This little book was created in response to calls for entries for an exhibition of works that were to be 3 x 3 x 3 cm or smaller. In my collection of ‘things that I will use one day’ was a pack of paper that was made for using somehow in rolling your own cigarettes (a friend had given me several packs of cigarette papers for me to draw on and this was amongst them). This was like a book, with 50 sheets measuring 5 x 1.5 cm. So, I trimmed it down to make it 3 cm long, and set to work.
Each page has a little drawing on, no particular theme, I got inspiration from looking around the objects on my desk – leaves, seeds, feathers, pens, boxes, a little wooden mannequin. I chose pages at random, and using fine-nibbed Rotring pens, one filled with red ink, one with black and a third with a mix of red and black I simply entertained myself. Holding the book still to do fiddly bits was a bit tricky, but it was fun! Once it was finished I made a cover for it, using offcuts from the drawing I did for the box which houses Sleeping Beauty in Short.
I have called this book Fleeting Thoughts, because that is what it is. 3 cm x 1.5 cm and 1 cm thick.
Below are just some of the pages.
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What an intriguing idea. I have only just started playing around with painting miniatures, so this is probably one step too far at the moment, but it looks great.
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Thank you! It was a bit fiddly, but fun to do!
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This is fab. Were you tempted to make a flick book?
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Thanks Jo – I kind of tried to flick it to look at the drawings, but it was just too little!
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Lovely – I thought that you had made the book – but still impressed that you can draw so small!
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Thank you Kate – the pages were already joined but I made the cover for it. Maybe next time I will do the joining too!
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Wow!
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Thank you Sue (for some reason this ended up in spam, I’m glad I rescued it!)
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Oh, I seem to end up in spam every now and again….Wordpress checked it out and said there was no problem….. 😦
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How annoying! I try to check the spam regularly, but I think it gets cleared out too often. Memo to self – check frequently!
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I know, I need to do the same!
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That’s just the coolest thing! Love that. x
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Thank you!
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Very cool! I love it!
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Thanks Gale!
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Wonderful idea. Your creativity is inspiring!
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Thank you Sharon, much appreciated!
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This is so clever and fun!! Such tiny drawings and so beautifully done! (It inspires within me the desire to create my own tiny book…)
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So glad you like it – its great to inspire other people. DO make a tiny book!
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What a great idea! I love the small format and how interesting each image is! I recently bought a tiny sketch book, now I feel like I have the inspiration to start placing images.
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Go for it Cathe, I know you will do something beautiful! Thanks for visiting.
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What a great idea, love the drawings, those old rotering pens are working a treat. Karen
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Thanks Karen – they were the best thing for these, nothing else was quite fine enough.
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The perfect booklet (if you will), for the perfect response to the call for artists. I hope the jurors are wise, and select this piece!
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Thanks Elena – they did I’m happy to say!
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What is it about tiny things that makes them so appealing? A beautiful delicate artwork!
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Thanks Jen! Yes, there is something about objects that fit in the palm of your hand isn’t there?
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