On Not Finishing Things
Half the projects in the studio are unfinished. For a long time that bothered me. Lately I think the unfinished pile is the real archive. Continue reading →
Public notebook
A Working Notebook No. 08 is a small public site maintained by Cleo Fournier. It collects reading notes, field observations, and occasional updates about the ordinary work of keeping a personal archive online.
Half the projects in the studio are unfinished. For a long time that bothered me. Lately I think the unfinished pile is the real archive. Continue reading →
Why I keep a single shelf of books that I have read more than three times — and what stays on it, season after season. Continue reading →
Notes on the half-hour between the first and the second cup of tea — the only window in the day when nothing is required of me. Continue reading →
A short note on returning to slow tools, ink under the fingernails, and the unexpected joy of paper that pushes back. Continue reading →