Tuesday 25 May 2010

The 4 Gospels, the boards, leather, collage, colour, tooling and the boards are on. The first images.





The 4 Gospels, the boards, leather, collage, colour, tooling and the boards are on. The first images.

In the back ground is the box, taking shape with the help of a young and gifted French Bookbinding student.....

Monday 24 May 2010

Monday 17 May 2010

The 4 Gospels, the boards, leather, collage, colour and tooling.






The collage work is finished. With black line work giving us the memory of stained glass the tooling can begin. The reflected light from the tooling reminds me Byzantine wall mosaics. By knocking back the collage I hope to give the impression of aged fresco work.

Tuesday 11 May 2010

The 4 Gospels, the boards, leather, collage and colour..




Progress, having cobbled together a very long desk easel it is easier to see the whole design taking shape. The colours will be blended and with heavy black line work I am aiming for a sort of Icon look. It has taken me a while to sort this out but I realise that I am making four separate design bindings........