Friday 27 March 2020

The last month or so.....

My biblionautic chums and friends....
With all that is happening in our world I have let slip my posts. Sorry. To make some form amends I thought I would post what I have been up to on the bench in Studio 5.

Workshops, talks and presentations have been cancelled or postponed so I have time to do all those things I have wanted to do but never had time.

First... Never Mind The eBooks Here's the Real Thing.... A note book.

 Never Mind the Ebooks... Well, after the Guy who runs the Record shop saw my post on facebook he asked to see the book. A little chat then followed.. The long and the short of it is that 'Never Mind' are now available to purchase from the record shop.

 Available at..Olympic Studios Records


 As it happened, a few days after Never Mind's debut .. it sold. So a few more bound. Different colour options and stuff keep them fresh and different.


 Along the usual bench work I am also asked to give workshops, now, of course postponed. However I thought I would give a preview sort of thing.
 Though the new series is intended to introduce fellow makers and creators in differing fields other than those already familiar with the book as a vehicle for expression and communication, it may be of interest to those who are taking their first steps on the grand tour of book binding, book arts and related subjects.
I have had, for a number of years, a small collection of glass negatives dating from the Edwardian era (UK London) For nearly as long as owning them I have wanted, in some way or another, to be able to expose the negatives to enable me to visit those captured seconds of light. Recently I managed to contrive, in a very Heath Robinson sort of way, apparatus that when combined with the old desk top has enabled those seconds of captured light be explored again.
One of the new series of workshops will explore a contemporary photograph album structure that allows for further development and, perhaps as important, requires little in the way of specialist bookbinding equipment.
So, my chums, a sneak preview of some of the images that may be included in the workshop.
1, 4 Young Men, 3 boaters, 2 Flat Caps, 1 boy and a dog. 2, Lady. 3, Girl and boy. 4, London Zoo-The lion Cage. 5, Finsbury Square. 6, well it was bound to happen!







The workshop Photo Album...For the Society of Bookbinders East Anglian Region. I really like the format, the images have a new life.




A Drum Leaf Structure. So versatile.

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