Judy Tart told me that a friend introduced her to fabric altered books–using a child’s board book as a base. They are extravagant collages of almost anything: fabric, paper, photos, trinkets and findings. She is working on one now. Here’s an example of a fabric altered book. I made these in art school. It’s fun. Try it yourself.
Mary E. Trimble’s new book “Tenderfoot” is out! Mary is the author of “Rosemount” and “McClellan’s Bluff.” “Tenderfoot” is available on-line through publisher Treble Heart Books. Personalized copies may be ordered from Mary Trimble Books. Price: $13.50 ISBN 978-1-936127-09-2
Ernest Dempsey is starting a new magazine called Recovering the Self, on self-help/growth/development. It will be published by the Loving Healing Press and will include articles, essays, stories (both fictional and true), journal entries, book reviews, short plays, interviews – virtually anything on the theme of healing/recovering from a trauma, setback, or loss. Feel free…
Yvonne Perry and I have been blogging buddies since 2006 when she featured my book “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary” on a Writers in the Sky podcast. Search Riehlife for archives about Yvonne Perry by typing her name in the search box. We finally met in person during my audio book launch in Nashville. Her new…
Marcel Toussaint and I met through the St. Louis Writers Guild. Besides being a brilliant and productive Poet-Lyricist-Novelist, I can attest that Marcel is a dream on the dance floor–as I discovered at a STL Writers Guild party. Marcel was also kind enough to respond to the sample from “Sightlines: A Family Love Story in…
Eden Maxwell needs your votes to reach finalist in the Talenthouse Art Competition! Vote for Eden’s witty figurative painting “The Readymade.” What’s a Readymade? These burst upon the art world through Marcel Duchamp. André Breton and Paul Éluard’s in their Dictionnaire abrégé du Surréalisme defines a Readymade as “an ordinary object elevated to the dignity…
Reverse chronological order…. Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was born. (June 6, 1599 – August 6, 1660) My parents Erwin A. Thompson and Ruth E. Thompson were married June 6, 1942 (66th anniversary today). D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II Erwin and Ruth Thompson snuggle up on a past…