My biblionautic chums and friends
One may recall a small palimpsest parchment hinged diptych with hand pierced (holes) rembroitage boards with 20mm bayonet tacks I made last year.
One recurring thought I always have is in how the viewer/user engages with the book, book arts etc. It is common practise with most of my work that I make a box for the book/book object/book art for protection. The box (with the book/book object/book art in it) is then placed in a book case. Unlike other arts and crafts, such as painting, pot making, glass work and the like, which are displayed. Plinth or mantle piece, wall or garden and so on. I know the arguments for each, a painting is there to be seen etc etc. So, for my part, on the odd occasion when I have a day or two spare I will make some sort of device that is used with a book/book object/book art I have made.
The last couple of days have been spent in making a very simple stand, similar to a plate stand I guess. And yes, I could have gone to a shop or online and bought something that would have done the job.... but there would always have been the nagging thought that it would have been a compromise, just not what I was hoping for, but does the job.
So, after making a practise stand I set to work... components cut and covered with marbled paper. The paper the 'knocked' or aged, then assembled. As I want. The intention was to make something that looks old. Something that one could imagine being found in the bottom of some long forgotten cabinet of curiosities along with Totem Book 365, 0, brought together in some ill matched marriage by some well meaning but slightly befuddled curator.
Please note.... there are other construction methods, 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.
