Here is Constable’s Clouds with John Constable’s own words and a cloud composition inspired by one of his cloud studies – page-by-page: The whole sheet opened out for framing.
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Talisman and single-sheet artist’s books
One of my favourite ways to make an artist’s book is to set six lines or phrases from a poem around a single sheet of handmade paper, folded and torn so that the book can be read page-by-page, or opened out map-wise to reveal the whole image. I like this dual nature, the painting hidden… Continue reading Talisman and single-sheet artist’s books
From Grass to Harvest
Here is From Grass to Harvest – a double-sided artist’s book setting lines from Virginia Woolf’s The Years – page-by-page, month by month, with day and night alternating: and the back continues the sequence of ‘the reel of days’: Above, the last page (back cover) joined to the first (front cover) in unending sequence, and… Continue reading From Grass to Harvest
Meteor and pots thrown on the wheel
Here’s a sequence of shots of the making process for a large bowl like Meteor. First the stoneware clay is weighed (5 kg of wet clay for Meteor), then wedged – rather like kneading bread, only to get the air out, not in. Wedging makes the clay’s consistency uniform, removes air bubbles, and sets up… Continue reading Meteor and pots thrown on the wheel
The Round Reading Room
Here is The Round Reading Room page-by-page, setting lines by Maureen Duffy from her novel Londoners: Pages 1 to 12 of The Round Reading Room – artist’s book by Liz Mathews, with text by Maureen Duffy from her novel Londoners.
In Norfolk
Here is In Norfolk, with lines by Virginia Woolf from Mrs Dalloway, page-by-page: … here the book closes to the back cover: … and here the pages circle round to the front cover again: ——–
Crossing Blackfriars Bridge
Stroll across Blackfriars Bridge in company with Virginia Woolf – page-by-page here: — And here is the book unfolded to its whole sheet for framing:
Strand of the Thames
Another walk with Virginia Woolf along the Thames foreshore, page-by-page: The original of Strand of the Thames is now in the British Library’s permanent collection; read an article on the BL’s blog that I wrote for World Refugee Day here.
Potters' Yard house portraits 