Category: Book Making

Book Making, General, Printing

Following On – 4th October 2021

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After I had allowed my prints, see my last blog, to dry I folded and/or stitched them into books.

I had been following thoughts of ‘Subject to Alteration’. These books and their printed plates were designed to have alterations from the very beginning, it wasn’t something that evolved over time it was all in one go. So a following on from ‘Vulnerable to Alteration”.

See Above for ‘Subject to Alteration I’

Number 2, with an extra layer of silver print in the centre
Number 3, with the the silver print throughout
Number 4 with the centre pages coptic stitched together

The covers were the same design but with different, painted and monoprinted papers and machine stitching.

I had always seen these books laid down on a surface, peaceful and quiet, the  covers being full of colour, but hidden at first glance.

And my reading pile, somewhat diverse this time!

Book Making, Printing

It’s Quiet! – 13th September 2021

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During the past couple of weeks I have only managed to dip into the studio a few times.

There has been a lot of time spent gardening, autumn seems to be pressing against us here in the north of England and so I am reminded that there are plenty of outside jobs to be done.

 I have, however picked up where I left off before Art in the Pen, see here, and worked up a plate, which took  several sessions to do all the detailed cutting.

I printed a straightforward one, see above, 

then, one with a silver print behind it, just to see what would happen

and one in several pieces where the pages would be bound  together when the book is constructed, see the above link.

I liked the tissue paper upon which I placed the inked up plate and did my first rubbing, it was sort of there, but not there. I have left these to dry and we’ll see what I will do with them, if anything!

Somehow there seems a lull, a bit of a limbo with my art work at the minute and these small books seem to fit in well. There are thoughts in the back of my mind concerning another body of work and working out possibilities happily occupies my idle moments.

My reading pile, I’m coming to the end of the books, the top shelf being mostly catalogues, they are the story of what I have done and who I have seen.

Book Making, Exhibitions, General, Uncategorized

Getting Out and About – 23rd August 2021

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August 2019 was the last time that I had participated in an in-person event, so Art in the Pen in Skipton a mere 4 miles  away from home was somewhat of an adventure, despite having taken part in it for many years.

My friend, Joan Newall,  a fellow artist book maker as usual joined me and we set up on the Friday. Each pen is slightly different, wobbly and uneven bars, nothing is really straight! and a concrete floor with many rough edges. Participants and visitors all join into the spirit of the event. Because of the current restrictions entry was by ticket and timed slots, almost all were fully subscribed to, which was wonderful. There were just over 200 stands.

It was brilliant to meet up with fellow artists, none of us had aged at all since we last met two years ago!

It was tiring but jolly and after two days of standing and talking, putting up and taking down it was quite nice to return, if only for a few days, to a quiet life.

And my reading pile, by chance they are amongst my favourites