You are ....... fabulous: the Hungarian map fold

 I put the Hungarian map fold to use in these little cards:

In slow motion:

The Book of Dachshunds

 The New Yorker magazine always has a set of "Spots" on some kind of theme. When I saw the series on dachshunds I knew I needed to share them with someone I know who lives with one. Credit is given to the artist who provided the content; I designed and made the book. 

Collection Books

 My grandson likes to collect photos of sports people and the occasional train. He cuts these from the newspaper and glues them into a book. The book is almost full. I set out to make him a new book using only materials I had on hand. Some are recycled and repurposed, others are just from my "stuff." 

The first supply to secure was the paper for pages. I had an old road map atlas (we have replaced it with an up-to-date version). The pages were a nice size even when folded in half. The maps make for a busy background, but as this will be used for collecting photos it should be OK. 

I decided that the book would be stronger if I made it in 2 volumes. I also thought that if he decides to diversify his collection, he will have a ready option for making 2 categories. 

Cheerios boxes and another heavier cardboard box were used, as well as the paper liner from receiving flowers. 

The band of bland looking tape that goes around the spine is glow-in-the-dark tape. You can't go wrong with that!

This is how the book will be used. I am including some fancy tapes in my parcel.

My granddaughter has not developed a particular interest, but clearly she will need a book as well. I used plastic CD/DVD covers acquired years ago for the pages.

Birthday Number and Animation: 11

 

Postcard from Edmonton: Public Art

 The weather was beautiful this weekend and once again, I wasn't going anywhere. I decided this would be a great time to visit some of Edmonton's public art. This was accomplished by bike and car (I travelled 100k essentially going to the edges of the city north and south). This is by no means a complete representation of the public art in Edmonton. 

1. The Magpies' Nests (Chai Duncan and Kevin Sehn) Rossdale Linear park

 

2. Trio (Bella Totino-Busby and Verne Busby) Stony Plain Rd and 152 St

3. Agent Crystalline (Marc Fornes and Theverymany) EPS Northwest Campus 127 St, north of the Anthony Henday.  I was there at 8:00 a.m. and the  scultpure with the light of the rising sun was particularly stunning.

4. A View From A Train (Chris Doyle) Kingsway LRT Station 

5. Spring is Sprung, The Grass is Riz (I Wonder Where the Birdie Is?) (Erin Pankratz and Karen Klassen) Dermott park, 90 st and 83 Ave . This makes me think of Gaudi in Barcelona.

6. Wheatfield With Crows (Konstantin Dimopoulos) The Meadows Rec Centre 2704 - 17 St NW

7. Running Track (Inges Idee) Terwillegar Rec Centre 

8. Resonant Progression (Royden Mills) Terwillegar park. These are spread out in the big open space north of the parking lot and play very well in their context. 

9. New Life....New Beginnings (Richard Toszak) Hawrelak park, close to the entry gate, but tucked in a circle of trees. 

10. The Dancer (Bella Totino-Busby and Verne Busby) Yorath House, Buena Vista Park. I would like to come back in winter when the background will be less busy and the sculpture will stand out more. The shadow helps tell the story. 

11. Grove of Light (Laura Haddad and Tom Drugan) In front of the zoo.

12. Talus Dome (Ball-Nogues Studio) Quesnell Bridge and Fox Drive. A personal favourite.

Looking inside:

Not bad for a day's work.