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Amanda Watson-Will
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  • Brisbane, QLD
  • Australia
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August 28
Thanks Kerryn!
August 20
Love this.
August 20
August 19
Amanda Watson-Will added 6 photos to the album 'Like Weather'
August 19
Thanks Sara! I know exactly what you mean about working from the instructions alone.
July 22
Lovely bindings, Amanda! I want to try them out too but am always slightly put off by how complex the instructions look in my Keith Smith books (excellent books but daunting to the uninitiated, I find!).
July 22
Amanda Watson-Will added 4 photos
July 21

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My background is as a ceramic artist, but about 2 years ago I discovered artists books and instantly fell in love. I am currently working on finishing an MFA and am interested in exploring ways of combining artists books and ceramics.
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Oriental papers in Melbourne

I apologize if this is the wrong forum to be raising this, but I felt it was a bit broad for any single group stream.
I am wondering if anyone knows of a good shop for oriental papers in Melbourne? The Sydney shop Amazing Papers looks great, but I find it difficult to match colours shopping online, and I'd like to be able to actually go into a shop. I am in Brisbane and have visited Eckersley's which is the best source I know of here, but next week I'll be in Melbourne so I thought I could look… Continue

Posted on August 22, 2008 at 12:26pm — 11 Comments

Amanda Watson-Will

Making books from porcelain

Over the next month or so I will be documenting my progress as I try to make my first artist's books in porcelain.

I have two books planned, an accordian and a flag book. With rigid "pages" like clay, another material has to be used to allow movement. The other option is to make the book as a purely sculptural piece, subverting the whole idea of movement and progression through the book, by creating an immovable form.

I have started posting my progress on… Continue

Posted on July 21, 2008 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

Amanda Watson-Will

More on "Blood on Paper"

Hi Everyone! I've just joined the forum and I really hope to make some friends and share some information here. I've just returned from 7 weeks in the UK and 1 week in Paris and although the purpose of the trip was a family reunion, my second goal was to search out as much as I could about artists books. I was lucky enough to see the Blood on Paper exhibition at the V&A and posted some of my impressions in a blog post a few weeks ago. It is by no means a full review, just my thoughts, but if… Continue

Posted on June 28, 2008 at 12:50am — 5 Comments

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At 2:01am on August 28, 2009, Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch said…
Congratulations Amanda on 'Like Weather's' acquistion for the SCU Collection. A wonderful well thought out unique work. The extension concept work 'Resistance' in porcelain will definitely be a winner somewhere down the track for you too!
You may want to check out my ceramic artist friend's website here
At 10:11pm on August 19, 2009, brin said…
i noticed your 'like weather' book was acquired at the 'scu acquisitive book awards' ... congratulations :)
At 8:48am on April 14, 2009, Deborah Klein's Page said…
Hello Amanda,
Thanks for your recent comment. Your blog is excellent - really informative. I look forward very much to following the progress of your work, which also looks great.
At 3:53am on April 14, 2009, Abigail Thomas said…
Thanks for your comment Amanda, hope you are well. x
At 8:11pm on September 4, 2008, Megan Herring said…
Hi Amanda,

I'm looking forward to meeting you! I had a quick look at your blog and i'm really interested in your progress on porcelain books, sounds great i'd like to know how that's going. I am really interested in having a show of sculptural books some time next year. My gallery is very new so I need to make some solid plans about that sort of thing.
Megan
At 3:27am on July 25, 2008, Velma Bolyard said…
You might want to take a look at Lotte Glob's ceramic books, if you don't already know them. www.lotteglob.com, I believe.
At 4:52pm on July 14, 2008, Deanna said…
Thanks for your comment, Amanda. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your books!
At 1:46pm on June 28, 2008, Carol Cantrell said…
Hi Amanda, I arrived home yesterday from my month in NZ, truly some of the worst weather I've ever experienced but a wonderful holiday in spite of that. I did a little bit of bookbinding, read 10 issues of Bound & Lettered and made all the paperfolded items offered therein, and drank a lot of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.
I'll have to go back to your blog to read the last few weeks as I didn't have enough access to computers to keep up with blogs, but I was following your trip with interest and some envy. My own blog has been idle for about 2 months now so I'll have to make an effort very soon to write something. All the best, Carol
At 11:38am on June 28, 2008, Aine Scannell said…
hi there Amanda...lovely to see you on here....glad to hear you have returned safely from your travels.

It's a lovely idea, isn't it - this website. I am looking forward to adding bits and pieces to it that i have gleamed during my book art research here and there, and to discovering interesting people and information as well. bye for now ....... Aine
 
 

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