October 2011 Blog Posts (9)

The exhibition Drawing with Fire: laser cutting by book and paper artists, curated by Tom Sowden as part of his AHRC funded project last year, is on show as part of the 2011 International Print Biennale across Newcastle and North East, UK Showcasing the best in new British and international printmaking, the biennale includes exhibitions which focus on historical and contemporary printmaking, with…

(From BookArts listserv)

BookWorks Gallery is seeking work for an upcoming show of handmade books with the theme of Time Travelers / Historical Book Structures.



Preference will be given to bindings based on the artist‚s personal research into an historical structure, including design sensibilities and techniques. Exhibit will showcase works with technical skill and artistic expression within an historical framework. Focus on books made by hand, based on structures from the…

Here's another preview from my Printmaking Master Classes tutorial videos. This one's about working with solar plates. Solar-plate techniques are abused a lot because they are essentially so simple and so quick to get…

A couple of months ago I wrote that I was trying a new digital marketing strategy. The plan was to serialize my books on my blog -- they are novels besides being artists books, so this makes sense. The first one, As Told To, a detective story in 7 parts, finishes this week. A look at the blog statistics shows a slight increase on publication day of from one to three human visitors, an effect which lasts for two days after publication. The monthly total of human visitors is also up,…

Melbourne artist Oslo Davis is raising funds for his new artist book online - check it out and see if you can help him make it all pozible...

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Doug Beube: Breaking the Codex Bookwork, Collage and Mixed Media



"Doug Beube over three prolific decades has explored his preoccupations—collage, the use of organic materials, the altering of found books and photography. Calling himself…

This Liquid Metal Printmaking video preview is one of my new Printmaking Master Classes series of printmaking tutorials for download. If  you're getting bored in your studio doing the same old things, I suggest you…

I'm preparing new book work for the Bluecoats first bookfair, Friday 14th October 11-5.

(The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool,L1 3BX)