Baltimore Sonnets

Paintings and Poems, Book 31 Paintings and Poems, Book 31 Materials 1. Strathmore 100% cotton, acid free, archival paperr 2. Handmade hanji paper from Seoul, Korea 3. Hand dyed cotton paper 4. Vellum 5. Charbonnel inks 6. Acrylic paints Binding 1. Hollander's book board .087 2. Acid free adhesive, PVA glue 3. Decorative paper (silk screened) 4. Linen thread Text 72 Years poem (fragment)

365 Painted Songs, Book #30 Handmade book by Suzanne Coley Materials 1. handmade black paper: 90% cotton pulp, 10% abaca pulp, black pigment 2. handmade hanji paper 3. handmade grey paper: 70% cotton pulp, 10% abaca pulp, 20% New York Times 4. postage stamps 5. Vellum 6. Charbonnel inks 7. Acrylic paints Binding 1. Hollander's book board .087 2. Acid free adhesive, PVA glue 3. Decorative paper (silkscreened) 4. Linen thread Text 72 Years poem (fragment)

Cover of Painted Songs, Book 29 by Suzanne Coley Handmade book with handmade paper, collage, relief prints . . .  Materials 1. Handmade papers: 80% cotton pulp, 15% news paper, 5% abaca pulp, blue pigment 2. Hand dyed cotton paper 3. Handmade hanji paper 4. Dictionary pages 5. News papers (NY Times, US Today) 6. Vellum 7. Charbonnel inks 8. Acrylic paints Binding 1. Hollander's book board .087 2. Acid free adhesive, PVA glue 3. Vintage New York City MTA map (cover) 4. Linen thread Text Proverbs

hand crafted book with handmade paper . . .  365 Painted Songs, Book 28 Materials 1. Handmade paper: 70% cotton pulp, 10% abaca pulp, 20% New York Times 2. Hand dyed cotton paper 3. Dictionary pages 4. Dress pattern paper 5. Vellum 6. Charbonnel inks 7. Acrylic paints Binding 1. Hollander's book board .087 2. Acid free adhesive, PVA glue 3. Vintage New York City MTA map 4. Linen thread Text 72 Years poem (fragment)

365 Painted Songs, Book 27 by Suzanne Coley Materials 1. Handmade paper: 80% cotton pulp, 20% New York Times 2. Handmade hanji paper 3. Hand dyed cotton paper 4. Vellum 5. Antique foreign postage stamps 6. Dictionary pages 7. Collage  8. Charbonnel inks 9. Acrylic paints Binding 1. Hollander's book board .087 2. Decorative paper from India (screen printed) 3. Acid free adhesive, PVA glue 4. Linen thread Text 72 Years poem (fragment)

Till Death Do Me Part, Book 26 Materials 1. handmade paper: 70% cotton pulp, 10% abaca pulp, 20% New York Times 2. Music Sheets 3. Cotton paper 4. Mixed papers 5. Vellum 6. Charbonnel inks 7. Acrylic paints Binding 1. Hollander's book board .087 2. Acid free adhesive, PVA glue 3. Decorative paper from India (screen printed) 4. Linen thread Text 72 and she still couldn't retire.   She worked every day since 17.   Alone,  she didn't have any children or spouse.   When asked, she simply said, "Those were the  cards I was dealt."  She was tired of explaining  the truth.  That in small towns, tragedies  happen too.  Not the kinds you read in papers.  The kinds that are too sad to report: the ones  that can't be explained with reason.  ~Excerpt from poem 72 Years by Suzanne Coley ...

a page from Book 25 hand dyed cotton paper with collage Materials 1. Hand dyed cotton paper 2. Handmade hanji paper 3. Vellum 4. Antique postage stamps 5. Dictionary pages 6. Collage  7. Charbonnel inks 8. Acrylic paints Binding 1. Hollander's book board .087 2. Decorative paper from India (screen printed) 3. Acid free adhesive, PVA glue 4. Linen thread

365 handmade books in a year, Day 24 Materials 1.  Handmade black  paper 2. Strathmore 100% cotton, acid free, archival paper 3. Hanji paper from Seoul, Korea 4. Vellum 5. Antique postage stamps 6. Dictionary pages 7. Charbonnel inks 8. Acrylic paints Binding 1. Hollander's book board .087 2. Decorative paper from India (screen printed) 3. Acid free adhesive, PVA glue 4. Linen thread Poem Black Books (fragment)

cover of 365 Painted Songs, Book 23 Materials 1.  Handmade black  paper 2. Handmade grey paper: 80% cotton pulp, 10% abaca pulp, 10% New York Times 3. Hanji paper from Seoul, Korea 4. Music sheets 5. Dictionary pages 6. Vellum 7. Antique postage stamps 8. Charbonnel inks 9. Acrylic paints Binding 1. Hollander's book board .087 2. Antique map (cover) 3. Acid free adhesive, PVA glue 4. Linen thread Poem Black Books (fragment)

365 books in a year: Day 22 Materials 1. Cotton paper 2. Antique Symphony sheets 3. Mathematics page 4. Vellum 5. Dictionary page 6. Charbonnel inks 7. Acrylic paints Binding 1. Hollander's book board .087 2. Vintage NYC MTA map (cover) 3. Acid free adhesive, PVA glue 4. Linen thread Poem 72 years (fragment)

365 handmade books in a year, book 21 Materials 1.  Handmade  paper: 80% cotton pulp, 10% abaca pulp, 10% New York Times 2. Strathmore 100% cotton, acid free, archival paper 3. Original mathematics notes 4. Vellum 5. Antique postage stamps 6. Antique map 7. Charbonnel inks 8. Acrylic paints Binding 1. Hollander's book board .087 2. Decorative paper from India (screen printed) 3. Acid free adhesive, PVA glue 4. Linen thread Poem 72 Years (fragment)

pages from 365 Painted Songs, book 20  Materials 1. handmade paper: 80% cotton pulp, 10% abaca pulp, 10% recycled paper 2. handmade hanji paper 3. music sheets 4. arches watercolor paper 5. Postage stamps 6. Vellum 7. Charbonnel inks 8. Acrylic paints Binding 1. Hollander's book board .087 2. Acid free adhesive, PVA glue 3. Decorative paper from India 4. Linen thread Text 72 Years  (fragment)

pages from 365 Painted Songs, book 19 Materials 1. linocut on handmade paper: 80% cotton pulp, 10% abaca pulp, 10% New York Times 2. handmade hanji paper 3. music sheets 4. Strathmore 100% cotton paper 5. found papers 6. Postage stamps 7. Vellum 8. Charbonnel inks 9. Acrylic paints Binding 1. Hollander's book board .087 2. Acid free adhesive, PVA glue 3. Antique world map 4. Linen thread Text 72 years (fragment)

cover of 365 Painted Songs, Day 18 Materials 1. Handmade paper: 80% cotton pulp, 10% abaca pulp, 10% New York Times 2. Strathmore papers 3. Handmade hanji paper 4. Postage stamps 5. Vellum 6. Charbonnel inks 7. Acrylic paints Binding 1. Hollander's book board .087 2. Acid free adhesive, PVA glue 3. Vintage world map 4. Linen thread Text Proverbs