So many fairy tales and old fashioned books begin with the words
Once upon a time... but this week's book-of-the-week isn't an ordinary book.
The Garden of Peace is an assortment of books, objects, and text... all housed within a three-section box that opens from two opposite sides. This type of box is sometimes referred to as an opposing hinge box, but this artist prefers to call it a
magic box. And that is what this week's book is about... the possibility of magic... of a wish that was formed on a walk in the woods... the fantastical idea of a
Garden of Peace.
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| the memory of a daydream.. |
The lid of the box is covered with pastepaper of a lush green forest and tall leafy trees. The box sides, interior and exterior, are green floral Italian print paper. The three hinge strips are double-sided and made of moss green bookcloth and handmade German text paper digitally printed with the story. When the lid is opened to the right, two shadow-box partitions separated by the text-covered hinge strip are revealed. The top shadow box holds a little hand-wrought copper gate and a collection of mica flakes. The bottom shadow box houses a tunnel book of a path through a forest of trees. Each panel was cut by hand then painted with acrylic paints.
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| opened to the right... |
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tunnel book through the forest
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When the lid is opened to the left, a single shadow-box in the center of the box, and two text-covered hinge strips are revealed. Inside the center shadow box is the little letterpress cord-bound book of mantras, The Peace Garden, from last week's book-of-the-week.
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| opened to the left... |
This the story of a walk in the woods... and a daydream...
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| a walk in the woods... |
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| .my mind began to wander... |
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| an Eden... |
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| looking in... |
Imagine a
Garden of Peace, everywhere.
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