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December 25, 2009
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A selection of pages from The Book of Soil, an experimental book- and paper-making project.
The content is related to my own ongoing interest in life cycles, decomposition, and the often overlooked world beneath our feet. I have a nearly religious reverence for decomposers, and the idea that the vehicle through which we achieve a very real (if only physical) immortality is the lowest of life forms, who go about their work indiscriminately and with no expectation of praise in return. I hope that this book communicates some part of the flawless grace of that reciprocal arrangement, and that the knowledge of it can be as comforting to others as it is to me.

All paper is handmade with a combination of fibers including flax, kozo, gampi, abaca, and self-harvested cattails, and a number of pigments and additives. The book has an exposed hardcover binding and measures 4.5"x6". The illustrations were drawn directly with ink, and the text added via image transfer.

In doing this I found out that pillbugs are terrestrial crustaceans and they breathe through gills. :]
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Given 2010-11-08
the book of soil by *lostsoulx44 suggester said:"The dedication to this project is clearly seen in the perfectly executed final result, not only does it show some impressive papermaking skills but also the amazing attention to detail in the exquisite illustrations and well thought out type." ( Suggested by ~gngbng and Featured by `BluestOfBirds )
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~LIA-RAMIREZ Feb 3, 2013
its so beautiful!!!!!!
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Mood: Joy ~AadenWolfgangson Oct 2, 2012   Artisan Crafter
great!
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~Santimocho Sep 30, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
charming
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Mood: Love ~PandoraLewis Jun 23, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
Simply Brilliant, girl.
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~ynive May 18, 2012
this is disgusting :D and yet so beautiful.
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~chinopisces May 14, 2012
Absolutely exquisite.
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~silver-ships-fly May 3, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
wow!
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~Mar-Enil May 3, 2012
A book lover has their way of orgasm to show the excitement and joy over looking at such a fantasticcc book!
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Mood: Love ~dooftan Apr 30, 2012
This.Is.Awesome.

I'd love to touch this papers, they're great ! Well done !
Drawings are cool too, and the concept is very good. Yeah, I love what you've done.
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~Paperflower86 Feb 25, 2012
This is amazing, the colours, the textures, the whole concept are just wonderful *__*
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