Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Sunday, August 21, 2005
And now, some books!
The purple book I especially like because of the pastepaper cover. Being new to making my own, I didn't know that it's bad form for the pigment-and-paste mixture to have tooth and texture. On the other hand, the book has been used semi-regularly and only shows wear at the usual places (corners, hinge, and tail of the spine) and nothing's flaked off yet.
These blue books are rather smaller than the purple one; they measure abut 4" high and 2.5" high compared to the purple book's 9" height. This pastepaper is more traditional; there is no texture and the colors are more reflective of their wateroclor nature.
These blue books are rather smaller than the purple one; they measure abut 4" high and 2.5" high compared to the purple book's 9" height. This pastepaper is more traditional; there is no texture and the colors are more reflective of their wateroclor nature.
Monday, August 15, 2005
Saturday, August 13, 2005
And on that note
This is a small (about 3 x 5) wood piece I engraved but never made a print off of (intentionally). Sometimes, it's all about the beauty of the grain and heft of the wood; other times I have no problem making the prints and scoring the face of the block to prevent further prints. I plan on making a linocut of this during the next press run in order to make prints.
Thursday, August 04, 2005
This is what an art book looks like
This is a polymer clay & woodblock book I did for a show at the San Francisco Center for the Book a few years ago. It tells a Tolstoi story about a king who seeks wisdom; it moved me a great deal when I first read it. The illustration is of the king as he sleeps in a poor wiseman's barn. The other side of the block shows what I think is the better art piece, though; it shows the king setting off into the woods to seek wisdom.