Tag Archives: artist’s books

… and on, and on, and …

Posted on September 13, 2020 by

I really did think I would have finished Nurture, not Nature this week, but I have not. I am, however, getting really close. This is what I left on my bench yesterday afternoon when it got too dark to continue … Continue reading →

Posted in artist's books, book arts, bookbinding, recipe | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Finally, some finished things …

Posted on September 6, 2020 by

I actually finished some things this week. My entry for the #areyoubookenough_mountain challenge —Volcano— was completed a day late on September 1, but it was completed.

Posted in art, artist's books, book arts, illustration | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

More Slow Progress

Posted on August 30, 2020 by

The weather cooled off, but I didn’t speed up. I have started playing with the final layout for Nurture, not Nature though.

Posted in art, artist's books, book arts, Design, illustration, publishing, typography | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

We’re having a heat wave

Posted on August 23, 2020 by

and a drought. While the latter is bad for the garden, the former seems to be bad for my brain, so it was another slow week. I did get work done on …and still counting …

Posted in art, artist's books, book arts, illustration | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Inheritance/Nurture, not Nature

Posted on August 2, 2020 by

I’ve been working on two new pieces this week involving a combination of printed panels and folded two-part menko. Some of the papers I am using are my hand made ones. The coloured one above contains asparagus fibre and delphinium … Continue reading →

Posted in art, artist's books, book arts, paper folding, papermaking, typography | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Friday Night Flicks: Asterisk

Posted on July 31, 2020 by

Tonight’s flick is the last in the recent series of videos selected with the theme of typography/lettering, and it isn’t really a flick at all. Asterisk is an interactive digital artist’s book by Julia Hou, created in 2019. To open … Continue reading →

Posted in animation, art, artist's books, book arts, typography | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

The Elements Complete

Posted on July 26, 2020 by

I finished the remaining three works for The Elements this past week.

Posted in art, artist's books, book arts | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

The Elements: Air

Posted on July 19, 2020 by

I spent a good part of the week working on The Elements, beginning by making some test prints to check colour. (This also functioned as a printer test. Inkjet printers can get cranky when left sitting for extended periods.)

Posted in art, artist's books, book arts, bookbinding, free book, free printable, paper cutting, paper folding | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Elements

Posted on July 12, 2020 by

This is the image for the Fire piece from my planned series The Elements.

Posted in art, artist's books, book arts, bookbinding, illustration, paper cutting, paper folding | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

A Clear Midnight Revisited

Posted on July 5, 2020 by

With July 7, the beginning of Tanabata celebrations in Japan, still a couple of days away, I thought I would re-post one of my favourite previous Tanabata projects, a DIY star-themed artist’s book from 2018. An accordion with interlocked diamond-shaped … Continue reading →

Posted in art, artist's books, book arts, bookbinding, DIY, free book, free printable, instructions, origami, paper cutting, paper folding | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments