Unexpected evolution

Oh, evolution... It continues after humans’ presence on Earth and it could use tools they left, maybe.

I can't wait to see what modifications TV brings to them.

Perseverance and surprises

I have the feeling Perseverance will find some clues of life on Mars. Maybe mysterious scales or a fossil with a couple of worm lovers.

Btw, the rover contains my name in a boarding name format. Of course I also included little Flexo to be part of the exploration.

Looks like the names are stored in this part: 

Drowning is a bad idea, in general

 

One day Mr. B went to he beach and for some reason begun to drown. Disaster. 

His whole life passed through his eyes in a few seconds. With some skill he managed to stop the video just where he read some motivational advises in Internet: “Life is like a book… bla, bla”, “ You are a being of light”, “Move away of toxic situations”. Oh, he realized drowning was quite toxic and indeed it was damaging him so much. “Do I really need to drown?” Then Mr. B decided to come out of the water and enjoyed a relaxing mango juice. Much better now, no comparison 🎈

Notebooks feeling

 

Years after I finished MS. Chang (2017-2018) I'm still amazed by its soul. The thickest notebook I made. It's saying how many memories and hours of writing keeps inside, even without opening it. And that feeling increases with time.

Hacker's room

 

Hackers will play a key roll in the near future. But this is a topic to talk about in deep in another post.

At the moment I'm happy with the chosen colors and design of this particular hacker nest, with intricate details in everywhere.

This is part of a future project about 2050 cards.

Interplanetary taxonomist

Humans tend to think they are important. Even more, some of them think they are the center of something.

Taxonomy is the science of classification. And that’s what this taxonomist alien does. Routine job for an employee: Scan, catalog and make a report. Now it’s time for him to visit the Earth, which didn’t take him more than 15 min.

He classified life on Earth in 3 groups: 

1. Plants, the most relevant being. 

2. Animal mix. 

3. Underground giant creatures with moustache. 

High level communication is not possible with any of them. Report conclusion: nothing to highlight.

But not all are bad news. He wrote a note at the end: “Do no exterminate, for now”. Great! 

About family tree and more

I created a family tree during the last days. Not an easy project.

Fortunately I had the chance to ask to my grandmother and other relatives before they die because they were the only ones who know the name or at least the existence of some branches in the tree. I'm so shocked to see how easy information is lost. Most of the people only remember two or three levels up. And, of course, I'm always pained to see nobody left documents or even just a piece of paper with basic information. Or maybe I'm used to document everything.

I managed to find 351 people and organize a little bit this part of my own history.

My very first notebook

I keep all the notebooks and paintings from the school. Lucky me. Actually I keep many memories from my childhood including toys and photos. This one was made the first day of school when I had rarely picked up a pen. Probably the teacher didn't have the proper dots guided letters notebooks for kids and she invented that temporary solution.

The result is a weird thing. Look at these chains of "2"! Apparently it's a disaster but when looking at these pages in deep I find a kind of natural freedom trying to adapt to the new rules.

And it's orange! Well, it was more orange before time tested it.

The Orange Manuscript for sale

After long time setting up the pages and testing, The Orange Manuscript is finally ready. A facsimile compiling 120 selected pages, copies from my original notebooks.

How could I define my undetermined writing? This artwork itself is a love letter to notebooks, a flight of fancy (as someone said) and also a part of me. A holder to keep ideas and experiences with full passion and dedication. Discover by yourself the feelings traveling along its pages.

The Orange Manuscript includes the following pages:

 

Update: Since end of July 2020 cover is made of real leather. Pages remain the same.

Tittle: The Orange Manuscript / El manuscrito Naranja
Size: 14 x 9 x 1,7 cm
Number of pages: 120
Paper: Vergè (laid) 100g/m2
Cover: Hard, black color and real leather
Bookbinding: Bound by hand

Each copy is numbered and signed.

Pages written during the period of time 2015 and earlier.

Produced in small batches. Check availability before placing an order.


Price: 285 EUR

AVAILABLE

Each copy is numbered and signed.
International certified shipping included.
IVA/VAT included in the price, when applied (inside European Union).
Shippings to worldwide.

How to order:

There are 3 ways:

1. Email me to naranjacorreo@gmail.com to place an order. Worldwide shipping from Spain.

2. 🇺🇸 USA customers can also buy directly here:

https://amarillostationery.com/collections/jose-naranja

Amarillo Stationery is an online shop based in USA. 

You can pay directly in USD. Domestic shipping from Chicago.

3. 🇯🇵 Japan customers can buy directly here:

https://wanderlustbytsl.com/collections/books

Wanderlust is an online shop based in Japan.

You can pay directly in JPY. Domestic shipping from Japan.

BITCOIN accepted. Send me an email to pay in BTC.




Digital version


There is a digital version of The Orange Manuscript in pdf to watch in screen. It’s free and you can see it or download it here or click on the PDF icon.

Feel free to share the link with other humans, aliens or robots!