50 Books on Exhibit!

Selections from 50 Books are now on display at the School of Art and Design's Gray Gallery, as part of the faculty exhibition. Opening reception is Friday, October 19, 5 to 9 pm, East Carolina University. Come on by and see the books, as well as the amazing work of the ECU art and design faculty.

Day 48

While Book 48 isn't complete, I know what I want to make. I want to cut up found text to put in this beautiful little jam jar. I haven't decided where to find the text, or what to do with the lid. I also plan to paint (in acrylic) some letterforms on the jar. Stay tuned!

Delicious Book Bits!

Over the summer I took a basic ceramics class at the Emerge Gallery and Art Center in Greenville, North Carolina. I learned a lot under the great instruction of Adam Egenolf. As the summer wound down, I decided to use some of my remaining clay to create some book parts. I just have to share, so here they are.

I create some buttons that need to be drilled to open the holes....
















a cover and back for a coptic binding (again, the holes need to be drilled)....
















a weird spine (I think!) for a book...










and a panel to be used in some way.

Day 47

This book is only about 2 weeks old. I keep coming back to the basic pamphlet stitch, using found materials as covers and paper. This book was part of my design process for the Peace book (see below). I thought I might make a book of newspaper, but it wasn't heading where I wanted it, so I aborted, leaving this interesting little hodge-podge of text and image - a happy accident!

Book 47: pamphlet binding
{paper} newspaper
{binding} basic butterfly pamphlet stitch

Day 46

I did, in fact, create this book about three weeks ago, but am only now getting around to posting it. I LURVE this structure. The basic format is from More Making Books by Hand, but I didn't exactly follow directions. I took some liberties with the dimensions, and it is, indeed tiny - only about 3.5 inches high. Library catalog cards are the flaps in the structure. The red markings are genuine librarian markings, making them authentic, spontaneous, and beautiful. Enjoy!

Book 46: Flap Book
{paper} original silkscreen, mylar, library catalog cards, dowels
{binding} flap book

Days 44 and 45

I am slowly making my way to book number 50!

A couple weeks ago I made a 'book' for the Countdown to PEACE that is co-curated/directed by the fabulous Catherine Billingsley and Jodi Hollnagel-Jubran. Take a look at their project and contribute a piece to this fantastic endeavor. I will be submitting my piece for PEACE soon.

Book 44: Peace
{structure} found architectural mesh woven with newspaper
















Book 45: origami structures
I don't think of these forms as 'books,' but they could be! I tried a couple origami structures for this entry.