/AAAAAAAAAQw/XMOWFK4mYoc/s200/uv010.jpg" width="200" /></a> Here are my final letters - now to work out how to display them! They make up an A3 page with the background all connecting up. Might have to try out a few options...<br />
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I've really enjoyed being a part of this project and have been in awe of some of the truly beautiful letters that people have produced. Wow!<br />
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