In the first full day of The Library Project, there are 221 members of the flickr group and The first half finished book has been posted by tararossstudios. I thought the color would go well with this vlog covering the last few days in all their magic and loss. I altered it digitally to bring out the color contrast that spoke to me of Taoism. Not sure If I’ll be the one to finish this painting, but it sure will be fun to work on for whoever does. I also like that she painted the enitre surface of the cover, but in a half finished style (as that’s a different approach than most). This famous postcard from Topor was published in 1967, the year of my birth. I have always been facinated at the way a book reflects the essential structure of a human… the way it is split down the middle and held together by a spine annd how it opens up and takes you in and births a whole new reality for the reader. A sensual thing, a book: like sex and cigarettes and stylish shoes…
The dog has Le Cancer… which is whole nother story, but somehow seems related.