First, I heard the sound of the mailman at the door. And sure enough, there was a small box waiting for me. I knew exactly what it was -- I'd been expecting it, as the contributors in the U.S. had already announced on our group message board that their books were arriving -- and I must admit I was excited as I opened it. Here is what I saw:

Isn't that a beautiful pouch! But what it contained was even better:

Truly stunning! The cover, the peace rose, is a photograph by Vivian Montre. Lovely!
This thick book -- ripe with photographs -- was an obvious labour of love, as its creation must have entailed hours at the cutting table and sewing machine, creating a wonderous fabric-bound book of floral photographs. The images are all attached at the top on one long strip of fabric, then the book was closed accordion-style, and held together by a large safety pin. If I undo the pin, it unfolds to a bloomin' beauty that I could -- and likely will -- hang across a wall in my studio. It's so beautiful and so inspiring.
By the way, here's my contribution. The words are my own creation.

So this is a public THANK YOU to both Catherine and the other group members. Thank you for sharing your art. I can't tell you how much I look forward to the next book, and the next one after that, and the next.........
3 comments:
What an amazing project! Your photo and the words with it are stunning. Beautiful.
(and the pouch? Lovely)
Fantastic photo and poem. There's something magical about a dandelion at this stage, isn't there? It's like a 3D mandala.
P.S. I met Catherine Anderson at Artfest a couple of years ago and she's a fabulous person and artist.
Beautiful!
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