Update

On Dec 20, 2009, at 9:56 PM, Phillip L. Patterson wrote (via email):
Just finished 2nd Samuel, chapter 10. Beginning to feel like I'm making headway.

Bible page

Completed bible page on the table in the living room.

Working room

The writing room as the living room for an afternoon.

Email exchange regarding the picture of the boots

Saw the new installment. It almost made me cry. PP

Really? How come?

Wasn't expecting it. Lots of personal things there. My childhood, my daughter, my Grandfather, the history of the books I've read, and also...it's a beautiful shot. PP

Apartment bookshelf

Boots

Closeup

A closeup of a page in progress.

Hats

Three generations of hats.

The Plain Bibles

Two plain bibles, one handwritten.

Chair and table cloths

Hand sewn.

Writing the bible

Working while at the Old Chatham Sheepherding Company.

Walking

Walking to find a good place to work, out of the sun,
hoping for a spot in a shadow.
(At the Old Chatham Sheepheding Company.)

The opening reception

Last night's opening reception was amazing.

Each guest's presence was felt,

each moment was meaningful.

At the gallery on opening day, September 11, 2009.

Workside table

Book bound by hand, a practice version in preparation for binding the completed volumes of the handwritten bible.

Family bible

The family bible kept company by the handwritten and handbound version of the first five books.

Favorite worn armchair

The lamp next to my chair is already lit; it will still be a few hours before the sun brightens the living room window. Nevertheless, I scribe the first words of the day with the indelible black India. My writing hand is still a bit stiff. As it loosens, the “As” and “Gs” come much more smoothly, and quickly, and gradually I am lost in a world of thee and thou for at least the next eight hours.

Bedroom workroom

A room for sleeping, sewing, drawing of lines, and calculating measurements for bookbinding. Dreaming, too.

Hand

In the writing chair holding the first five books of Moses.

Exhibit announcement

Please come see...

Recent Work: Photographs by Laura Glazer

at The Little Gallery at The Sage College of Albany

140 New Scotland Avenue

(The Little Gallery is on the first floor of Rathbone Hall.)

Exhibit dates:

September 11, 2009 - October 9, 2009

Opening reception:

Thursday, September 17, 2009, 4-8pm

Gallery hours:

Tuesday - Friday: 12-4pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: 12-4pm

Monday: Closed

Also by appointment, call: (518) 292-1795

Open First Friday, October 2: 5-9pm