Monday 31 August 2015

Something for Booklyn.

 Something for Booklyn. http://booklyn.org/
One of only 10 variants of an artists book. All the contents have been donated and monies raised from the sale of the books goes towards supporting the work of book artists.
The text block is a mixture of low and high relief works on paper, canvas, packing boxes etc, all different sizes and so on.
The overall impression I get is Urban Gritty. My response will be likewise.
First things first... sewing...





First things first... sewing...


Sunday 23 August 2015

An Advertiser's Alphabet.







The poster material has been applied to the spines and the front boards of the books. Each one of the bindings follows a rhythm yet has an individual nature. The way the text and imagery comes together on the boards has gone well over my expectations. The layers, texture and compositions is coming on. Now for the back boards.........

Monday 17 August 2015

Bookbinding Equipment For Sale

A friend of mine is selling his bookbinding equipment. He has many, many wonderful things. Board chopper, presses, brass type... the lot.. everything. For those interested please get in touch with me and i will pass on his phone number. London based.

Saturday 1 August 2015

STUDIO 5 BOOKARTS SUMMER WORKSHOP

 
STUDIO 5 SUMMER WORKSHOP

EXPLORING CREATIVE DECORATIVE TECHNIQUES

ONE DAY WORKSHOP 29TH AND 30TH AUGUST
Limited to 5 places per workshop. All materials and bad coffee included in the fee.



Topics include: New Cold Gold Techniques, Craquele, Mud and Combination Methods. Plus if there is time, more!

For further information, fees, times etc or to book a place please contact Mark at Studio 5

Studio5bookarts@aol.oc.uk