One more struggling day

The Wave Book

A dozen little waves waiting to be drawn, two transparent layers lain on top of a backing layer.

Test piece for backing layer.

Trouble Shooting

A good day for me....Sue....as we have encountered many plate problems today, so I have a folder full of solutions and we have created some interesting results.  We had to make a new plate for the second layer of the shell book cover.

Painting on the gum arabic

Then a coat of Klear/Future...when this is dry it will be rinsed with water to remove the gum arabic

 

Final Print ready to be divided......

Starting an edition

It's been a slow start, Sam has been ill...but today we started on the shell beach book printing the covers and drawing the litho plates for the inside pages.  The originals were made on the polyester litho plate from the UK and they are dreadful.  So we have had to start again with Pronto.....this can be ordered from the States www.renaissancegraphics.

the drawn pronto plate

Preparing the ink, the prepared plates waiting.

The first layer down, one more layer to go.  This will be divide into sections to make the covers.

Display in Engramme, Quebec City

We recently posted some of our research work and haiku from the beach series in a display cabinet in Engramme print centre

It's in a corridor...bit difficult to photograph!

Back to work for sam&sue

We have been discussing the ego.  It came about because Sue raised the issue of ownership of photos taken during collaboration, of wanting or needing recognition, 'Wow that's a great shot.... kind of thing... pat on the back to you.'

We then discussed the fundamentals of successful collaboration and the necessity to 'let go' of the ego.  Our collaborative relationship has so far been a wonderful lesson in the experience of the liberation of ego.  There is no need for ownership.  The photographs become something else - like a person.  Our artists books become a communal product of both our photography.

This was taken today -31 degrees...too cold to press the shutter!!!

Turn The Page 2014

We are very excited

Fabulous wonderful news for sam&sue


We have been invited and selected to participate in the Norwich Artists Book Fair, Turn The Page 2014.

For more information visit


http://www.turnthepage.org.uk/

http://www.facebook.com/turnthepageabf

Shell Book

7.5 x 7.5 x 5 cm

I love this book....

This palm held book has a paper cast shell attached  on both the front and back cover.
The imagery on the cover and inside is created through drawing then using lithographic print.
Within the pages paper tongues spit out type written (on 'Erika')haiku inspired by the ocean.

 

 

All constructed with and on Japanese paper