WordPress wrote to me yesterday, to tell me that 3 September 2013 marked the 3rd anniversary of Poetic Mapping. This is blog no. 222. This is quite by accident. If you believe in accidents, that is. The anniversary is a good excuse to post a shot of an exquisite flower with exquisite bee. I took this in Pines Gardens, St Margaret’s Bay, Kent last week, having walked there from Kingsdown across a stretch of the White Cliffs of Dover. And back again. The lovely lady who delivers my organic veggies every week came today. I told her of the walk. She delivers to St Margaret’s Bay, she said and commented, “That was a long walk!” I hadn’t noticed.
I was fascinated by the bee’s wings, which are as purple as the globe artichoke flower it is feeding from.
It is now 222 am.
Ann
Have a look-see at the following site: http://cherylpenn.com/wpb
There’s not a lot of time left but it has to do with a manuscript (artist’s book) exhibition in October in South Africa. Maybe you have something ready that fits the guidelines? If you like?
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Thanks for this link. Fantastic! I’ve had a quick look through and will go back for more of this fabulous art. I can’t find any guidelines for this but I’ve emailed Cheryl Penn to see if the project’s still open. Are you participating?
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Yes, I am. I’m working on it right now. The exhibition is in October, so you’d have to factor in postage time. So would I for that matter, being far away from Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, where the exhibition will be held. I think the proper link to the information is http://cherylpenn.com/wpb/2444
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We are participating together then, in this exhibition! I have had an email from Cheryl. She said however that the exhibition is not going to take place till NEXT year, by the way, so there is no problem with deadlines. She gave me details about size etc. The link you gave me no longer exists apparently. But if you are expecting to exhibit THIS year, I’m puzzled. Maybe it’s a different one? If you have been given a deadline, what day is it in October? Ann
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Let me check again. I’ll get back to you. I may only be by tomorrow.
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Okey dokey.
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I double-checked this morning and indeed the exhibition is only October 2014. On the one hand a sigh of relief, on the other, been wonderfully motivated to get a full work done in time. I already dowloaded the PDF.
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I agree with you about deadlines and motivation. Do have your sigh of relief. The relief probably won’t last long!
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Indeed. I just had an email from Cheryl Penn. There’s a new post in the discussion forum; still trying to find it! The theme is autobiography/biography about real or fictional people. Actually didn’t know that. Just as well there’s more time.
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I hadn’t spotted that either! Thanks for telling me.
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Got clarity. The original note about Encyclopedia of Everything continues and the exhibition will be held in Kwa-Zulu Natal in October 2014. There’s a new collaboration: 3.0 # 12 NAME. About someone. Autobiography/biography/fictional character. A6 size, hand stitched or accordian. The entire link is:
http://artistbooks.ning.com/group/collaborativemailartartistsbooks/forum/topics/3-0-12?commentId=2172913%3AComment%3A152099&xg_source=msg_com_gr_forum
The artistbooks.ning.com site is extensive and there are all sorts of opportunities to make manuscripts either for exhibition purposes or swopping and so on.
Much regard.
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Thank you so much for all the links. I’m very interested in the Ning link and will explore it further. I am excited to be exhibiting in South Africa. And with your good self. Ann
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It is exciting, hey? The Encyclopedia of Everything exhibition may be showcased internationally as well. Happy working! petru
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The Encyclopedia plans sound good. I’ve not exhibited in South Africa before. I am happily working, but there is always an immense struggle to achieve the ‘happy’ stage. I am not prolific.
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I’ve been in touch again with Cheryl Penn about the Encyclopaedia of Everything exhibition. She’s confirmed the exhibition is October 2014, so there’s no rush! She gave me a link:
http://cherylpenn.com/wpb/?p=2444
and also a link to a pdf newsletter. Her entry, which is about the Encyclopaedia, can be found by scrolling right to the end:
http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/newspdfs/84.pdf
Hope this clarifies.
Ann
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Happy Blogday!
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Thank you John! You were my first reader I think! 🙂
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Congratulations on these milestones! Now, get to bed! You and I keep the same blogging hours, it seems–the wee hours of the morn. Though I’m trying to improve…
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My hours are erratic. I didn’t get to sleep till after 4 am. Probably 444 am! Having a weird time with numbers at present. I catnap. Aside from the dreams, sleeping is such a waste of time!
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