http://beeches13.skyrock.com/I am a Calligrapher turned Bookartist, a member of the North Redwood Bookarts Guild in Northern California since 1998, a founder member of UK Bookarts group Quarto and a regular contributor to &#34;Bound and Lettered&#34; published by John Neal. I regularly give workshops for both groups and have exhibited my work on both sides of the Atlantic. I live in the beautiful medieval city of York.daily12008-07-23T21:15:01Zbeeches132008-07-23T21:15:01Zenhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32256/f/437763/p/1/s/749589c6/l/0Lbeeches130Bskyrock0N0C191130A84250EAltered0EBook0E50Bhtml/story01.htmPage Detail To see a larger version of any picture on the site, just click on the selected picture. <img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32256/f/437763/p/1/s/749589c6/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/1955957190/u/0/f/437763/c/32256/s/1955957190/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/1955957190/u/0/f/437763/c/32256/s/1955957190/a2.img" border="0"/></a>http://beeches13.skyrock.com/1911308425-Altered-Book-5.htmlbeeches13Skyrock Blog2008-07-23T21:15:01Zen Page Detail To see a larger version of any picture on the site, just click on the selected picture.

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]]>http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32256/f/437763/p/1/s/5c66a234/l/0Lbeeches130Bskyrock0N0C19112479590EThere0Eare0Ebig0Ewaves0Bhtml/story01.htmLovely sculptural shape from the simplest design<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32256/f/437763/p/1/s/5c66a234/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/1550230068/u/0/f/437763/c/32256/s/1550230068/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/1550230068/u/0/f/437763/c/32256/s/1550230068/a2.img" border="0"/></a>http://beeches13.skyrock.com/1911247959-There-are-big-waves.htmlbeeches13Skyrock Blog2008-07-23T19:42:20Zen Lovely sculptural shape from the simplest design

]]>http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32256/f/437763/p/1/s/28f0ad7b/l/0Lbeeches130Bskyrock0N0C1911240A5550EHappiness0Eis0EChocolate0Bhtml/story01.htmReal chocolate wrapper - real chocolate bar! Happiness quotes inside<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32256/f/437763/p/1/s/28f0ad7b/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/686861691/u/0/f/437763/c/32256/s/686861691/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/686861691/u/0/f/437763/c/32256/s/686861691/a2.img" border="0"/></a>http://beeches13.skyrock.com/1911240555-Happiness-is-Chocolate.htmlbeeches13Skyrock Blog2008-07-23T19:43:52Zen Real chocolate wrapper - real chocolate bar! Happiness quotes inside

]]>http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32256/f/437763/p/1/s/582c2c4a/l/0Lbeeches130Bskyrock0N0C18948220A730EPyramid0EBook0E20Bhtml/story01.htmInspired by Michael Jacobs' sculptural books. Decorated with details from photographs taken at a Pow Wow in Cody, Wyoming. Words and basic wisdoms by Native Americans...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32256/f/437763/p/1/s/582c2c4a/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/1479289930/u/0/f/437763/c/32256/s/1479289930/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/1479289930/u/0/f/437763/c/32256/s/1479289930/a2.img" border="0"/></a>http://beeches13.skyrock.com/1894822073-Pyramid-Book-2.htmlbeeches13Skyrock Blog2008-07-15T19:32:42Zen Inspired by Michael Jacobs' sculptural books. Decorated with details from photographs taken at a Pow Wow in Cody, Wyoming. Words and basic wisdoms by Native Americans...

]]>http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32256/f/437763/p/1/s/79ece497/l/0Lbeeches130Bskyrock0N0C18948142810EPyramid0EBook0Bhtml/story01.htmBook shown closed<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32256/f/437763/p/1/s/79ece497/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/2045568151/u/0/f/437763/c/32256/s/2045568151/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/2045568151/u/0/f/437763/c/32256/s/2045568151/a2.img" border="0"/></a>http://beeches13.skyrock.com/1894814281-Pyramid-Book.htmlbeeches13Skyrock Blog2008-07-15T19:29:27Zen Book shown closed

]]>http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32256/f/437763/p/1/s/288746a1/l/0Lbeeches130Bskyrock0N0C1894810A1410EFan0EBook0Bhtml/story01.htmThe very descriptive words of this poem deserved a very elegant and textured finish. Machine and hand stitching, gold lettering, blind embossing and beads.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32256/f/437763/p/1/s/288746a1/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/679954081/u/0/f/437763/c/32256/s/679954081/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/679954081/u/0/f/437763/c/32256/s/679954081/a2.img" border="0"/></a>http://beeches13.skyrock.com/1894810141-Fan-Book.htmlbeeches13Skyrock Blog2008-07-15T19:27:51Zen The very descriptive words of this poem deserved a very elegant and textured finish. Machine and hand stitching, gold lettering, blind embossing and beads.

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]]>http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32256/f/437763/p/1/s/5b90997b/l/0Lbeeches130Bskyrock0N0C18947794870EGrandchildren0E20Bhtml/story01.htmInside. Cinquain written by me on a transatlantic flight. Figures die cut at Eureka Teaccher's Centre (CA). Photos of my grandchildren and their great grandmothers....<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32256/f/437763/p/1/s/5b90997b/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/1536203131/u/0/f/437763/c/32256/s/1536203131/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/1536203131/u/0/f/437763/c/32256/s/1536203131/a2.img" border="0"/></a>http://beeches13.skyrock.com/1894779487-Grandchildren-2.htmlbeeches13Skyrock Blog2008-07-15T19:15:59Zen Inside. Cinquain written by me on a transatlantic flight. Figures die cut at Eureka Teaccher's Centre (CA). Photos of my grandchildren and their great grandmothers....

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