Have to admit, I suddenly got bored with the cabin thing... thought to myself, ok, that's enough...
But then...
Paper Cabins?
Which will probably lead me back to cloth cabins, because I like the rocking back and forth.
Chimney cap repair today.
Cut some kindling with my Japanese handsaw. Always brings me peace.
Your door knobs/hardware look just like my grandma’s house. My cousin lives there now. I hope they keep it in the family.
I love how cloth leads to paper and then to cloth again etc. It’s what I experience too in creating. First I somewhere got the silly idea that a choice had to be made between paper or cloth. Just having to focus on one medium. It was the most silly idea ever! Ha everything is just one thing while creating.
yes, I agree, so many silly ideas, right?
I had to take a break from making cabins but I am ready to get back to it. Love your paper one.
I feel like I need a break form everything right now, but then suddenly I will be ready to get back to it. I can love it all. I guess that’s we get back to the going.
I love the idea of paper cabins! Good on the chimney cap repair; such a good feeling to cross those kinds of things off our lists.
I had a long list, but I am almost through it. Almost time for a new one.
What a lovely post Jude. When I was teaching I always used to say to my students, “what you can do on paper you can do on cloth and vice versa” The two have always felt inter connected and you have just reminded me so thank you.
I think each medium has a lot to offer to any other. Maybe the journey is a teacher.
Jude~ Love the look of that paper cabin. Imagining cloth and paper mixed together in one cabin 🙂
yes, a hybrid!
I love both of them, Jude. So glad I can enjoy both cabins, and not have to choose. You always discover ways to amuse yourself or move to something new. That may take you back to more fabric\thread cabins. I appreciate the idea of returning to something again.
I especially like your centerpiece on the paper cabin, how it’s open for something more or for nothing more. I have been especially loving circles this year; I know many circles are closed, but I love the emptiness in circles that may promise something surprising, or something one might never have expected. And your torn edges on the circle feel textural. Besides, torn edges remind me of real life.
I think the torn edges may have initially drawn me to tear cloth. For me, paper came first…
I enjoyed this post. Hope you have a great day!
thank you, I did!
Well, I’m a paper person and a couple of years ago I started making paper cabins with a piece of mini art in the center so I can easily see some of your distinctive art in the middle of yours. Last Christmas I gave one with a miniature paper collage of Van Gogh’s Starry night in it to a friend who is 100 percent fabric and thread person and she loved it and displays it proudly. Do both. You’re certainly more creative than I am. I had to copy Van Gogh. You’ve already got a staple of unique characters on hand that will make them your own.
the cabin is really a framing and centering technique so yes, that idea works so well.
I gave my Dad a Japanese hand saw way back, don;’t think he’s using it anymore, I need to ask for it for kindling cutting. I know they’re easier than the bow saw I use.
Hope the chimney capping is easy. Always something with these cabins we live in, eh?
yes, the saw is so great and good exercise but efficient energy use.
My son fixed the cap, so that was a cost free adventure at least.
Things are getting done, I’m sure more are in the stars…
I love clothcabin!
Not paper cabin…..
I think they love each other.
ooooooooH… love the idea of a paper mosiac… ‘n LOVE the japanese handsaw kindling SCULPTURE!… the repetition of the round ends seen in your walls ‘n the glorious texture… perhaps cloth, paper… wood?
I am learning more about wood. well wood and paper are related.
Love the paper cabin. The dark ink on light. That torn edge! A Japanese feel to it. The Japanese handsaws are great. My brother-in-law has a tree service (unfortunately not near us.) He told us about them.
there is some Japanese washi paper in there.
An amazing tool, this saw, I do a bit of cutting each day. I learn about the wood too.
I like all the different fabrics you use in your log cabin blocks💙
it’s a great way to celebrate all these scraps of self.
What?! Bored with the cabin thing! Sacrilege!
ha!, I think I’m just tired today, my eyes…
That’ll do it.
Your posts bring me peace
( Love the paper cabin block idea)
it’s a neat composition method and I think I might expand on that.