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Llaa: Siri SnippetsI have a few translations that I would like to share in Ƚaá Siri! Glosses, grammar, etc. has all been included. Remember, no pronouns at all! :D

First: Sentence of Movement
I wanted to showcase Ƚaá Siri's unique method of indicating movement from Point A to Point B.

yií yayïƚa silisilayaa tƚasa lïtƚaaƚaasa'aár.

of dog-AN. house- INANIM. to PROX.-PROX.-go out.

My dog went outside of the house.

The reason for the random "of" -- "yií" is because it's indicating possession. There are 5 possessive prepositions in Ƚaá Siri, and they change based on what kind of

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Feng Mei Notebook [Coptic]by `SanguineEpitaph

Artisan Crafts / Folding & Papercraft / Bookbinding & Bookmaking

This is a coptic-stitch notebook that I made for an old woman who I met in a Buddhist Temple in Chinatown. Her name is 凤美, which means "beautiful phoenix." A lot of work went into the planning of this book, especially because Chinese culture has special meanings attached to certain colors. I nearly wrote her name in red thread, which would have meant I was wishing for her to die and haunt the earth as an evil spirit.

So, my first step in this process was to dye the binding thread gold. The package said "Aztec gold," so I bought it. It came out more orange-like. I don't even know, what the heck is "AZTEC gold"?!

I cut the covers out of art board, the pages are from a sketch book, and the inner covers are covered in thicker yellow paper. Her name was done using a single piece of green hemp cord, which I threaded in and out of holes that I measured out and punched into the cover with an awl. If you want to see another example of that, you can look at these two deviations:

So, yep, I'm giving this to her today! Took about 5 hours total.

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*otohime0394 May 18, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

So awesome!!!

Is coptic stitch complicated? I'd quite like to try it...

And I'm glad you didn't wish her to die and haunt the earth... |D

`SanguineEpitaph May 22, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Yay!

Coptic stitch is only confusing the first time. xD It's pretty easy until you have to do the "kettle stitch," but in my opinion coptic looks very beautiful!

You should definitely make more! And if you make more while I'm away, link me to them on my profile. xDD

*otohime0394 Jul 17, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I agree! I'm still meaning to try it... sometime... XD

*keyanadrake May 15, 2012 Professional Writer

I love these books.

How much would it be to commission you for one? I've got a Nintai tattoo that I'd love on the front of a lined hand made book for writing or conlanging.

`SanguineEpitaph May 17, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you!

Well, I would say $10 + shipping, but would be willing to go less for you.

But first I need to find lined paper, which is extremely hard to come by for binding.

*keyanadrake May 17, 2012 Professional Writer

I buy those cheap little A5 notebooks designed for schoolwork, we call them "1B4"s, they're usually covered with card and bound with a couple of staples, you have to buy more than one for a book (I think I used like six or seven for the last lined book I made). They're like 99c to buy here at a cheapy shop.

Let me know, and I'll start saving up. I'd really love a nintai book.

`SanguineEpitaph May 22, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Oh, interesting! I didn't think of using lined paper from books. We don't have 1B4's here (never heard of it xD), but I can take a look around. I'd be more than happy to make you one.

*keyanadrake May 22, 2012 Professional Writer

It's just an exercise book: [link]
Usually for school. As you can see, cheap as chips.

I'll start saving. :3

~JaiLatte May 13, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

What a wonderful gift! Addicted to coptic now are we? :>

`SanguineEpitaph May 13, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I am! xD

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