Studio 5 Book Arts

The box making continued at a pace. I had made a small press from a car jack and some wood in the studio. It worked! the wood made it light ...

Once the Formica work surface was spotless a small length of cotton fabric was damped out. Natural fabrics are best for making bookcloth and...

The students continued the box making, learning that it is not the amount of glue that you use but how you use it. I had decided that the be...

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year. Have fun and lets enjoy 2009. Mark

After showing Mr Amru the intended work shop the demonstrations began. I had already printed a series of images for the making of the boxes....

I love my job, one of the highlights is being able to leave a cold, dark and damp England for the warmth of India. At one point it looked th...

After a very busy ten or so days I am back in the studio. Being back in India and in particular Anandwan was fantastic. Not a holiday, hard ...

In the morning I will be leaving the cold, damp and dark shores of this island. I am bound for India. My luggage consists of the usual small...

Having returned to the UK all was well. Memories of the garden near the coffee shop shop were still vibrant and will form the basis of a boo...

A little more on books and boxes in the Tokugawa Art Museum. Often the bindings of the individual books would be very simple, practical and ...

After a busy and rewarding two days of work shops in Osaka and the visit to Himeji Castle it was on to Nagoya. Thinking of the castle, one o...

After a couple of days rest an other train journey to Osaka. Two days of work shops with students making some four books. Lots work in keepi...