New Work! Acts of Translations: David Allen
I will be traveling to Miami next week for the first Tropic Bound Artist Book Fair. In my suitcase (and on my table) will be some new work, including the … Continue reading
New Work! Acts of Translation (Part 1)
Acts of Translation: Allison Grant is the first in a series of collaborative books from Big Jump Press devoted to translation and communication. Text for this project was gathered, edited, … Continue reading
Work in Progress: The Fairmont Color Card (full post)
Many centuries ago, in November of 2019, I made a visit to the Birren Color Collection at the Haas Family Arts Library at Yale University. I spent a few days … Continue reading
Artist talk available to stream
Hello Blog Friends. I recently spent 45 minutes talking to some lovely people at the San Francisco Center for the Book about a recent project. If you’d like to see … Continue reading
Swatches, Samples, Something New
Last November, I traveled to Yale University in search of swatch books and color cards. The Faber Birren Collection of Books on Color is home to a comprehensive selection of … Continue reading
REF: New from Shift-lab
I am thrilled to announce a new project from Shift-lab. REF is an investigation into the erosion of the physical reference area of the library, and the fundamental shift taking … Continue reading
A Book Artist in a Concrete* World
Every time I produce a new book I learn something new. Usually, this new thing is a handy trick for tight registration, or a hard lesson about the perils of … Continue reading
Radiant Republic: Printing Complete!
After six months, I have cleaned the press for the last time. My final run on The Radiant Republic: the book cloth for the box lid. It is a relief … Continue reading
Kickstarter Time!
The Radiant Republic is underway. I am mixing ink, making plates, cutting paper, cranking the press. I am ordering wood, commissioning molds, making mockups for laser cutters, sourcing cement. I … Continue reading
Paper, Wood, Cement, Glass
I am finally ignoring everything else and printing this book. What is this book? A little history: Like many people, I have recently been thinking about the flexible and vulnerable … Continue reading
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