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©2005, The Findings of the Expedition to an Unknown Land by Ludmilla Paulsdotter, 8 x 7 x 3 inches, closed. Opened all the way it measures 70 inches. Accordion fold book. Watercolor paper, museum board, old photos, ink. I have always been fascinated by other people's family photos. I found a box on ebay that was largely landscapes. I had the photos spread out on my worktable and noticed that the horizon line could line up and make an interesting landscape. I began tearing them up and arranging them in different ways. When I had about 3 feet, and couldn't protect it from our cats, I realized I should glue them down. Here is a blog entry about how I used dreams for inspiration in this book. Not for Sale. Scroll down for more views.
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All the recognizable people are from my family. They are either current or from old photos. I keep telling my Mom to not throw things away, but I don't think she gets it.
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That's me when I was about 10 on a bike. I had copies of old photos printed to mix in with the ebay photos.
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The duck ride and the spiral trees are from a trip to Bonfante Gardens. I think they are closed now.
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I love the shapes of old cars and trucks. That is a statue from the garden at the Rosicrucian Museum in San Jose.
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This is one of my favorite pages. I dreamed that I was traveling in small boats with my family. They were row boat sized, but with no oars. We stepped off a hill, into the boats, and floated away in the air.
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On the back I made a map of the area, complete with a key to the symbols. The landmarks and cities got the explorer's names. This page shows Charlesson Fortress, Paulsdotter City and Shadow Lands.
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On the left is more of the map, and a key to the symbols on the map. I had fun studying old maps to get ideas for this book.
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