Tuesday, 4 June 2013

Continuum





My latest project complete.
Had fun combining book making with paper cutting.
Had a bit of deliberation with the structure.
The final outcome is quite different to what
I first envisaged (not an unusual occurrence for me).
Quite a lot of cutting and stitching with this one.
Am quite pleased the pattern on the cover of the closed book
replicates the pattern of the pages when open.
For some reason the structure reminds me of
an old (pre-digital) b&w film reel.

I'm feeling confident the completion of this project is a 
jumping off point - not a conclusion :)

Continuum n. (pl. continua)
a continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not
perceptibly different from each other, but the extremes are quite different.
-ORIGIN C17: from L., neut. of continuous
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20 comments:

  1. dinahmow4 June 2013 at 09:33

    It is lovely, Robyn. Old film reel? Yes, perhaps, but to me it is very like a Christmas decoration that I once deconstructed to see how it was made. Oops!
    How big is it?

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    1. rObfOs4 June 2013 at 15:35

      Thanks Dinah, the cover is 280mm W x 80mm H and the open diameter of the book is about 500mm. As for your deconstruction - Always good to know how things work! When I was young my eldest brother took apart all my talking dolls to see how they worked too - I got very used to my dolls heads falling off after that :)

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  2. Fiona Dempster4 June 2013 at 11:25

    Love it!

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  3. Vicki4 June 2013 at 16:28

    Very beautiful, I am always in awe of anyone who can paper cut neatly...mine are always a disaster!

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    1. rObfOs4 June 2013 at 18:27

      Thanks Vicki, it can be a fickle exercise at times. My outcomes aren't always great either (luckily I don't have to show all my not so good ones to the world :))

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  4. Arzigogolare4 June 2013 at 17:00

    What a fascinating structure! And I'm especially enthralled by how the cover design echoes the structure of the interior - lovely...

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  5. rObfOs4 June 2013 at 18:35

    Thanks Lisa, my head has been swimming lately with ideas on how to get this structure to work. Now I'll have to experiment with the thousand other ideas still swarming in my brain :)

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  6. Denise Kiggan4 June 2013 at 18:50

    What an amazing work of art.

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    1. rObfOs5 June 2013 at 10:50

      Thanks Denise, I like your recycled paper works too :)

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  7. Jacobus (Jack) Oudyn4 June 2013 at 21:06

    What an incredible outcome!Beautiful photos capturing the lovely layered laciness of the structure. Architectural overtones, just stunning.

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    1. rObfOs5 June 2013 at 10:53

      Thanks for your praise ,Jack. The structure is a little different to what I've been doing. Maybe a new avenue for me to wander for a little while :)

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  8. jac5 June 2013 at 04:17

    Wow.This is fantastic.It puts my efforts at maze like structures to shame.

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    1. rObfOs5 June 2013 at 10:56

      Thanks Jac, serendipity played a bigger part than planned outcome though I have to admit :)

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  9. susan bowers5 June 2013 at 12:18

    love this book Robyn - it photographs especially well and I imagine you will have enormous fun playing with that.

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    1. rObfOs6 June 2013 at 09:01

      Thanks Susan, always fun to play with light and shade :)

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  10. paperworker6 June 2013 at 05:23

    Stunning, Robyn, the pattern and circular structure are gorgeous!

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    1. rObfOs6 June 2013 at 09:05

      Thanks Lynn, I'm looking forward to playing around with the serendipitous result I achieved with the structure and seeing where else it leads me.

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  11. Helen M12 June 2013 at 20:59

    I'm a bit late catching up with this Robyn, but it is gorgeous and there is so much work in all that paper cutting. Love the structure of the opened book.

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  12. rObfOs13 June 2013 at 08:28

    Thanks Helen, yes quite a few hours spent with the scalpel for this one :)

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