all things bookart
Posted in Bookart, Letterpress, Looking for Matthew on Aug 28th, 2013
Headbands are glued on – next step: trimming the black BUGRA paper which I am using for endpapers. Same evening: measuring and cutting the recess for the book label. textblocks with trimmed endpapers – not glued on yet … looks so nice I had to take another one of the endpapers! measuring and cutting – […]
Posted in Bookart, Letterpress, Looking for Matthew on Aug 25th, 2013
Yesterday evening I was working on ‘Looking for Matthew’. The bound text-blocks are prepared to be cased in. I first glued Thai Mulberry paper on to the spine and then added tiny little headbands – I just love them! Sometimes I wonder who actually will see them once the book is done. How many people […]
Posted in Allgemein, Bookart, Exhibitions, Letterpress on Aug 24th, 2013
Yesterday I went with a friend of mine to check out three exhibitions here in the City – they are closing soon, so if you want to go you should go now… We met in the Public Library, Main Library on Larkin Street, Civic Center. On the 6th Floor you find the Skylight Gallery with […]
Posted in Bookart, Exhibitions, Flag Book on Aug 21st, 2013
I never followed up on the juried art show at the Marin County Fair. This year my entry – a flag book – was awarded ‘Honorable Mention’.
Posted in Allgemein, Exhibitions on Aug 18th, 2013
The Art Exhibit: Close to the Wind opened last Thursday, August 15th, at the Goethe Institut San Francisco. As a cultural contribution to the America’s Cup, ten German artists from the San Francisco Bay Area are showing their paintings, photographs and installations. It was a well visited opening and the show looks really nice. Thanks […]
Posted in Bookart, Exhibitions, Snake Book on Aug 13th, 2013
Here are two pictures of the piece folded up. It’s quite convenient to transport it this way! The next thing will be making a box. I have an idea using drift wood. But that will have some time. Right now the artwork is at the Goethe Institut. I will get it back after September 19th.
Posted in Bookart, Exhibitions on Aug 12th, 2013
YEAH – it’s done!! – there was an extension to the deadline which helped me finishing my piece ‘Klabautermann’. Title: ‘Klabautermann’ traditionally a type of kobold who lives aboard ships and helps sailors and fisherman on the North Sea and Baltic Sea in their duties Structure: variation of the ‘snake’ book structure, the opened piece […]
Posted in Allgemein on Aug 8th, 2013
Around 7 p.m. after dinner I decided that I was motivated enough to start working on ‘Klabautermann’. Here is a picture of the little guy:
Posted in Bookart, Exhibitions on Aug 7th, 2013
I am not sure if I am able to meet the deadline for this one – see picture below (sorry for the bad quality…better ones are following!). After a super busy couple of weeks I am trying to figure out if I should ‘push hard’ to finish the artwork or just ‘let go’ and take […]
Posted in Allgemein on Aug 5th, 2013