{ New Works from the * Bimbur Books * Studio }

'Intention' : 5 x 8 1/4" (Spine View)

'Intention' : 5 x 8 1/4" (Back Cover View)

'Intention' : 5 x 8 1/4" (End Cover View)

'Intention' : 5 x 8 1/4" (Front Cover Detail View)

'Laurel's Book' : 6 x 8" (Spine View)

'Laurel's Book' : 6 x 8" (Back Cover View)

'Laurel's Book' : 6 x 8" (End Cover View)

'Laurel's Book' : 6 x 8" (Front Cover Detail View)

'Enlightenment' : 5 x 8 1/4" (Spine View)

'Enlightenment' : 5 x 8 1/4" (Back Cover View)

'Enlightenment' : 5 x 8 1/4" (End Cover View)

'Enlightenment' : 5 x 8 1/4" (Front Cover Detail View)

{ More NEW Works from the : Bimbur * Studio }

{ NEW Works from the : Bimbur * Studio }

Paper Bundle Revealed!

I took the time to put together a bundle a few weeks ago. With all that has been going on, the 'Creative Girls' Tribe', 'Art Church', coaching other creative mamas, my regular part-time job with another artist in town and being Mom to my sweet, adorable little 4 year old...its taken me awhile to post the results! I am pleased and know that there are many more print days ahead. I am anxious to try some different water. My basement studio has old pipes and I know that this impacts the results. I am getting a lot of orange on my papers. When I lived in a place with newer pipes, I got more grays and yellows. Now I seem to be getting more blacks and oranges.

I love the unexpected results of eco-printing/dyeing but as I book more and more workshops, I am starting to understand the importance of keeping a notebook to control results.  I think I need to start testing the pH of water, attempt to understand the impact of rust and other additives and the natural dye properties of the leaves that I use to print.

What are your thoughts on keeping a record of your dyepots? Do you like to have more control or do you prefer to be suprised? I would love to hear your thoughts on this in the comments below! 

Sunday Solace //

It's definitely summer here in Blacksburg! My calendar is filling up so quickly...I feel blessed with so many opportunities and overwhelmed at the same time. I want to give my daughter a wonderful summer vacation and I want to continue to pursue my creative, spirit fueled life. I found my solace for the week--through time in the studio, time on the yoga mat and time in nature. I even found some time this past weekend to spend alone...I have decided that may be the best solace of all... First up is the gorgeous handmade paper book by Maggie Puckett. I want to try to get a handmade paper with things found in nature off the ground this fall...I think this book just might inspire this idea into reality. Are you drooling over this book yet?

Next up is something that I continue to teach my daughter. I chose an alternative way to live life. I chose to work part-time so that I can focus on making art and getting closer to something bigger than myself. Just because we chose a different path, does not mean we are living life wrong...just different.

Of course I am featuring a beautiful eco-print! This one is from India Flint. It was Flint's work that inspired me to start printing! I remember seeing these outrageous leaf prints and thinking to myself, "What the hell is that and more importantly, how do I do it?" I fell down the rabbit hole right then and there and never looked back...

I found this adorable handlettering on Pinterest. It linked to an art website but I cannot find a specific artist...which is a bummer. I would love to know who made this so I can give them credit!

How about this beautiful artist journal spread by Orly Avineri?

And finally, an article on being raw and vulnerable and all those lovely things that are just so damn scary sometimes... I found this gem on Rebelle Society.  I love their articles and how to live a life on your own terms. I may do my own thing, but I still need some guidance...

What do you do to find solace in amidst chaos?