Blottentots and How to Make Them by John Prosper Carmel (English Poem on Blot Painting)

Summary:
This is very short, but it is a book with lots of pictures, and it will be even better if you can look at the pictures in the book while you listen to the verses.
There are many short verses: the first verses tell you how to make a blottentot with a blot of ink on a piece of paper. You then fold the paper and press it gently to spread out the ink into peculiar shapes. The rest of the verses describe the funny creatures which you can make. I'm sure it could also be done with different colours using thin paint instead of ink, and it looks a lot of fun!
The author John Prosper Carmel is believed to be a pseudonym of Raymond Carter, who was the calligrapher, but of whom also nothing is known.

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So your psychiatrist has you doing this? (there is life after hockey)

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We are playing against Suomi right now.

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This is a poem on how to make cool pictures out of inky blots. Great for a children's hobby, I believe.

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I am waiting for the "test" results!!

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Stephen Mortimer The test results say today you are playing versus Canada (are you gonna watch it live?) and I bet on them! (but supporting the USA team)

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US Women lost! (they can be nasty neighbors too - they come south to buy stuff and fill up parking lots - you know what is "moose in china shop"?) and what do they spend? "loonies"!!