The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 19. Plan B and Exotic Tours.

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 19. Plan B and Exotic Tours.

Each book has an individual voice.

Two artists books.

Plan B .. intolerance and bias. Darker aspects appear as logic is pushed further away. Fear, hatred, jealousy and lack of trust in self worth . "Base Nature, chaos, fear and hatred"

Hand dyed/coloured book cloth, collage text, hand printing, photo copies, resist work, stencil work, collage, gathered text from various sources along with mixed media. Full edge decoration.
Modified flat back case binding, drum leaf text block with laminated board/text block attachment.

28cm x 19.1cm x8mm when closed.

Exotic Tours .. Half remembered fragments of art tours. Shadows of lost icons, the cult of the selfie. "..like great standing curtains on the eve of a major exhibition..online.. cult .. celebrity.. the last portrait.."

Hand dyed/coloured book cloth, collage text, hand printing, photo copies, resist work, stencil work, collage, gathered text from various sources along with mixed media. Full edge decoration.
Modified flat back case binding, drum leaf text block with laminated board/text block attachment.

19.1cm x 20.7cm x 1cm when closed.

If you require more information please do not hesitate to contact me.

For more information about artists books may I suggest a good starting point is the National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Yes, I do have work in the collection)
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/books-artists/

My biblionautic chums and friends, I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. Further live posts will be at 11.00 hrs BST, everyday, give or take. Please forgive the one or two blips and the odd shake! Please note, if there are days missing in your group it is because I only post to groups that I feel may find the post of interest or keep in line with the ethos or criteria of the group. For example this Studio 5 going live has not been shared with the 'Ring Road Truckers' as there are no trucks, truckers or indeed ring roads featured.

Please note all subjects are valid for the maker....including kittens but life is not just about kittens, there are other ways of doing things and opinions. ..... 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.

For a short film please follow the link below the images.

Plan B.

 

 Exotic Tours.

 Plan B. Exotic Tours.

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 18. Revolution Evolution and a small re-cap on Surviving Material.

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 18. Revolution Evolution and a small re-cap on Surviving Material.

Each book has an individual voice.

An artists book. A journey through a revolution evolution.

".. it does not evolve, but merely undergoes change of form. It does not advance from less to more, because there is no source where it could derive any increment"

Hand dyed/coloured leather, book cloth, collage text, hand printing, photo copies, resist work, stencil work, collage, gathered text from various sources along with mixed media. Full edge decoration. 17.5cm x 25cm x 1cm when closed.

Images evolving from my Man Booker Binding of George Saunders book... Lincoln in the Bardo... Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2017.

Modified flat back case binding, drum leaf text block.

If you require more information please do not hesitate to PM me.

For more information about artists books may I suggest a good starting point is the National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Yes, I do have work in the collection)
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/books-artists/

Man Booker 2017

My biblionautic chums and friends, I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. Further live posts will be at 11.00 hrs BST, everyday, give or take. Please forgive the one or two blips and the odd shake! Please note, if there are days missing in your group it is because I only post to groups that I feel may find the post of interest or keep in line with the ethos or criteria of the group. For example this Studio 5 going live has not been shared with the 'Ring Road Truckers' as there are no trucks, truckers or indeed ring roads featured.

For a short film please follow the link below the images.

 Binding of Lincoln in the Bardo. George Saunders. Man Booker Winner 2017.

Revolution Evolution.

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 17. Surviving Material. Artists Book.

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 17. Surviving Material. Artists Book.

Each book has an individual voice.

An artists book that explores the relationship of the discarded and surviving material based on a series of nearly discarded prints.

Hand coloured book cloth, collage text, screen printing, resist work, stencil work along with mixed media. Full edge decoration.
Modified flat back case binding, drum leaf text block.

If you require more information please do not hesitate to PM me.

26.7cm x 19.2cm x 1cm when closed.

For more information about artists books may I suggest a good starting point is the National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Yes, I do have work in the collection)
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/books-artists/


My biblionautic chums and friends, I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. Further live posts will be at 11.00 hrs BST, everyday, give or take. Please forgive the one or two blips and the odd shake! Please note, if there are days missing in your group it is because I only post to groups that I feel may find the post of interest or keep in line with the ethos or criteria of the group. For example this Studio 5 going live has not been shared with the 'Ring Road Truckers' as there are no trucks, truckers or indeed ring roads featured.

Please note there are other ways of doing things and opinions..... 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.

For a short film please follow the link below the image.

Surviving Material.

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 16. Iskandar Jalil, Kembara Tanah Liat.. Clay Travels. NFS.

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 16. Iskandar Jalil, Kembara Tanah Liat.. Clay Travels. NFS.

Each book has an individual voice.

A lavish look at the work of the internationally renown ceramic artist Iskandar Jalil. Personal insights and comments from collectors etc. Many and much illustrations of the artists work.

With kind permission of the DeWilde Collection.

Hand dyed and coloured leather Binding, clay, wood, mixed media. Full edge decoration, hand sewn end bands, hand printed made end papers - leather jointed to edge to edge doublers (doublures) of clay and mixed media. Wet clay printing and a little collage. Tool marks to indicate the makers hand.

31.4cm x 24.6cm x 4cm when closed.

Many thanks to Adelene Koh of DDDots Bookbinding for the clay from Singapore. Studio 5 Graduate and Studio 5 Member.
https://www.dddots.com/

My biblionautic chums and friends, I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. Further live posts will be at 11.00 hrs BST, everyday, give or take. Please forgive the one or two blips and the odd shake! Please note, if there are days missing in your group it is because I only post to groups that I feel may find the post of interest or keep in line with the ethos or criteria of the group. For example this Studio 5 going live has not been shared with the 'Ring Road Truckers' as there are no trucks, truckers or indeed ring roads featured.

For a short film please follow the link below.

Iskandar Jalil, Kembara Tanah Liat.. Clay Travels.

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 15. Cascade Number 1 (working title).

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 15. Cascade Number 1 (working title).
A hand made single page book/tray box. Sand, caught in the ridges, forms an ever changing text, movable print- a series of images that cascade in an almost hypnotic, rhythmic dance.
23.5cm x 16.5cm x 2.7cm when closed.

A mixed media college of sand and texture. Hand printed (flottage) paper, book cloth, sand and glass etc.
My biblionautic chums and friends, I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. Further live posts will be at 11.00 hrs BST, everyday, give or take. Please forgive the one or two blips and the odd shake! Please note, if there are days missing in your group it is because I only post to groups that I feel may find the post of interest or keep in line with the ethos or criteria of the group. For example this Studio 5 going live has not been shared with the 'Ring Road Truckers' as there are no trucks, truckers or indeed ring roads featured.

For a short film please follow the link below the image.

 Cascade

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 14.nEver Mind tHe e BoOKs hERe'S ThE reaL thINg and punked...

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 14.nEver Mind tHe e BoOKs hERe'S ThE reaL thINg and punked...
Note and sketch books.... Various.
Flat back and rounded and backed case bindings and a disappearing spine Bradel Binding. Hand dyed and coloured leather, rouching, hand printing, flottage, cloth, mixed media hand made note books.

For the creative person who dose not follow........
Sizes approx...21.5cm x 15cm x 1cm to 2.5cm when closed.
My biblionautic chums and friends, I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. Further live posts will be at 11.00 hrs BST, everyday, give or take. Please forgive the one or two blips and the odd shake! Please note, if there are days missing in your group it is because I only post to groups that I feel may find the post of interest or keep in line with the ethos or criteria of the group. For example this Studio 5 going live has not been shared with the 'Ring Road Truckers' as there are no trucks, truckers or indeed ring roads featured.

To acquire your own .nEver Mind tHe e BoOKs hERe'S ThE reaL thINg note/sketch book please visit.. http://olympicstudiosrecords.co.uk/

For a short film please follow the link below the image.

 nEver Mind tHe e BoOKs hERe'S ThE reaL thINg

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 13. A Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which is to Come.

The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious, theological fiction in English literature. It has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. It has also been cited as the first novel written in English.
A full, hand dyed and coloured leather Binding, multiple in-lays and on-lays - a form of layering..collage if you will and piecing together of leather similar to marquetry. Cold Gold work. Full edge decoration, hand sewn end bands,full edge decoration, hand printed made end papers - leather jointed to edge to edge doublers (doublures).

This edition... Wordsworth, 1987 with 24 illustrations by George Cruikshank..
29.5cm x 21cm x 3.8cm when closed.
A journey of the Everyman from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City. Swamps and Angels. Scum and filth, dragons and sin........ Tests and situations. A journey of life.
My biblionautic chums and friends, I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. Further live posts will be at 11.00 hrs BST, everyday, give or take. Please forgive the one or two blips and the odd shake! Please note, if there are days missing in your group it is because I only post to groups that I feel may find the post of interest or keep in line with the ethos or criteria of the group. For example this Studio 5 going live has not been shared with the 'Ring Road Truckers' as there are no trucks, truckers or indeed ring roads featured.
For a short film please follow the link below the images.

 The Pilgrims Progress

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 12. Joseph Cornell, Shadow Play and Eterniday.

A full, hand dyed and coloured leather Binding. Full edge decoration, hand sewn end bands,full edge decoration, made end papers - leather jointed to edge to edge doublers (doublures).
4th Printing 2006 Thames and Hudson.

28.5cm x 24.2cm x 5.8cm when closed.
A homage to one of my favourite artists of the 20th century.
Mixed media, glass, sand, collage, hand printing, hand coloured/dyed leather, wood etc etc etc.
My biblionautic chums and friends, I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. Further live posts will be at 11.00 hrs BST, everyday, give or take. Please forgive the one or two blips and the odd shake!
For a short film please follow the link below the images.

 Cornell

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 11. The Last Hero.

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 11. The Last Hero. SOLD
A full, hand dyed and coloured Partchment Binding. Full edge decoration, hand made, applied end bands, made end papers. Head caps and applied label (collage)
By Terry Pratchett. Illustrations by Paul Kidby. Published 2001.

28.6cm x 24cm x 2cm when closed.
The colours and overall look of the book reflect the colours of the illustrations and aspects of the text.... A soiled Saga of fantasy clichés, many gods, heroes, spaceflight, more heroes, false teeth, snow, dragons and soup to name a few....
My biblionautic chums and friends, I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. Further live posts will be at 11.00 hrs BST, everyday, give or take. Please forgive the one or two blips and the odd shake! Please note, Face Book users...... if there are days missing in your group it is because I only post to groups that I feel may find the post of interest or keep in line with the ethos or criteria of the group. For example this Studio 5 going live has not been shared with the 'Ring Road Truckers' as there are no trucks or indeed ring roads featured.

For a short film please follow the link below the images.

The Last Hero.

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 10. A Clockwork Orange.

A Bradel Binding with double and single board work. Hand coloured and dyed leather, mixed media, hand tooling, collage etc etc. Full edge decoration, hand sewn end bands, leather jointed end papers to edge to edge doublers (doublures)
20.1cm x 13.5cm x 2.5cm when closed.

A visceral response to a seminal work by Anthony Burgess.
My biblionautic chums and friends, I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. Further live posts will be at 11.00 hrs BST, everyday, give or take. Please forgive the one or two blips and the odd shake!

Please follow the link (below the image) for a short film.

A Clockwork Orange

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 9. Charlie Chaplin, Icon2.

Part of a commission of 6 books that explore icons of the 20th century.
Hand printed, 'Drum Leaf' text block with collage and mixed media. Exploring aspects of Charlie Chaplin's career and life. The binding is a flat back with the text block being laminated in to the binding (not case bound) The binding is hand coloured leather with panels of manipulated and torn book cloth, a flag, boot calf, old shirts, paper, mixed media etc etc etc...... Machine and hand sewing with the tensions altered to emphasise the patch work qualities of the panels. multiple textures with the under cloths not hidden creating obvious layers resembling old, worn and patched clothes.

The enclosure is a two tray, drop back box in book and various other cloths, again with machine and hand sewn patchwork giving a tantalizing indication of the contents. I always make boxes or enclosures for my books (except note and sketch books) both for protection and as an extension of the binding in many cases. As you shall see .............
35.5cm x 23.7cm x 1.4cm when closed.
My biblionautic chums and friends, I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. Further live posts will be at 11.00 hrs BST, everyday, give or take. Please forgive the one or two blips and the odd shake!

Please follow the link (below the image) for a short film.

Charlie Chaplin

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 8. Urban Tryptich.

My one viewer yesterday noted "An object" on the patio outside Studio 5. Today's offering is the object. Urban Tryptich, a homage to Divistoria.
Inspired by the richness and diversity of Manila, in particular the area known as Divistoria. Divisoria is a commercial center in between Tondo and Binondo in Manila, Philippines with a multitude of shops that sell low-priced goods and much and many things happen there. Tutuban Center is situated within the commercial hub along with a night market located in the Centers' vicinity. The area is peppered with different bazaars, small malls, independent street vendors and the continuing tapestry of Manila life.

Mixed media.

My biblionautic chums and friends, I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. Further live posts will be at 11.00 hrs BST, everyday, give or take. Please forgive the one or two blips and the odd shake!

Please follow the link (below the image) for a short film.

Urban Trytich.

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 7. By popular demand....

 By popular demand....A brief walk round Studio 5. Featuring a just finished commission.. Charlie Chaplin, Icon 2.
I was asked if was possible to have a walk round of Studio 5, to have a peek at the equipment, tools , working environment etc (I must wash the windows)
Please be assured, the benches are cleared down when I have students or Studio 5 Members with me (not at the moment!) What is hidden is, of course, the Adana table top printing presses and the candy floss machine.

Please note, no kittens, puppies or lavish meals were used in the making of this Studio 5, going live production. Please further note that other makes and brands of cloths, leathers, tools, equipment, books referred to, adhesives etc are available.
My biblionautic chums and friends, I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. Further live posts will be at 11.00 hrs BST, everyday, give or take. Please forgive the one or two blips and the odd shake!

Please follow the link (below the image) for a short film.

 Studio 5 Tour.

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 6. An Advertiser's Alphabet.

My biblionautic chums and friends. I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. And yes, it is a selling exhibition. Please contact me for further details.

Day six features 'An Advertiser's Alphabet'

An Advertiser's Alphabet. Printed by 'The Reading Room' Limited edition of 150, this copy un-numbered. Bradel Binding, mixed media, collage, period photograph. Full of barbs and satires a subversive exposure of the art of the advertiser in 1930. Illustrations by C. Richards, text by A. Tessimond.
Please follow the link (below the image) for a short film. 

 An Advertiser's Alphabet

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 5. Kintsugi 2.

Kintsugi 2. 21.2cm x 15.1cm x 1.5cm.
Kintsugi (金継ぎ, "golden joinery") is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.
For those interested.. Kintsugi 1 is held by Maggs Brothers, Bedford Sq, London.Maggs Bros

My biblionautic chums and friends further live posts will be at 11.00 hrs BST, everyday, give or take.

 

 Kintsugi 2.

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 4. Instrument, a Trilogy.

My biblionautic chums and friends. I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. And yes, it is a selling exhibition. Please contact me for further details.

Day four features 'Instrument, a Trilogy'

Please follow the link (below the image) for a short film. 

 Instrument, a Trilogy.

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 3. A Pair of Dyptichs.

My biblionautic chums and friends. I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition comes to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. And yes, it is a selling exhibition. Please contact me for further details.

Day three features 'Two Dyptichs'

Please follow the link (below the image) for a short film.

Two Dyptichs

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 2. Sir Patrick Spens.

  My biblionautic chums and friends. I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition come to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. And yes, it is a selling exhibition. Please contact me for further details.

Day two features 'Sir Patrick Spens'

Please follow the link (below the image) for a short film. 

 Sir Patrick Spens.

 

 

 

 

The Studio 5 Summer Exhibition. Day 1. The Boom.

 My biblionautic chums and friends. I had planned a summer exhibition. However, as with nearly all things this has been put on hold. But have no fear, if you cannot come to the exhibition.. the exhibition come to you. Featuring work from my personal collection and new works. And yes, it is a selling exhibition. Please contact me for further details.

Day one features 'The Boom'

Please follow the link (below the image) for a short film.

The Boom