all things bookart
Posted in Letterpress on Feb 27th, 2013
Last week I finished printing California Poppy at Painted Tongue Press. This is a two color card printed on the Heidelberg windmill. The green was printed by Hope, who is another letterpress printer printing away at Painted Tongue. I finished the card with orange – the butterfly is a double hit, first printed in green […]
Posted in Letterpress on Feb 23rd, 2013
The pictures I posted only show parts of the Heidelberg windmill – here are two of the whole bella machina ! In Germany the windmill is called Heidelberger Tiegel.
Posted in Letterpress on Feb 23rd, 2013
From 1996 to 1998 I studied at Fritz-Gabler Hotel Management School in Heidelberg, Germany. During those years I had no idea what a Heidelberg windmill is. And I would not have dreamed of ever even printing on one of those machines, which are made in Heidelberg, Germany. 11 years later – in 2009 – I started […]
Posted in Bookart, Tunnel Book on Feb 19th, 2013
Today – Monday – I finished the tunnel book I started in class at the SF Center for the Book on Saturday. It has two layers and the background. I tried to capture everything in the pictures – which is quite a challenge. These three dimensional stages are so complex that it is way more […]
Posted in Bookart, Tunnel Book on Feb 17th, 2013
I made the sample yesterday, posted a picture of it and went to bed. Couldn’t stop thinking about it and felt it needed some ‘pep’. This morning before class I added a little something. I leave it to you to find the difference …
Posted in Bookart, Tunnel Book on Feb 16th, 2013
I am teaching the ‘tunnel book workshop’ at the SF Center for the Book tomorrow, Saturday, February 16th 2013. To have a new show-and-tell I just made this little book. This is a sample of what we will be finishing in the one day class. I am really looking forward to it. The last time […]
Posted in Exhibitions on Feb 15th, 2013
Codex was a great experience. More than 180 exhibitors from all over the world. The new venue, the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, is a beautiful spot, right at the waterfront. I was quite nervous – the first time exhibiting my work at this international show. Thank you to everyone who encouraged me, who helped and […]
Posted in Letterpress on Feb 6th, 2013
First a rainbow roll in blue as a background – it’s the year of the ‘water snake’ this year – and then the snake in black.
Posted in Accordion Book, Bookart on Feb 2nd, 2013
I just come back from the opening exhibition at the San Francisco Center for the Book. Great turn out. If you can make it, you should try to see it. It’s worth it! They also show a couple of broadsides – including mine!