Sunday, 22 December 2013

Christmas Card 2013


Perhaps you are familiar with the old carol, "The Friendly Beasts". One verse is about the doves:

"I", said the dove from rafters high.
"I cooed him to sleep so he would not cry.
"We cooed him to sleep, my mate and I";
"I", said the dove from rafters high.

                                                   Peace on earth





For a review of previous cards start here

Friday, 20 December 2013

Green Lines - The sketch of an idea in book form - 3

Green Lines are arbitrary, separating families and even dividing houses. True, there are regional conflicts, but in essence the people are more similar than different.

Green Lines, the flag book:








 

Monday, 16 December 2013

Green Lines - The sketch of an idea in book form - 1

This begins an exploration of the arbitrary and divisive nature of Green Lines. Letting the function determine the form, this little back-to-back accordion book provides a definition:





The name derives from the green ink used to draw the line on the map while the talks were going on. Glossary: Israel, Library of Congress Country Studies