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I've already put my head above the parapet with this one on my blog (see blog posts here) so the idea's out in public but I hadn't thought to put it up here until now. If you're interested in participating, read on and get in touch with me...

I'm putting together a group of people who make artists books and/or book objects with a view to creating a sort of book club for book artists. A piece of writing (novel, prose, poetry, plays, songs..… Continue

I've just spent a chilly week at the Sturt Winter School in Mittagong, NSW, Australia, kneeling at the feet of Caren Florance (well not literally - that really would have been cold!) on her excellent 'Beautiful Books and Boxes' course. It's been a fun week and I came away with about a dozen books ranging from Asian stab bindings (which I've done before) to a caterpillar binding. The benefits of going on a course are many if, as was the case here, your tutor is knowledgeable, engaging and flexibl… Continue

I wonder, do any of you have recommendations about artists' book related or printmaking related places in either Venice or Padova (Padua) that I could visit later this year? It could be suppliers, papermakers, print studios, art collections, art schools... I'm planning a European trip courtesy of my Air Miles and I'll be taking in the IMPACT conference in Bristol, UK and a family holiday in the Veneto, half way between Venice and Padova and it would be great to have some specific book-arts/print… Continue

I realise I'm a bit behind with blog posts but that's because - after a slow start - I've been getting into some new work. First off the block has been finishing two small books that are part of a series of 16 books that share the same dimensions and the same materials but differ in construction. They've all been created by participants in Codex 6 at Southern Cross University in Lismore, New South Wales (eastern Australia, about half way down and a little inland, for those who don't live here!).… Continue

Mind you, since I have no Latin I may have spelled that incorrectly... I just wanted to add to my previous post about the 'Without Boundaries' show in Sydney: I inferred that Imogen Yang curated the exhibition, when what I intended to say was that I was talking to Imogen, who is a curator! In fact the exhibition is the joint work of Imogen, Lorraine Brown who kindly pointed out my mistake, Sue Anderson and Wayne Stock, and they should all be congratulated for pulling together such an inte… Continue