Category: Books
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“Calendar Boys”: A “Lost” Installation Refound
When we moved from Bodrum to Foça last May, I had the task of cleaning out my studio. It hadn’t had a good spring cleaning in around 10 years, and being a natural pack-rat (a good characteristic for someone who makes collages, but a bad one for someone with a small studio space), I found […]
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“Top 10 Ideas From Amongst Which At Least 1 Must Be Chosen Before Another Idea Is Had”
You may have noticed that I haven’t written anything in a while, and that I haven’t posted any pictures of nice-and-shiny artwork, or even rough-and-tumble work-in-progress. Of course, you may not have noticed, because you were busy doing things in the actual, three-dimensional world rather than (how shall I put this?) “spending time enjoying your […]
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Valentine’s Day Open Studio
So, a friend of mine mentioned an artist she read about who was trying to survive on donations she was soliciting as a means of support for her art-making. I’m guessing that if she’s doing this through a crowdfunding web site, she’s “giving away” pieces of artwork as “gifts” to the folks making these donations. I suppose that […]
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Wisteria Books
So, I made these books last month, see? Back when the wisteria was in full bloom here in Bodrum. Here we call it “Mor Salkım” – in other words, “Hanging Purple”. Boy, it was just hanging all over – I even followed Fadime’s advice and made some Wisteria Jam – believe it, or not. I […]
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The Little Book of Dirt
From “the psudo-science microbiology” comes… “The Little Book of Dirt” or, why we all need to remember to wash our hands, and perhaps not head for that box of poison to get rid of those pesky little varmints in our garden, especially when (we read that) coca-cola will do the trick… The end.
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‘Lettuce’ Make a Book…
The Little Book of Lettuce Inspired by Hope’s garden, I made a Little Book of Lettuce. Accordion style, with a little bit of John Steinbeck thrown in for good measure. It looks like this:
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Pavement Landscapes
Ta-da! Finally, the first Little Book of Pavement is finished! (And it is really little…) So, here is the view of Pavement Landscapes: What happens when you build too many houses on the hill – and then it rains… The End. (So, what do you think?)
Deborah Semel Demirtaş 