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more workshop samples

2012-02-14T11:14:00.005+11:00

The plan is to start the class ( Accordion Play at Meeniyan 24 Feb) with a straight accordion but I worked on this one by adding some popups, the covers are some paste paper on brown paper, Last time I made paste paper I did it on brown paper then at the end of the day spread the paste all over and combed it. It makes really good book covers.This one isn't for the workshop, it is one of my

workshop prep

2012-02-08T09:06:00.005+11:00

I am making some mock ups for the workshop that I'm teaching at Meeniyan on creating artists books based around the Concertina. We'll start with a straight concertina then do another book or two that incorporate a concertina of some sort. I'm giving everyone a set of photos to make a flag book so thought I'd better make a sample. I selected a group of photos taken at the same time of rocky beach

weekend activities

2012-02-06T13:27:00.004+11:00

I had a pretty good weekend, very social but with a bit of creativity and a bit of oohing and ahhing. First up Saturday was the first Papermakers of Victoria meeting for the year and Dineke is putting together an occasional publication by pulling out all the instructions that have been in the Deckle Edge over the years and we were trialling some of the decorative techniques on different

Exciting news

2012-02-03T11:02:00.005+11:00

I just found out that my book 'Childs Play' that is in the IAPMA exhibition 'Faszination Papier' in Germany has been purchased for a museum in Turkey. So I'm off to the postoffice to send another copy for the rest of the exhibition, it is touring to France and other venues in Germany.

Workshop postponed, Holidays and back to work

2012-01-30T09:13:00.006+11:00

Firstly, the workshop I was giving for Open Drawer in Hartwell has been postponed and will now be held in March from Friday 23 to Sunday 25, you can see the full program here.It has been over a month since I posted, makes me wonder where the time went. I am itching to do something creative. We went away for two weeks and had a lovely time in South Australia. I did take a few arty photos, as I do

Christmas and blogging

2011-12-27T17:32:00.004+11:00

Christmas day at my brother's, the two tables are set, he did a great job of feeding the masses, well twenty of us for the day. The first table, my 14 yr old niece made the place names.The second table - the outdoor table was replaced on the deck by the lounge suite. It was lovely sitting out there when we first arrived, but the day served us up the widest range of weather, probably the first

Playing with Paste and Paint

2011-12-21T14:10:00.006+11:00

I am teaching a workshop at the end of January at Open Drawer in Hartwell, it is going to three days and the theme is sculptural books. It is basically the same as the workshop I ran in Hobart last month and includes a different decorative technique at the start of each day. Included are scraper paper, paste paper and pressure paper. I needed some samples so I made up about 300 ml of cornflour

Tassie trip including Silver showing and workshop

2011-12-14T09:55:00.007+11:00

I'm a bit late posting this having been back from Tassie for nearly three weeks, these are a few pictures I took down by the docks in Hobart, one of my favourite haunts.I went to Hobart to teach a three day workshop on Sculptural Books and here are some results of the workshop. I am teaching the same class again at the end of January at Open Drawer in Hartwell.Here are some of my books that I

Christmas Book and card swap

2011-12-09T20:57:00.008+11:00

We had our Yabbers breakup on Wednesday and exchanged Christmas cards so here they are.This one is mine, I was lazy this year and bought a punch and am using up lots of coloured papers that I made for the books I put in 'Opus', the decorative paper (purple and gold) is some scraper paper I made as a sample for my Tassie workshop.Tricia's star cardJan'sAntje's using some of the silver star shapes

Christmas bookswap, Art at Burnley Harbour, Recipe and workshops

2011-11-14T14:55:00.007+11:00

I have finished my books for Papermakers of Victoria's book swap and will post off this week before I go to Tassie, they are in the theme of my workshop too being quite sculptural. All made by pouring recycled pulp through a tin can with both ends removed. I then pressed lightly then rolled onto lace on fibro cement. I made the little bags the same way, getting two out of one A4 sheet. The book

Moonah workshop Tasmania

2011-11-08T16:42:00.008+11:00

Next week I am heading over to Tassie to teach a three day workshop on sculptural books, here are a few images of the type of books and decorative techniques we'll be making to whet my students appetites.Credit card techniqueSons of Wallace - Piano Hinge BindingCollage Paste PaperNest Book - Two Needle Coptic BindingTorn - Sections in a ConcertinaGreetings from India - Flag Book VariationTwo

Videos

2011-10-28T09:30:00.002+11:00

I have been playing with my new Ipad and have taken videos of the silver and sculptural books exhibitions.Silver:Sculptural and Artist Books Room 1Room 2And rooms 3 and 4;

Catalogues

2011-10-24T22:40:00.004+11:00

Catalogues for the Silver Exhibition 60 pages full colour 107 exhibits and for the Sculptural books 32 pages full colour with plant fibre paper handbound limited edition (150 copies).Can be purchased with paypal to president@iapma.info $A10 each plus postage.Australia $5 Asia Pacific $11 Rest of the World $18 for both books together.

Opening of Silver Exhibition

2011-10-24T20:21:00.003+11:00

I have been pretty busy lately with the IAPMA Silver exhibition and Bulletin but at last it is up and has been very well received and I have a few minutes to myself.Here are a couple of videos taken at the opening of the show.

Photos at Open Drawer

2011-10-06T20:08:00.003+11:00

A bit hard to see but the books are mine and Deb McArdle's

Open Drawer

2011-09-19T08:44:00.002+10:00

I forgot to mention in yesterday's post that some of my artist books are in the window at Open Drawer in Hartwell including one of my newest, my knit book. I'm also booked to do a kid's class 5 October.

Show entry, Silver, Korea and Tassie

2011-09-18T15:55:00.006+10:00

I am just about packed and am sitting watching the Davis Cup, having a lazy Sunday before I head off to Korea tomorrow, well Sydney tomorrow, Korea on Tuesday. I have been invited to speak at a Cheongju Craft Biennial symposium and again in Seoul at the EWHA women's University. My second Oriental binding for the Melbourne show, finished just before I had to deliver to the showgrounds. I have

Melbourne Show entry

2011-09-13T08:13:00.008+10:00

I was reminded on Saturday that it has been some time since I posted. I haven't been able to find much time for creativity lately, well that's not quite true I have been putting the IAPMA Bulletin together but that's onscreen and once I'd decided on the format not very creative just the slog of putting 60 pages together.As if I didn't have enough on my plate at the moment, ages ago I put an entry

upcoming events

2011-08-23T09:51:00.004+10:00

I am part of a couple of upcoming events, the first one being The Wonderful Printed Things Fair organised by Rona Green at the Abbotsford Convent on the afternoon of 10th September. I usually avoid markets but this looks like an interesting one AND is only a few hours. Mind you I'll have to get busy and make some books, not sure when that's going to happen though I have started preparing some

Opus complete

2011-08-06T09:55:00.002+10:00

The invite to Opus.My contribution several months in production!I finally finished my rainbow books for Opus.

Knit book resolved

2011-07-26T21:44:00.005+10:00

KnitNow I am happy with Knit. I made the sheets by knitting triangles of fluffy yarn and leaving a long thread with which I spelt out knitting text like knit, purl, slip, psso, k2tog. I made one sheet of well beaten dyed ginger lily then positioned the triangle at the end of the sheet, spelt out the word then couched another sheet on top. I let it dry so that it shrunk as it dried. My first

Opus half way there.

2011-07-22T11:13:00.004+10:00

Opus 365 Winter and Autumn

Not Happy Jan!

2011-07-11T11:37:00.006+10:00

I have been wanting to make a piano hinge book held together with knitting needles for several years and still haven't come up with the solution. I've previously made a book of Granny squares held together with crochet needles and a book of cast bricks held together with carpenter's pencils, a rainbow book held together with coloured pencils, a book of children's games held together with pop

Back on Board

2011-07-09T10:08:00.005+10:00

Opus 365 AutumnMy newest book part one of four.It is over a month since I last posted, no excuses really, I have been doing a little. I went out to the Stables Studio on Wednesday to over-beat some red and purple ginger lily for a book project, no pictures yet, but the paper is a yummy colour. While I was there I met up withDaniella Woolf and team unpacking and setting up for the workshop for

Paper bash for global understanding

2011-06-07T23:01:00.004+10:00

My piece G'day for the exhibition Paper Bash for Global Understanding to be held in the Philippines in September this year. Artist Statement G’Day In my piece for Paper Bash for Global Understanding I decided to produce a fairly typical landscape from Central Australia and combine it with an expression typically Australian in G’day. By producing the lettering with rice I

Papyrus collaboration and nest book

2011-05-18T22:08:00.005+10:00

Autumn colours for a book project.Paste paper collageYabbers Collaborative bookWithin our yabbers group this year we are making a collaborative book from papyrus paper, we've had sessions on making papyrus, on making paper from papyrus and carving stamps. We are making the books at our next session but I have made a start on mine.preliminary sketches and prints.My sheets for the

Upcoming classes and IAPMA

2011-05-10T11:24:00.004+10:00

I have been quite busy of late editing the newest IAPMA Bulletin and in my new role as President. The Bulletin is now at the printers so I have a bit of time up my sleeve until it comes time to send them out.I am running a new series of classes at Ringwood in August and September and have decided this time to feature the following books: