Category Archives: Design

The 99 Dreams of Euclid’s Wife

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Byopia Press

The first of June marked the beginning of my 99 day project for 2022. I have, in fact, been working on this for some time. The series of ‘drawings’ —archival pigment prints with additional coloured pencil— is called The 99 … Continue reading →

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More on the two projects and A Little Mystery

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Byopia Press

Work continued on both of my current projects this week. I completed the first eight ‘drawings’ for On A Clear Day, including knotting the thread and adding a tiny bit of PVA to make sure each knot stays tied.

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Parcels in the Mail

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Byopia Press

It has been a good couple of weeks for parcels in the mail. Both packages had been in transit for a considerable period but arrived intact. First I got my Kickstarter reward for supporting the production of Su Blackwell’s Into … Continue reading →

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Moving Right Along

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Byopia Press

I finished the colouring on all nine Mixed Messages III prints this week. Here they are stacked (on the left) in the map case next to Mixed Messages I.

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Friday Night Flicks: The Shibayamas by Giancarlo Shibayama

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Byopia Press

This flick is a bit longer than I usually post, but The Shibayamas is a larger undertaking than many artists’ books. It contains a history of emigration —personal, familial, and cultural— that seems appropriate in this time of mass migrations … Continue reading →

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More of the #99DayProject and a Sneak Peak

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Byopia Press

I am getting very close to the end of my #99DayProject with only eight days left after today. Here are this week’s squares.

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Fifteen Days Left

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Byopia Press

I have come another week closer to finishing my #99DayProject, with 84 days completed. Here are this week’s squares.

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Week 10 of my #99DayProject and a bit about gradients

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Byopia Press

Ten weeks into my 99 day project I am still enjoying the challenge of coming up with a new design daily. The one below is for today and was inspired by the setting first quarter moon seen through smoke haze. … Continue reading →

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Seven Weeks or Forty-five Days

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Byopia Press

I have completed seven weeks of my #99DayProject, or 45 squares. I will show the squares in a moment, but first I am pleased to announce that my one-of-a-kind artist’s book The future isn’t what it used to be has … Continue reading →

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Another week of cutting little squares, and some other things

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Byopia Press

We are waiting for rain, which influenced the square for today in my #99dayproject.

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