Work from this week

What I did: This week I created two new book covers, and almost finished the cover I was working on last week (6 hours). I also looked at a few books that I rented from the Library, which had history of book making and a couple of new bindings that I had never used before. It also talked about calligraphy in books as well as marbling of paper which seemed pretty interesting (30 minutes). I also sent an email to a woman in Detroit to see if I could work with one of her students (2 hours). I talked to her this morning on the phone and I am meeting her this friday at 1:00. After the phone call I worked on collecting things to work with while I am there and created some questions that I would like to ask her while I am there (1.5 hours). I also spent a little bit of time working on the drawings that I have been making in my first book that I created (2 hours).

What I discovered: I discovered a student in Detroit with Autism named Denee. After speaking with Cassandra (the woman from Detroit) I found out that their are three children that I might be able to work with, but Denee, even though she is really quite is very passionate about art, so I might want to work with her. Cassandra said it might be a little bit harder to get her to come out of her shell though then the other two girls. I also discovered different textured papers from hollanders to work with for covers for my book.

What I should do next: This friday I am going to Detroit to meet with Denee and see if she would be able to work with me once a a week for the next couple months. I'm also going to continue working on books and bindings and perfecting the techniques.

Strange inspiration: Over the weekend I read a book that was on the New York Times best sellers list in my free time, but it really got me thinking about how different people view things. I read a book called Room. Room was about a 5 year old boy who is stuck in a 5x11 foot room with his mom since he was born. His mother was kidnapped a imprisoned there when she was 19. The whole story is written though the eyes of the little boy. Its interesting to see his world grow and how he sees things compared to his mother.
   Even though this book wasn't directly related to what I am doing for class it does share a common theme. I wanted to show work through another persons eye as it compares to mine, where as the book compared the little boy and his mother.