Fabulous Book Art!

Not Yet Civil Dawn, New Jersey, 2018-05-01 5:12 AM EDT

An extreme digital reworking of a detail from the image.

@istiyorum gökyüzünü simsiyaha boyamak: Thank you. Danke. Merci beaucoup. Gracias. Gracie!!

Easter Monday In the silence of this Unexpected storm Spiky daffodil leaves Thrust upwards Green exclamations In the fast-growing blanket. 4/2/2018 Maplewood NJ

Digital Play #5: Sunset, Edge of the Hayfield. 12/19/2017.

I catch your scent,

Am breathless.

I hear you whisper,

Am speechless.

I dream of you,

Am defenseless.

Come morning,

I am bereft.

I cannot hold you.

@soulreserve

dreams full

I’ve held on to you

In fists-full

In breaths-full

In dreams-full

© SoulReserve 2018

tea from leaf

finest loose-leaf tea

holds flavors of place and time

within its buds,

like next season’s fruits

asleep in flowers

as yet unopened

in winter’s chill.

draw forth their

somewheres and their

sometimes

in the infusion of hot water

and skillfully dried leaves

that is the tea we share.

we are carried to the

edge of a realm

as cold and temperamental as

Shiva,

to the foothills of the Himalayas

and the tea estates of

Darjeeling.

fragrant steam and

delicate flavor

wreath our heart-thoughts,

bond porcelain moods,

revive fugitive memories,

and transform longing to

gratitude,

as you wait, and I

watch,

sharing tea.

© Sealanehill 2017

for @soulreserve

NYC near 125th St., 7/28/2018. Especially for @soulreserve

First and last images in this group* — « Líber », Coderch & Malavia, 74 cm., 2020.

Some notes on this piece (because it intrigued me):

Joan Coderch (1959- ) and Javier Malavia (1970- ) are Valencia-based sculptors who have been working together in a collaborative partnership known as Coderch & Malavia since 2015 (1, 2). Their Instagram account identifies this sculpture as a 2020 work in white and brown patinated bronze called « Líber » (3), probably signifying “free” in Valencian Catalan. The sculpture stands 78 centimeters (30.75 inches) tall and was produced as “Li[í?]ber (White)” in an edition of eight (4). In addition to the 8-piece edition in white and brown patina, the sculptors also apparently produced an edition of eight, “Li[í?]ber (Black),” in bronze with black patina (5, 6).

* When I first encountered this reblogged post, only the very first image showed. The other sculptures are (from top to bottom): « El tejido del tiempo (Tissue of Time) », “Clio’s Dream,” “The Flight of the Swan,” “Haiku,” and “Moonlight Shadow.”

1. https://www.coderchmalavia.com/en/about-us/

2. https://mymodernmet.com/coderch-malavia-figurative-sculptures/

3. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDLj52Jnm27/?igshid=fsbjzoc42ean

4. https://www.galeriemokum.com/artists/31-coderch-%26-malavia/works/1111-coderch-malavia-liber-white-2020/

5. https://test.artcld.com/art/liber-black-patina-by-coderch-malavia

6. https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/interiors/art/_liber-4f8b

Frozen in Time.Spanish Sculptors, Coderch & Malavia.