Studio 5 Book Arts

Since my last Blog entry things have not gone to plan. For reasons beyond my control and beyond the reasoning of any ordinary person the yea...

Mark Cockram in New York. First Solo U.S. Show for Book Artist Mark Cockram Opens Today ...

Lincoln In The Bardo. Man Booker finalist presentation binding 2017. The binding structure is finished, now for the fun part. The binding w...

Now that the edge decoration is complete I can start on the end bands.... the end bands are sewn in silk with a one needle technique. Simpl...

Lincoln In The Bardo. Man Booker 2017. The more I read the more I begin to understand what is and is not happening. A little research and l...

For me at least, the start of the Man Booker month is slow. I do not wish to imply that I am sitting around drinking cups of interesting...

It is that time of year again.... Man Booker 2017..

There are many reasons why I enjoy working with the book. It is only over the last few days that I have discovered that for th...

 Finally Inferno is finished and will begin its journey to New York (USA not North Lincolnshire UK) to be exhibited alongside other recent w...

Various aspects of Inferno. Inferno will be forming part of my exhibition at the Center for Book Arts in New York (in New York St...

In Limbo, part of the first spread for Inferno.

 I am very pleased with the cunning plan of using mirrors to allow the viewer to see the text block and the binding at the same time...

The pleasure of old school conversations, face to face, a glass of cordial or another form of refreshing beverage and an open bag of crisps....

Press Release – Friday 14 th July Winner announced for CLiPPA 2017 (CLPE Children’s Poetry Award) Kate Wakeling announced as CLiPPA ...

I like Pink. An artists book. A hair under 3" in height.