Sketchbook Project in Progress

Have been working away on my sketchbook project

which I first posted on here in December

sketchbook project beginnings

The title "How to Spell and Other Things to Learn"

has led me along a rather tongue in cheek path

with a mix of old book pages and obscure words.

I have used fragments of  illustrations from  old

book page pieces as departure points for

inserts of text and collage.

I have imbued the pages with a less crisp appearance

by running them through a press with inked 

and rubbed  mylar sheets as we did at  

Glen Skien's workshop 

a couple of weeks ago.

I have used old letter stencils for the text

which I have then filled in with gouache

and red pigment 

(which I found in an art shop in Kyoto - 

really wish I'd bought many more colours).

I plan on doing an index at the back of the book

to explain  the chosen words to make it more 

like a  children's lesson book from times past.

Like the solutions at the back of a puzzle book.

Preferences?

Which blogger template do you prefer?

This old style or the new dynamic view I've had up on the blog for the last few days?

I think they each have their bonuses.

This style allows easier navigation of all the blogs and interesting sites you're following and allows readers access to view these as well.

The dynamic view is great for visual posts like mine, but access to blogs you're following don't show up on the page and you have to go to blogger dashboard to see it all, which means nobody else can link to who you're following.

Maybe I've missed something? 

Not exactly sure which one is better.

What comes in between? (a long, healthy time, one hopes!)

nonage n. the period of immaturity or youth

                     as opposed to

dotage n. the period of life in which a person is old and weak

Possible root of the world's problems:

anthropocentricism n.
regarding humankind as the most important element of existence.

Who would have thought..............

Quixotic (kwiks.ot'.ik) adj. like Don Quixote: romantic and absurd ideas; impractically idealistic or fanciful schemes or actions like those of Don Quixote, the hero of the romance by Cervantes

Makes one want to sing... "I am I, Don Quixote, the Lord of La Mancha, my destiny calls and I go......"

My Mantra:

Money is an abstract concept which distorts the value of life

Favourite Word Today:

BIBLIOPHILE n. (F.fr G. biblio, to write  -  and philios, friend) A person who collects or has a great love of books