Tag Archives: publishing

Artists’ Books at the Murray Library

Posted on January 28, 2018 by

David and I had an anniversary this week. To celebrate we took an afternoon off and went to see an exhibition at the Murray Library on the University of Saskatchewan campus. Instead of my writing out the show’s description, here’s … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Papier Machine

Posted on September 1, 2017 by

Today’s flicks combine several of my interests: it’s about a book, DIY paper models, and miniature electronics. Papier Machine was designed and produced by Marion Pinaffo and Raphaël Pluvinage, and the little videos were made by Clément Brandely.     You can … Continue reading →

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Making a Zhen Xian Bao/Chinese Thread Book: Part Four

Posted on August 20, 2017 by

Since combining the words origami and Zhen Xian Bao or Chinese Thread Book in my search for the ‘star’ box (flowered candy box) I have come across a number of origami versions of the Zhen Xian Bao. The earliest example … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: disillusionment of 10 point font and The Typewriter

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

Today’s videos are both related to typewriters. The first is a witty series of typographic puns “animated on a smith corona galaxie deluxe typewriter” by Greg Condon.     The second flick is a promo for the book The Typewriter: a Graphic … Continue reading →

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A DIY Easter Bunny

Posted on April 15, 2017 by

I am posting a day early because tomorrow morning I will be busy cooking turkey and accompaniments for a 1 p.m. Easter Dinner. Yesterday’s Friday Night Flick was my 300th post. In celebration (and because it is seasonally appropriate) here is … Continue reading →

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Life in Circles

Posted on March 12, 2017 by

Occasionally I notice that my life is recursive: things appear, then disappear, then return –a bit of déja vu all over again. In August of 1996, I attended (as a guest) the combined 114th meeting of the American Ornithologists Union … Continue reading →

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Calendars

Posted on November 27, 2016 by

Although the books I produce under the Byopia Press imprint vary widely in format and style, there is one thing that I make on an annual basis. Every year since 2004, Byopia Press has produced at least one desktop calendar.  When I still did … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: The Wonderland Book

Posted on November 25, 2016 by

Today’s flick is really just a long advertisement for a photo book, but what a book it is! Apparently I missed it going viral last year, so you may already have seen at least some of the images.     Kirsty … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: The Hoxton Street Monster Supplies Cookbook

Posted on September 16, 2016 by

This past Sunday I posted about Putting Up Mangoes, an artist’s book from Convivio Bookworks. Today’s two short videos are promotions for a book which, if not an artist’s book, is still quite artful. I have been a fan of … Continue reading →

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Putting Up Mangoes

Posted on September 11, 2016 by

The title of this post sounds like I might be about to pass on a recipe, but Putting Up Mangoes is the title of a book. Like most book artists, I collect as well as produce artist’s books. This one arrived on Friday. … Continue reading →

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