A map does not just chart, it unlocks and formulates meaning; it forms bridges between here and there, between disparate ideas that we did not know were previously connected. ... Reif Larsen, The Selected Works of T S Spivet.
Category Archives: Artist Books
Little Maps of Trees is at The Other Art Fair London
The Tiny Sketchbook Project, which includes my tiny book of tiny eco prints Little Maps of Trees, has just been on show at the SLOW Galerie in Paris. It’s now walked poetically to London, where it’s on show at The … Continue reading
Tiny Sketchbook Project: Sent
I finished my tiny sketchbook the morning of the 14th February – St Valentine’s Day, though instead of a bunch of red roses I was gifted with a paint and varnish scraper. I drove into town to post my book … Continue reading
Tiny Sketchbook Project: Making a Mark, Leaving a Trace
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. W.B. Yeats Marks and traces. I like the less-defined eco prints. Something has come and gone and left only its metaphysics behind. Its most utilitarian … Continue reading
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Tagged Artist Book, Eco Prints, Tiny book, Tiny Sketchbook Project
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Tiny Sketchbook Project: Page Spread with Teaspoon
Another page spread from the Tiny Sketchbook. With teaspoon.
Tiny Sketchbook Project: Front Cover
Posted in Art, Artist Books, Eco/Natural Dyeing and Printing, Nature Journal, Printmaking
Tagged Artist Book, Eco Print, Tiny Sketchbook Project
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Tiny Sketchbook Project: A Two-Page Spread
Almost finished. A two-page spread from my Tiny Sketchbook for the Tiny Sketchbook Project touring exhibition. I’m sending this from The Forest of Souls, where I’m holed-up writing my next very long blog.
Found:Unbound I
I recently finished the first little work in the series – a sort of dismantled artist book – which I’m calling, for now at least, Found Unbound. Here it is, framed. Here’s the work at an earlier stage. I wrote … Continue reading
Walking the Paradox – Found Unbound with the Corinthians
I’m following-up on my blog of 1st September – Adventuring – with an artistic adventure I’ve been having. I’m calling it Found Unbound. Found Unbound is about an artist’s book. Found halted in the process of being unbound, or found … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artist Books, Christian writing, Collage & Assemblage, Eco/Natural Dyeing and Printing, Encaustic Art, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Printmaking, spirituality, Writing
Tagged Aristotle, Artist's Book, Blank Slate, Butterfly Book, Corinthians 4:16, John Locke, palimpsest, Paradox, Plaster of Paris, Silk Habotai, Silk Pongee, Tabula rasa
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Poetic Mapping: Walking Into Art 