Bookmaking in the Sonoran Desert – Featuring the Roadrunner

Roadrunner Book

https://www.rmporrua.com/4m4j1z89zn5 Roadrunner Book © 2014 Bo Mackison

get link

I’ll be doing a bookmaking project in 2014, featuring a different aspect of the Sonoran Desert each week.

https://www.iql-nog.com/2025/01/19/3nbbo2hm9g My first subject ran through the back arroyo as I was enjoying my sunrise coffee. A roadrunner would make a great feature for the first book, I thought, as I watched him ducking in and out of the brush. Then I decided, instead of traveling to the wide open spaces of the desert, I’d choose a subject from my backyard, the back arroyo.

http://lisapriceblog.com/66vdmb4hz

follow Not only would it make the study of a particular animal, plant or mineral convenient – my subject would always be available – but it would also encourage me to learn more about my backyard habitat. Perfect.

http://foodsafetytrainingcertification.com/food-safety-news/pnquisbhc

https://hereisnewyorkv911.org/qten6ysb19 When the roadrunner visited, I took a couple of photographs, but mostly I just observed his behavior. I was amused at his rather peculiar antics — the bobbing of his crested head and the high jump he executed in the air, even the flip-flip of his tail as if he was telling me what he thought of my coffee drinking in his neighborhood!

go to site

https://www.prestoavenuedesigns.com/save/how-to-buy-valium-in-australia.php I did some research on the roadrunner and made a simple accordion book. Then I added content. Even though I am not an illustrator, I plan to do simple drawings for these books. I’m not going to stress about this, figuring that as I practice it will get easier.

https://www.mssbizsolutions.com/dow1v8vkt3

Buy Real Diazepam Uk The writing was fun, especially since I uncovered so many interesting, and humorous, facts about the roadrunner’s habits. The first page of the book is an introduction and the sketch was on the next pages.

Most Famous of Sonoran Desert Birds

http://foodsafetytrainingcertification.com/food-safety-news/0tf01ei He skitters across the arroyo, shaking his shaggy crest,
Gives me a flip of his tail, no wonder. The bird is a cuckoo.

Two Poems in One

follow url Two Poems in One © 2014 Bo Mackison

I wrote words and then added type cut from magazines to make two poems in one.

source url I decided to incorporate a second poem into the first by highlighting specific words. The first poem reads normally; in the second poem the read only the cut out words. This poem-inside-a-poem reads a little rough, since I didn’t think to add the second poem until  the words were already written in the book. I’m looking forward to planning a bit more in the next book.

Here is the first poem, read normally.

https://www.frolic-through-life.com/2025/01/9iajpvh3j He has the habits of a slap stick comedian, a relative of acclaimed characters in Western tall tales & Saturday morning cartoons.
I’ve seen him do a helicopter dance, land with a bird in his beak. He’ll do combat with a rattler…and win.
And yet, Mr Cavalier, when courting, he presents his intended with a twig or blade of grass,
then the chase is on — ’til she decides yea or nay.
On cool desert mornings he spreads his tail feathers, exposes dark flesh,
& warms himself with the heat of the sun. An energy conservationist.

And here is the mini poem, composed in cut out words:

https://www.prestoavenuedesigns.com/save/buy-diazepam-overnight-delivery.php Sonoran Desert. No Wonder.
Come To the West & Dance…
and With A Yea!
Desert Warms the Sun.

Bookmaking - Accordion Book featuring Greater Roadrunner

go to site Accordion Book Featuring Greater Roadrunner © 2014 Bo Mackison

See the agave plants in the corners and the sun symbols on the end covers?

https://www.mssbizsolutions.com/pifgevk9rr4 One of my favorite parts was cutting out parts of the agave plant and adding them to the corners of the front and back inside covers. The endpapers remind me of a multitude of suns, appropriate for a book about the desert.

Valium Online Cheapest Now it’s time to go for an evening walk in the arroyo, and see if I can spot my next subject!

https://riverhillcurrent.com/uljx9z76i7c  

https://www.accessoriesresourceteam.org/art/buy-generic-diazepam-uk.php  

https://www.acp-online.org/image/buy-real-diazepam.php About Bo Mackison

https://www.saiidzeidan.com/tclxtuvqsl I'm a photographer, book-artist, traveler, naturalist, and creator of the Contemplative Creatives Journey, An Online Workshop and Community and https://thelowegroupltd.com/ao6n01z Desert Wisdom Cards and Workshops. Though often not well known, I find the desert a welcoming place - a healing space. Its mysteries and gifts transformed me several years ago. Since that first encounter, I return again and again to fill my well in what most people think of as a desolate region. I'd love to share my desert discoveries and wisdom with you. Please subscribe to receive my five part mini email course https://opponix.com/qq6ri8h The Gifts of the Desert. It's my gift to you.

Comments

  1. https://www.pslra.org/ypa68z1fp Very Fun. Your descripton of the Road Runner made me smile.

  2. watch Not only did you give me a big smile with this–even more you got my creative juices going big time! Gotta try this 🙂

  3. Buy Valium 5Mg Uk Love accordion books for projects!

  4. source Love your book – how great to use your backyard habitat, and I love the poem within a poem!