Thursday 31 March 2022

Chelsea Arts Club. Charity Auction. The last few hours.

 

My biblionautic chums and friends.
Just a note to say that this year’s Chelsea Arts Club Charity Auction closes at 8 pm tonight. With over 150 original artworks created by Members, including many established names and some stellar new talent too. As ever, all proceeds will go to the two Club charities: the AGBI and the CAC Trust.
My contribution is lot 135 if you are interested.
You still have time to place a bid or to increase an existing bid. Bidding is open to Members and non-Members and it’s so easy to do. Just go to
to register, view the works and place your bid. If you are outbid you will receive a notification giving you a chance to bid again. It’s fun and such an easy way to secure an original piece for your home.
A huge thank you to those who have contributed work this year and to those who have placed a bid.
Don’t forget, bidding remains open until 8 pm tonight - good luck!
Please further note.... there are other studios/binderies doing stuff, spelling and grammar. Please further note, the opinion of the author may change at any moment. This is due to having an open mind of sorts.
 


 

Saturday 26 March 2022

New Exhibition at BASE.

 

My biblionautic chums and friends.
A new exhibition at Book Art SpacE BASE. A tiny exhibition space for book arts in S. W. London (Studio 5)
BASE Exhibition No 6.
5 MINIATURE ARTISTS’ BOOKS 5
5 surrealistic short novels inspired by Max Ernst's Surrealistic novel Une Semaine De Bonté.
Mark Cockram 2021.
Each book is unique, unique collaged-hand
coloured text block, unique binding.
The text blocks have been collaged the
bindings are of leather, mixed media
and trasparent palimpsest parchment (By the artist).
7.5cm x 5.3cm x 1.8mm.
From left to right.
PARASOL
EYE
CLOWN
TOWER
FISHNET
Please further note.... there are other studios/binderies doing stuff, spelling and grammar. Please further note, the opinion of the author may change at any moment. This is due to having an open mind of sorts.

 
 
 
 
 
 



Friday 18 March 2022

Romeo and Juliet. Palimpsest Parchment

 

My biblionautic chums and friends.
Work in progress...... A working prototype, Romeo and Juliet. A smallish book with many notes added, delightful and fun.
Bound with


Palimpsest Parchment, please note... no grooves. Leather jointed end papers.
Please further note.... there are other studios/binderies doing stuff, spelling and grammar. Please further note, the opinion of the author may change at any moment. This is due to having an open mind of sorts.

Thursday 17 March 2022

Chelsea Arts Club.... If I Ruled the World.

 

My biblionautic chums and friends.
If I Ruled The World.......fund raiser...... The title being... If I Ruled The World. My entry is LONG LIVE THE BOOK (What else?) Lot number 135. A work with both a front and a back, though only the front can be seen on on the Chelsea Arts Club auction site.. so I give you the front and back....
 


 
Please note that there are other works by many fine artists.
 
The fund raiser is for the charities that Chelsea Arts Club support.
This year our charity auction is hosted once again by Jumblebee.co.uk and bidding will be on-line through this site.
As ever, all proceeds will be split evenly between the two Club charities, the Chelsea Arts Club Trust, which provides grants for young artists at critical points in their career and the Artists' General Benevolent Institution, which supports artists who cannot work due to illness, accident or older age.
Auction bidding is open to Members and non-members and all lots are on display at the Club, as well as on-line.
Bidding closes at 8.00pm on Thursday 31st March.
Placing a bid is easy and quick to do – just follow these instructions:
HOW TO PLACE A BID:
Register on-line using your name, email address and by creating a password at:
To do this click on ‘Sign In’ at the top of the page and once registered you will receive an acknowledgement email from Jumblebee.
 
All items have a starting price of £ 50 and bidding is in minimum increments of £10.
If you are out bid you will receive an automatic email notification from Jumblebee and you can carry on bidding if you wish.
You also have the option of placing a ‘proxy bid’ or maximum price you are prepared to pay: every time you are out bid by another bidder the Jumblebee site will keep bidding on your behalf in increments of £10, up to the maximum price you have nominated.
At the close of the auction successful bidders will be sent a confirmation email from Jumblebee with a payment link. All payments will be through the Jumblebee website.
Successful bidders can collect their purchase from the Club from Monday 4th April. You will only be able to collect your piece once payment has been received.
 
If you have difficulty registering or have any queries, please contact sarah@chelseaartsclub.com
 
Happy Bidding!
Please note.... there are other studios/binderies doing stuff, spelling and grammar. Please further note, the opinion of the author may change at any moment. This is due to having an open mind of sorts.