Unfortunately, I don't know HOW to do this. So I'm going to explain what I did on this little side here because, I can't figure out how to organize. 

So, first I picked out the project and that was the cigarette boxes. And I figured, paint wouldn't work, so I went ahead and did tape!! What tape to choose? I couldn't figure it out. But then I was thinking that I really am fond of black and white, so silver and black would work well, the other options were rainbow, or solid colors. But I liked silver and black, especially since I left pieces of the red Marlboro boxes that I used showing. I chose the title "Feet of Clay" because of its symbolism. The picture, if you're interested, is actually of the statues outside of the Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada. I've always loved those statues. I took a lot of time picking out the order of the pages of the book. I didn't want to put things that were too much alike together, or things that were too different. Also I was weary of putting poems that I really liked together and leaving ones I wasn't too fond of at the end. I took everything and finally got my order. The reason that the pages are all messy and taped down (which you can see when looking at the xerox copies) was because, much like demonstrated in my using the blog, I'm not as good with technology as I thought. I could not wrap my mind around how to get this page, to line up with that, and what order to type it in. I must have done it a hundred times. Finally I just cut everything up and did it manually and liked the result, so I kept it that way. Messy. which also works with the title "Feet of Clay".

I enjoyed the workshop very much, getting all of your work in the mail was like getting secret presents! 

winding down

Hey all,

My journals will be in the mail for you today. 

Meanwhile, here are some scanned images of the final product, as well as my reflection below.

Happy 2009!

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Nancy's back and front chapbook cover laid out flat

This is a view of my chapbook cover laid out flat, hand sewn in the center to bind the pages snugly inside. I folded these little books in half, stacked them all together, and bound them tightly in plastic wrap for several weeks so they'll hopefully stay flat.

Nancy's chapbook documented

This is the last page of prose followed by my publishing page. I created fifteen original watercolor paintings as chapbook covers and numbered each one here on the publishing page. I made up the name for my press. I included here where this chapbook was published and when.

This is an excerpt of the chapbook showing side by side pages printed with prose. This is the part of low-fi publishing where a mock-up of the book is critical, since the order of the pages is important in order for the end product to read like a book.

This is the first page of my prose. I found many interesting font and style choices. However, I thought it would be best to keep the words as small as possible, while still being easy enough to read. So I went with this simple font.

This is the title page. I punched six tiny holes through the pages that make up my book and the cover. This is what the binding looks like as each page of the book is turned. Only in the middle of the book is the black binding visible along the center of the book.

This is the watercolor painted cover. It is hand-sewn on with black tapestry thread and tied in the center with a square knot.