ARTISAN OF WORDS


I am an artisan of words
Which I sculpt, chisel and fashion the way I can;
I am a creator of worlds;
I pour my emotion into the poems I write.
I breathe life into them, blow them skywards
And finish them only when they sound right.

These remnants of thought without reason
Will remain on pages season after season
Long after I'm gone; when my task is done
The love, the longing, the pain
Will be evoked then by somebody else
Who in turn will remember and write again
To create another slow soft song
That people can read and draw into their hearts
Then pillowed by words, cushioned by dreams
My poems will ride high the moonbeams.



Copyright: Rani Turton 2007


Monday, August 11, 2008

Meeting with Mr Ferrière, bookbinder at Orléans




It happens from time to time that we need to get our books bound to give them a second life or to embellish them. Mr François Ferrière is one of those persons it is always a pleasure to give books to, knowing that they will be embellished with care. He is patient and knowledgeable.
His workshop is in one of those dream locations that France abounds in, a few steps from the Cathédrale Sainte Croix of Orléans. In fact, just stepping out of the shop gives you a wonderful view of that magnificant edifice. Moreover, right in front of the workshop on the other side of the street is another remarkable edifice, the Salle des Thèses, built in 1411 (the Thesis Hall) of the University of Orléans, almost 600 years.
But coming back to bookbinding, Mr Ferrière can be located at:

9, Rue Pothier
45000 Orléans
Tel./Fax 02 38 62 75 47

www.reliure-ferriere.fr

The site has hundreds of designs and formats.

Needless to say Orléans is a city of historical dimensions but will deal with that in another post.


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