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Category Archives: Work in progress

A Codex Miracle

Just in the nick of time, a working model of my new book is ready to make the trip to the Codex Book Fair on Saturday. Now to business packing … Continue reading

February 5, 2015 · 11 Comments

Codex: A Race Against Time

AAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRGHGHGHGHGH I’ll admit it. This is blind panic. I am desperate to get at least one copy of Figure Study together in time for Codex. I leave for San Francisco a … Continue reading

January 28, 2015 · 5 Comments

I should be printing right now

I did it! After months of printing, last week I finally finished printing the last of these 114 shapes. (The paper on the top, by the way, is just a … Continue reading

December 11, 2014 · 5 Comments

Every Day is Different

I am, as you can see, working hard to churn out the new book these days. This kind of printing is a slog. Not very difficult, not very interesting, nothing … Continue reading

November 3, 2014 · 2 Comments

What lurks in Delaware. . .

When I’m in the United States (as I am now) I spend an awful lot of time dealing with basements and storage facilities. Like this one, for example: A few … Continue reading

August 2, 2014 · 7 Comments

Sometimes one must buy a tiny saw.

I am refining the design of the enclosure for Figure Study, my new project (and kickstarter victory!) with David Allen. One of the features of this book is a place … Continue reading

July 8, 2014 · 4 Comments

A bit of this, a bit of that.

Nothing cohesive to report today, but here are some bits and pieces for your review: #1 KICKSTARTER UPDATE Four days left on the Kickstarter Campaign and Dave and I have … Continue reading

June 6, 2014 · 4 Comments

Inset label, anyone?

Last week a package arrived from Macy Chadwick in California. Inside? Book cloth, sample components, instructions and magnets for a set of boxes I am making to house our Shift-lab … Continue reading

May 20, 2014 · 4 Comments

Announcing a BIG JUMP PRESS KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN! Give a little, get a lot!

NOTE: this project was fully funded in June! Hurrah! Hello Blog Friends! I am so pleased to announce that (science correspondent and collaborator) David Allen and I have finally launched … Continue reading

May 11, 2014 · 2 Comments

Don’t you love it when the bookcloth arrives?

Hello, you enormous roll of Windsor Elcho! Aren’t you just the perfect shade of burnt orange? Just in the background of all the teaching and my my work with Dave … Continue reading

April 10, 2014 · Leave a comment