Book Making – Page 11

Distractions, Distractions…… 3rd January 2022

January 3, 2022 annwyndean1

There have been many things to think about over the past few weeks that have distracted me from spending time in the studio, apart from the ‘mind fog’ generated by the circumstances that we live in at the moment. Still I will get down to some serious art in the next few days as I have three ideas mulling about in my head, I just need the space to try and sort them out.

I have however completed two books, both of which turned out how I had imagined them, they took a while to complete as they required several stages. Here they are, both are unique.

‘The Narrative of Fragments I’, is 11 x 74cm long, there are 60, 2cm Collagraph prints placed in two recesses and then red silk machine stitching between them.

The second is ‘The Narrative of Fragments II’ and is 12.5 x 66cm, the background is a Collagraph print with 24 small prints of different sizes placed on top and silk hand made stitches.

If you are interested or would like further information on either of these books, which are £40 including P&P to the UK, please contact me, see top of home page.

May I wish all of you health and happiness for 2022, keep smiling and be kind to all who who come your way.

Book Making, General, Printing, Uncategorized

Looking and Thinking – 15th November 2021

November 15, 2021 annwyndean1

Autumn is truly with us now as this image of standing underneath and looking skywards through our bright red Acer tree shows.

In my last blog I used the word peaceful for the book that I had just completed and looking at the book that I finished recently that one is full of activity and variation. It is number five in the ‘Vulnerable to Alteration’ series and although I keep thinking that it is the last one of the series of unique books I don’t think that it will be as ideas keep popping up and I always like to follow an idea and being inspired as to where it takes me.

I have been playing around with folds and book shapes, I need to have a good idea of the finished book construction before I consider making a printing plate, there are considerations regarding the location and aspects of different prints/colours/ textures not to mention the various shapes and sizes to the endthat the book can have.

So I continue to play.

This concertina with pamphlet stitched pages to both sides was in the first try too floppy, so I cut the long pages down from 15cm to 10cm and I was then content with the shapes that it made and the firmness of the construction. Will it go any further? Who knows!

I have worked my way through to the end of my books during this last couple of weeks and one has been recently added – ‘L’art du livre origami’ by Jean-Charles Trebbi, in which I have three books featured. A lovely book to have popped through my door.

Going through the books has been interesting, so many memories of people and events, reminders of stuff that I had forgotten and of the community of fellow embroiderers and book artists all of which brought smiles to my face.

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Many Fragments – 25th October 2021

October 25, 2021 annwyndean1

I’ve been working steadily through the weeks. no rush and enjoying every stage of making this book.

The title, “ 2020/2021 Sample Book” popped up one day, maybe from working my way through my book shelves where there are images of salesmen’s books, company ledgers and individual diaries.

So I began to make the components.

Lots of blind prints ranging from 2 x 2cm to 5 x 2cm, all from plates constructed 2020 and 2021

First arrangement of the fragments onto the guide that I used to place the boards to create the indents

After several rearrangements I settled on this one and the prints were glued down

I am pleased with the end result, it feels peaceful and relaxed in my hand and it worked out just as I had imagined it, so contentment all round. A good feeling in these trying days.

My reading books cover over 50 years of publications of embroidery books, some given to me second hand and the latest book that I have bought from a textile artist that I know.