I worked with Abigail Rorer of The Lone Oak Press to re-vamp the binding for the regular edition of The Matriarch of the Forest. This will be on view April 5 & 6 at the inaugural Manhattan Fine Press Book Fair. Japanese bookcloth spine, paper over boards, slipcase.
Exhibit--'Some Lines' at the U. of Dallas
Installation shots from my recent solo exhibit of prints and artist's books at the University of Dallas.
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Edition Binding -- Sally Mann, 'Southern Landscape'
Binding for Southern Landscape, photographs by Sally Mann, text by John StaufferPublished by 21ST Editions
Edition: 58 copies with 43 for sale
11 bound and 3 loose platinum prints
The cover is silk over boards with a black goatskin spine. Book and print folder are contained in a unique drop spine box that opens from the center and is covered in buffalo skin.
View a short film that captures the work beautifully.
MCBA Book Art Biennial
I spent the weekend in Minneapolis at the MCBA for the Book Art Biennial. My book 'Labor/Movement (seven workers)' was selected as one of the five finalists for the Book Art Prize 2013. I am honored to be among all of the great work submitted and chosen for this prize. Clifton Meador's "A Repeated Misunderstanding of Nature" was chosen as the winning book. Congratulations to Mr. Meador and the MCBA for creating an event that does the great work of furthering the field of Artist's Books.
On Saturday, during the symposium, participants heard fantastic talks by Jeff Rathermel, Buzz Spector, Sandra Kroupa, and Sarah Bodman. I was in book heaven! I've been traveling a lot this year for bookish events. Next stop in September--Texas! More details on that to come.
Back to the bench for the latest edition binding that I'm working on. Pictures coming soon.