I am stymied in my 200 artist book man­u­fac­ture. The first 35 went quickly into pro­duc­tion and I uti­lized E6000 glue to cre­ate the spine. E6000 will secure a live chicken to the bumper of a Volvo. But now the book cov­ers will be com­prised of match­book cov­ers and I need small, ever so tiny, sta­ples to secure the spines. Sta­pled Spines. Sounds like a punk rock group, doesn’t it? Or like my per­sonal spine, lumbar-​fused with pedi­cle screws. For me, find­ing the right tool for the job requires more than sim­ply secur­ing the appro­pri­ate mechan­i­cal device. Severe degen­er­a­tive arthri­tis of the osteo vari­ety, lim­its my mobil­ity, espe­cially in the hands. I have no grip, no thumb strength and, to make mat­ters worse, I can’t push down on any­thing — torn rota­tor cuffs.

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Found out something truly fascinating today when I perused a knowledge lidbit (which is slightly more than a tidbit) concerning what the dimensions of a piece A4 paper is. Come to find out, standard paper sizes are based on a single aspect ratio of the square root of 2 or  [√2 = 1:1.4142] The way to figure out dimensions is to fold an A4 size piece of paper in half, do it again, again, again... ad infinitum. Wikipedia puts the explanation of paper sizing standards thusly: "The main advantage of this system is its scaling: if a sheet with an aspect ratio of √2 is divided into two equal halves parallel to its shortest sides, then the halves will again have an aspect ratio of √2." ... read more

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Schenley Farms Collection now online, see link above. More photos available soon. This collection contains altered books, small boxes, and a pocketbook purse. Inspiration came from Donna Parker teen novels, Woodrow Wilson's papers, WWI ephemera, and a photo of my father's soldier cousin whose last name was "Schorr" thus prompting the ultimate pick-up line of all time "Hey ladies, stick close to the shore..." ... read more

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