Tag Archives: book arts

Happy Peter Verheyen Day 2019

Posted on June 23, 2019 by

Today is the first Peter Verheyen Day. Subscribers to the Book_Arts-L, a Syracuse University-based mailing list managed by Peter Verheyen, decided that it was about time we honoured Peter for his contributions to the book arts world. The date —June … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: The Beauty of Letterpress

Posted on June 21, 2019 by

Tonight’s video was produced by Neenah Paper and Crane® Papers as part of a fund-raising campaign for the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in the community of Two Rivers, Wisconsin.     If you have a few minutes to … Continue reading →

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The Beauty and The Beast

Posted on June 16, 2019 by

I received a lovely gift this past week: a second-hand but mint condition copy of The Beauty and The Beast by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, in the 1858 J. R. Planché English translation.

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Additional Alphabets

Posted on June 9, 2019 by

I wrote last week about being given some items by a friend. She was clearing out her late husband’s study and wanted to find a good home for things she has no use for. I showed you lots of pens … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Julie Chen, book artist

Posted on June 7, 2019 by

Tonight’s flick comes from the Robert E. Kennedy Library, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California. The video presents a rapid look at three artist’s books by Julie Chen/Flying Fish Press held in the library’s Special Collections.     If you … Continue reading →

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His Nibs

Posted on June 2, 2019 by

In February I posted about acquiring an Alpha lettering set from a friend. It had belonged to her late husband. She was happy to dispose of it and I was happy to get it. My friend contacted me again recently … Continue reading →

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Some Experimental Fan Book Structures

Posted on May 26, 2019 by

On Friday I posted two videos about fan making in Japan. Finding those videos and a few days of warmer than normal weather set me to thinking about fan books: not just books whose pages could be fanned out, but … Continue reading →

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Working in Squares

Posted on May 19, 2019 by

The square is the recurring design unit for all the planned works for my solo exhibition in 2020. I made some test units this week from some of the dictionary pages I have backed and coloured.

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Road Trip (with knitting)

Posted on May 12, 2019 by

Early this week I finally put together my ‘good’ copy of the Magic Wallet.

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Friday Night Flicks: Crooked Letters:Portrait of a Bookbinder

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

It’s time for another short flick about a bookbinder. This week it’s Vernon Wiering from Grand Rapids, Michigan.     You might want to spend some looking at Wiering’s website this weekend. There are galleries with photos of some of … Continue reading →

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