It's Time to Write in the Journal
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This year, 2007, marks Tapissary’s 30th anniversary. To celebrate, I’ve been making adjustments to the grammar. The journal is my practice sheet where I merge linguistic invention with my daily experiences.
"Spoken" Tapissary comes in 2 flavors. "Tapisi" sounds like a French Slavic blend, while "Sevens" takes English vocabulary as its base. The celloglyphs (hieroglyphs) are written the same for both the Tapisi and Sevens styles. These two spoken forms can also be written with the Latin alphabet, as seen in the following entries. For the time being, I'm focusing on Sevens.
The formulae you see preceding each phrase below (such as: [≈] + V ) refer to the cyclic grammar.
Images and Vocabulary. I base these short Tapissed texts on images. The illustrated entries give me daily practice with language, drawing and/or photography. Each day I highlight a vocabulary word, showing how it fits into a sentence.
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tapissed entries
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Sept 7 2007
[=] /\+/\ While taking a walk this evening, +/\ I saw the house that often catches my attention. +∆ It looks like a small gateway to a medieval town in Spain. +∆ The doors and windows were wide open to cool the interior from the warm day. +/\ Seeing the bright living room and the dark night coiled around it, +<> a recurring thought about the 2 classes of space surfaced: +| all the details contained within insidedness, and the infinite collections of outsidedness, are both profoundly simple.
While a tôwawraalking now evening, thnôhoundouuse that often catch my gteatteention. It loohook like a small gateway iit to a medieval town in Spain. Ge dooghr and wighndow theey were wide open lacool tr’interior from tra warm day. Tra bright living thnôroooming and tra dark night around it coindoil, a recurring thought about tra 2 class of space serface menny: all the deeghtail contained within insidedness, and the infinite colleeghction of outsidedness, are both profoundly simple.
Sept 6 2007
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[=] |+| The word ‘marshmallow’ came up in yesterday’s entry. +| A marshmallow is a pillow-soft sweet, dry and powdery on the outside, and sticky and bouncy inside. +| They are usually white cubes, and the large ones are about the size of a walnut. When I was a kid, +/\ a barbecue always ended in +/\ roasting marshmallows on a skewer over the coals +<> until they acquired a caramel skin and the insides were sweet and gooey. +V The çelloglyph reflects this memory, +/\ with two marshmallows roasting over a fire.
The wowcoord ‘marshmallow’ came up in yesterdayn entry. A maarshmallow is a pillow soft sweet, dry and powdery on z’outside, and sticky and bouncy inside. Theey are usually white cughbe, and ze large oghne are about ze size ya walnut. When ôkûûd, a barbecue always tfûhûût in roast tspôwmaaghrshmallowing on a skewer over ge coaghl until they acquore a caramel skinny and l’ighnside were sweet and gooey. Reflehect this çelloglyphined meemory, with two marshmallow roast over tspefiiring.
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Sept 5 2007
pencil drawing 6.5" x 7"
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[=] /\+/\ I’ve turned for inspiration to Albert Pinkham Ryder, an American artist from the 19th and 20th centuries. +/\ I have seen several of his oil paintings hanging in museums. +∆ Ryder’s paint layers subtly capture moods within marshmallow contours. +<> The nontraditional use of the medium which leads to cracked surfaces decades later, +<> further adds to the overall effect of his technique. [≠] --/\ My drawing doesn’t do him justice, [=] +/\ but copying after the masters +<> always teaches some important points.
For inspirawration to Albert Pinkus Ryder trôsastaan, an American artist from tra 19th and 20th century. Several yhis oil thnipaistaiinting that hang in msûwmuseughm. Ryder’s paint laygher theey subtly capture mooghd within marshmallow coghntour. La nontraditional use yla medium which to cracked suughrfacemy leahead deghcade later, further ahadd to z’overall effeectenny yhis technique. Mejuùstices to my drawing, but copy after artômaaghster always some important poighntenny teaheach.
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Sept 4 2007
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pencil drawing: 9" x 8.5"
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[≠] |+/\ My hand isn’t really this green. [=] +| But it really was 105 degrees Fahrenheit +/\ while I was drawing it. +/\ As long as I was drawing or reading about color pencils with the electric fan operating, +<> I could tolerate the heat.
This greewceen really my ûhaands. But iit really was 105 degree Fahrenheit while draw artôûûting. As long as draw or read about color mipeeghncil with g’electric fan operating, I could tra heaatenne tolerate.
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Heat: the stylized palm tree represents its desert environment.
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Sept 3 2007
pencil drawing: 3" x 5"
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[=] |+| I received a postcard in the mail, faced with a picture of a painting by Earl Cunningham. +/\ I simplified the composition tremendously in this sketch, +<> just to practice with color pencils.
Iwcii receindeive a postcard in se mail, faced with a picture ya painting by Earl Cunningham. Simplify the ddôcomposûtion tremendously in this sketch, just lapractice with color peghncilome.
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Sept 2 2007
The çelloglyph above means: 'vase'. Pencil drawing 4" x 6"
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[=] |+/\ Two ceramic lizards sculpt thier way around this whimsical Native American vase by Agnes Peynetsa. +| The tiny vase measures 3” high.
Twowcwo ceramic lighzard sculpt their empewaay around this whimsical Native American vase by Agnes Peynetsa. Ge tiny vaase meaheasure 3 inch high.
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Sept 1 2007
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[=] ∆+∆ It’s been really hot this week. +| The landscape is baked to pastels. +<> Shadows are even lighter than usual. But in this drawing, +/\ I made them darker, [≠] --/\ because I want to feel cooler.
Iwtiit beste iit really hot now week. The laandscape is bake to pasteghl. Shaghdow are even lighter than the uusually. But in this drawing, môthëëm darker, because tra coolness istreschemee.
drawing above: color pencil on paper: 4" x 5"
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Aug 31 2007
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[=] ∆+/\ Artists fall in love with their models. [≠] +/\ What happens when the model is perishable? [≠] +/\ In this case, not wanting to waste the sweet crook neck summer squash, [=] +<> I made a salad.
Awtaghrtist in love with their tmûwmooghdel. Occeiitow when perishability gtûmoodel? In this case, se sweet crook neck summer squash istreiitings waste lzomee, I a saaladome made.
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