Category: Book Making

For many years my work has centred around fragments of antique textiles. They have provided me with numerous stories for me to translate into artists books and opportunities for research and learning .

My printed paper fragments themselves form a different set of stories, they relate to each other and explore different pathways.

Whilst considering different arrangements between these tiny prints, I had the spark, the magic of an idea and I have called it ‘Conversations Pieces’. This has led me into a new body of work.

So I designed two different printing  plates and began to consider the inter relationships between a mass of printed fragments.

‘Face to Face’

125 x 13cm. Hosho paper Collagraph printed background and printed fragments.

When folded the prints lie face to face.

‘Tete a tete’

40 x 13cm Somerset 250gsm paper

Two prints stitched together with linen thread. Added printed fragments.

When folded the two halves squeeze up together.

There are more ideas emerging to be resolved in the near future.

When the spark of an idea comes its a moment that brings a smile to ones face, the only anxiety being the need to write it down or draw a sketch before the idea has evaporated!

The two books that I completed this month both fell into that category.

‘Weaving Silk’ – Edition of 4

The loom punch cards that I had purchased last year inspired me to do some more work with them. The 68 cm long card was embossed onto Somerset 250gsm paper  with indents for the collagraph prints and then folded, the half folds became the covers and had the holes punched into them.

‘Validating the Everyday’ – Edition of 2

My Son had wondered why a friend and I exchanged emails most days and I quipped back, “We are Validating the Everyday”. These words remained with me for some days and then I realised that I had to create something. I used Indian Cotton Rag paper, with hand printed days of the week, blind prints in black for the week days and silver for the week end.

Thank you Bea!

And this is what my table looks like, sorting out ideas for the next project