Book Art ApacE.... BASE. The First Exhibition Opening.

My biblionautic chums and friends.

BASE (Book Art SpacE) The new Studio 5 Book Arts Exhibition Space. Arguably the smallest book arts exhibition space in the world?...... 76cm x 34cm x 18.5cm.

In the past I have found that getting exhibition space for book arts is not an easy thing. When I have approached galleries in the past my request has always been met with a no. So... taking inspiration from the life and work of the Poet, novelist, artist and printer.. Morris Cox... I have decided to do it myself. I would be delighted if others wanted to exhibit in BASE.

Please note there are other exhibition spaces (but who cares?), books etc, 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....

 

AUTOMATIC Number 1   The film.

The Opening of BASE 

 

TINTIN is Finished......

 

My biblionautic chums and friends.

TINTIN.... Is finished. Hand dyed calf, soft plate offset oil based print, collaged torn posters and stencil work. binding 35.5cm x 23.8cm x 1cm when closed. Paper, oil based printing ink, spray paint, torn posters etc.

Please note there are other ways of doing things, covering materials, methods of binding along with 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....

TINTIN off the Easel.

 

My biblionautic chums and friends. WIP.

TINTIN. Off the easel and on to the boards.

A happy and productive day in Studio 5 Book Arts. With the easel work completed next is the application of the said easel work to the boards of TINTIN. Hand dyed calf, soft plate offset oil based print, collaged torn posters and stencil work. binding 35.5cm x 23.8cm x 1cm when closed. Paper, oil based printing ink, spray paint, torn posters etc.

Please note there are other ways of doing things, covering materials, methods of binding along with 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....

BASE (Book Art SpacE) The new Studio 5 Book Arts Exhibition Space.

 

My biblionautic chums and friends.

BASE (Book Art SpacE) The new Studio 5 Book Arts Exhibition Space. Arguably the smallest book arts exhibition space in the world?......  76cm x 34cm x 18.5cm.

 

In the past I have found that getting exhibition space for book arts is not an easy thing. When I have approached galleries in the past my request has always been met with a no. So... taking inspiration from the life and work of the Poet, novelist, artist and printer.. Morris Cox... I have decided to do it myself. I would be delighted if others wanted to exhibit in BASE.  

 

Please note there are other exhibition spaces (but who cares?), books etc, 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....

TINTIN... Easel Work.

 

My biblionautic chums and friends. WIP.

The evolution of the binding for TINTIN.

Something of a productive day (so far) in Studio 5 Book Arts. The easel work is now complete, time to allow for drying then back to the binding. Soft Plate Offset oild based print, collaged torn posters and stencil work. Approx 50cm x 40cm. Paper, oil based printing ink, spray paint, torn posters etc.

Please note there are other ways of doing things, covering materials, methods of adding colour and text to a binding along with 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....

TINTIN the Evolution of the binding.

 

My biblionautic chums and friends. WIP.

The evolution of the binding for TINTIN.

Collaged torn posters, stencil work. Approx 50cm x 40cm. Paper, spray paint, torn posters etc.

Please note there are other ways of doing things, covering materials, methods of adding colour and text to a binding along with 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....

Happy New Year from Studio 5.

2020/21 Typewriter and tipex. 

TINTIN... A short film as work continues.

My biblionautic chums and friends. WIP.

Pared fair calf (down to 0.4mm) for the binding of TINTIN. Dyed and fixed with water based dyes.

The true beauty of dying one's leather is to extend the range of colours one can use. Though the leather tanners and suppliers do have many leathers, calf etc, in many different colours, I find that I prefer to dye my leathers etc to attain the colour I want. In short to expand on the options.. to extend my palette.

Please note there are other ways of doing things, covering materials, methods of adding colour to fair calf and other covering materials along with 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....

 A short film of TINTIN, work in progress 

TINTIN. Pre-Punk-Punk-Haired Reporter.....................

 

My biblionautic chums and friends. WIP.

 

The subversion of TINTIN. The spreads........ Text and imagery added.

 

Tintin, a pre punk-punk-haired teenage reporter and super-sleuth, in 1929 in the children's supplement of the Belgian Catholic newspaper "Le Vingtième Siecle." Tintin moved into his own magazine in 1946. Twenty-three complete stories were produced, plus one story that was incomplete at the time of Hergé's death in 1983. Tintin became the Belgian equivalent of Mickey Mouse, popular in every country around the world except for the USA.

Tintin, reporter adolescent pré-punk-punk et super détective, en 1929 dans le supplément pour enfants du journal catholique belge "Le Vingtième Siècle". Tintin a emménagé dans son propre magazine en 1946. Vingt-trois histoires complètes ont été produites, plus une histoire qui était incomplète au moment de la mort d'Hergé en 1983. Tintin est devenu l'équivalent belge de Mickey Mouse, populaire dans tous les pays du monde à l'exception de les États Unis.

 

Now for the binding...

 

Soft-plate off set, reverse transfer, collage , stencil work and hand colouring etc.. etc. WIP. Each measuring approx 35cm x 50cm. Paper, oil based inks, mixed media etc.

Please note there are other ways of doing things, comic characters 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....