The mysterious black bead - from Skybridge Studios (Lisa Iversen)

[Marie Wintzer]

 

Lisa Iversen (Skybridge Studios) is sending me this beautiful piece. I say piece because I am not entirely sure in which category to put it. When I received it our conversation went something like this: 
M - Thank you for your wonderful bookie, Lisa. 
L - The black bead is supposed to be a volcano. 
M - black bead? I can't see any black bead? 
L - Don't be so slow (she didn't say that). It's not a bookie, it's an envelope. You have to tear it open to remove the content.

 

 

I didn't want to ruin Lisa's work but I was really desperate for the volcano/bead, so I did as she told me, but the envelope was looking more and more like... a book, and no sign of bead. What do you think, can you see it? Did something get lost in translation and I am looking for something that is right in front of my eyes?

 

 

Whatever it is, I can't help seeing it as a book. It could easily be telling a story, with elegant illustrations, and several (at least 3) examples of asemic writing, maybe vispo too? This is an inspiring work, I now feel like making books with hidden compartments and sliding doors. Lisa, thank you very much for sending, I love it!

 

 

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September 7, update: Found it!!

 

 

Tightly sewn into two fragile pages of Alice in Wonderland.

 

And... it's a volcano alright! Well worth the wait. Thank you Lisa!

 

 

 

[Marie Wintzer]

:-))))) Lisa!! I see...  I kept looking for it for three days :-)) so funny.

Thanks everyone!

[Yvonne Neldel]

Ohhhhhhhhhh.....this is really beautyiul- Thank you for the nice blog and the photos!This work is

all about shadows and lines. And very myterious too. You must have felt like a little child again. How lovely!

But what about the bead? I cannot find it either....so I also have to visit Lisas blog.

Keep on trying and trying and someday when you don´t think about it----IT´S THERE!:)

 

Many greetings,

 

Yvonne.

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

This is fascinating and mysterious. What an unusual structure for a boekie! Lisa has done an amazing work here, and your photos are fantastic, too, Marie!

Lisa sent one to Greece too, even though I am not in Asemics #4. And I have yet to see a black bead anywhere....but it must be there ;-) If you go to Lisa's blog you will find instructions on how to "turn-the-pages" WITHOUT cutting the tape! A fun chapter this is!