This is one of the first miniature books I made (around 2000, in Japan). It's just about two inches tall. I made it from old photo proof sheets, bits of tissue paper, a silk flower, gum wrappers, and (of course) gold thread.
I'm a gold thread junky. Mythology's Ariadne unspooled a golden thread for Theseus as he ventured into the Minotaur's labyrinth. Like Hansel and Gretel's bread crumbs and shining moonlit stones, the golden thread would bring Theseus back to the light of day, to his home, his love.
The word "clue" derives from the ancient word "clew," which means thread. I use gold thread somehow in everything I create. It is my clue, my sign post directing me toward love, light, and family. Of course, these are all the same thing. My lifeline.
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