My 160th Post: Still Rambling on

Well, I can’t believe that this is my 160th post!  What on earth have I found to write (or ramble on about?)  I now have 11 categories.  Some of these are well left behind – like the London Jaunt and LasVegas.  They’re nice to look back on though.  I am continuing with my Transcription.  ThatContinue reading “My 160th Post: Still Rambling on”

Altered art book, Page 23 continued

Page 23 of my altered art book continued from this One artist springs immediately to mind – artist Mona Hatoum. (b. 1975 Beirut Lebanon).  In her exhibition ‘The Grater Divide’ at the White Cube 2002 the artist used familiar objects on a larger scale, such as a fold out cheese grater that acts as a roomContinue reading “Altered art book, Page 23 continued”

Altered Art book: Page 23 The muffled voice

page-23 Page 23 of my altered art book.  It seems so long since I last did a page, lets hope I’m now on a roll lol!  I am very nearly near the end of the first ‘chapter’ (there are 3 altogether I think) and I am already having a problem closing this book! The text Continue reading “Altered Art book: Page 23 The muffled voice”

Altered art book: page 21 Dark Days in the Coffin

page21 Continuing with my altered art book, I have now reached page 21.  I am still doing pages whose words were chosen a long time ago and for a particular reason.Though those original reasons are now lost, I am just going by what suggests itself to me, and I shall see what happens.  I chose quite a lotContinue reading “Altered art book: page 21 Dark Days in the Coffin”

Altered art book: page 20 James Dean arrives

Continuing with my altered art book, the words that were chosen were; ‘Little bastard!’ Then high heels across the hallway and kitchen, then the door clicked shut.. He stared at her and stomped off up the road…. Again, WHY THOSE PARTICULAR WORDS?  What was I thinking of when I chose them?  The answer is lostContinue reading “Altered art book: page 20 James Dean arrives”

Altered art book Page 19 Behind the Curtain

Continuing my Altered art book: page 19: the words I have chosen are; He had a moment of clairvoyance He turned cold inside and something tightened in his head…… I had a bit of a job with this.  Why had I chosen those words so long ago?   ‘A moment of clairvoyance’ what does itContinue reading “Altered art book Page 19 Behind the Curtain”

Altered art book: page 17 Junk for Sale

Continuing my Altered art book: page 17, the words chosen are: – and The streets smelt of simmering green vegetables and gas leaks… stained green sofa ‘Didn’t realise it was for sale’ Everything is for sale Inside the room was such a concentration of junk as he’d never seen before……. Strange words eh? ‘simmering greenContinue reading “Altered art book: page 17 Junk for Sale”

Altered art book: Pages so far, ongoing

Whilst looking back at the pages I have done in  my altered art book, I became aware that some of these pages were going backwards!  In order to rectify this, I have now put these in order, with the narrative I have chosen from the book.  This makes the story flow better .  The redContinue reading “Altered art book: Pages so far, ongoing”