A Fine City
April 29, 2013
On Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th of May between 10am and 6pm each day my books will be sat out for all to see on a table at the Forum in Norwich. On Friday my lovely sister will be there masquerading as me and on Saturday I will be there myself, perhaps masquerading as her. If you happen to be nearby come along and say hello. Turn the Page Artists Book Fair has installations, demonstrations, workshops, readings and sculptural works unfolding on the day alongside 60 exhibitors.
Norwich is also a lovely place to come for a day trip, so if you are wondering if you could really spend a whole day looking at books, perhaps you could also have a walk along the river Wensum that winds its way through the city, see the (most beautiful) cathedral and cloisters and massage your feet up one of the many cobbled streets….
Shutter
November 15, 2012
Shutter will be showing this weekend in The Div/sion of Power
More info at http://iotart.wordpress.com
Talking about the prints I realised the influence on them of the illustrations from my favourite book from childhood, ok,it’s still one of my favourite books. The Children of Green Knowe by Lucy Boston. Her son Peter illustrated the book with drawings and scraperboard images. They are so much more wonderful and detailed than my work, but I hope that the feeling shares something similar.
Shuttered
November 15, 2012
Over the last few weeks I’ve been making a new piece of work in response to Didsbury Parsonage for an exhibition starting this weekend. I’ve always loved this place so was really pleased to get involved. Here are some photos from the Parsonage, its gardens, the work in progress and the work finished, for now.
-in between- news of
November 11, 2012
Left in a meditation hut in Oxford and avoiding the clutches of a one year old on a narrow boat.
Thanks to the lovely Jess for the photos.
the sound of rain moving in
October 17, 2012
The tentative isolation of the first drops, being gently reminded by the clouds that they are fit to burst. The awesome power of a full rainstorm, the thrill and comfort of being able to soak it up from just inside. When the rain is really hard, feeling each individual drop hit you…or maybe that’s hail.
I managed to make this new book in time for the Manchester Artists Book Fair last weekend. An edition of 12, viewed here laid out,etchings and letterpress done, ready for folding, plus a few happy accidents.
Manchester Artists Book Fair
I really enjoyed the book fair this year not only for the inspiring talks beforehand, see below, and the feedback from visitors, but also for the brief but lovely conversations I had with a few artists about their practice. They offered useful insights into their own work and in a reflective sense on mine as well. The dedication and discipline of David Barton who works obsessively to articulate the feeling and memory of what a body is in his drawings was mind blowing. It seems to be drawing as a form of meditation on the feeling of being alive within such a vehicle. His books are a wonderful and rigorous testament to his project. Also, speaking to Elizabeth Willow, the outgoing Hot Bed Press Book Artist in Residence, about spaces, boxes and movement was also exciting and encouraging. Elizabeth is currently making Something Wonderful happen in Lincolnshire.
As for the actual talks, under the banner of Collaboration and the Democracy of the Book, almost everyone spoke about responding to spaces – hurrah! I could say more but I’ll never post this if I try so here are the links to their projects, in no particular order….
Angie Butler and Phillipa Wood
http://www.yourplacemyplaceproject.blogspot.co.uk/
Michelle Rowley’s and Wirral Metropolitan’s collaborations with a university in Utah
Nancy Campbell’s beautiful work responding to Harbour communities in the Arctic
http://www.nancycampbell.co.uk/
Sarah Bodman’s many collaborations in response to stories and places
– in between – news
October 1, 2012
Duke of Wellington, Shoreham book shelf…end of August
With thanks to Matt and apologies for being so slow.
-in between- left and found
August 20, 2012
left in the Dover Castle Pub
found, near huge swirly coffee
within the space of 2 days, news of -in between- left in Brighton and the first news of one found! It can’t be in the same pub, maybe it’s just travelled down the road, or maybe this is an entirely different book. Why did I not insist on a number tracking system – oh I remember, I did! Now where did I put that list…..
-in between- at either end
May 30, 2012
One drop in a Margate carpark as the sun went down on a hot Spring day. At the same time a month or two later on Liz and Paul’s bench in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. Another, the morning after, welcoming someone back to their car in a multi storey.
-in between- in Glasgow
April 23, 2012
I’m going to be showing work at the Glasgow Artists Book Fair this weekend (28th and 29th April). Most of the books on my website will be there for perusal and purchase including the ‘proper’ half of the -in between- edition, on sale for a princely £4.50 each. I’m really looking forward to having a mooch about Glasgow again, I might drop the last few misfits whilst I mooch.
-in between- more news
April 15, 2012
…this time dropped on a park bench in the beautiful Berkshire village of Waltham St Lawrence.Once again thanks to Matt for dropping and Sarah for shooting.
gemma lacey 
