An easy way to wax paper is to have some sheets of newspaper underneath (to retain the heat) - iron the top sheet, and rub the side of a candle over it. The iron tends to "smoke" on contact with the hot wax, so do this by an open window -
Here's the finished "book" - it's a newspaper, complete with homemade newspaper stick.
Here's the finished "book" - it's a newspaper, complete with homemade newspaper stick. If poetry is "news that stays news" (TS Eliot) ... then perhaps this is "news that never was news" - ?
Some pages are just lines, and some are from other types of travelwriting I did earlier in the year -
I was surprised to discover the puffer paste on the page on the left -
Even the skybirds get a look in -
At the mid-point review we bring one item, lay it on the table, and listen. The others talk about it for 10-15 minutes. I'm still at a bit of a loss myself as to what this "book" is "about" (it came from nowhere - or somewhere - or everywhere), so this could be very interesting!
Some pages are just lines, and some are from other types of travelwriting I did earlier in the year -
I was surprised to discover the puffer paste on the page on the left -
Even the skybirds get a look in -
At the mid-point review we bring one item, lay it on the table, and listen. The others talk about it for 10-15 minutes. I'm still at a bit of a loss myself as to what this "book" is "about" (it came from nowhere - or somewhere - or everywhere), so this could be very interesting!
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