Elisa Pellacini - 'use A book'

'use A book' by Elisa Pellacani is a 428 page delight. Demonstrates and exhibits many creative ways of making , constructing, illustrating and publishing, then using, 'books'.
Most of the text is in Spanish with some English translation. The photographs and illustrations are in the universal language of the global village. Elisa is also the driving force behind the annual 'artist book' fairs that travel around Barcellona. She is looking for new material for the 2012 travelling show.

Claire Kennedy

'A Collaboration (of sorts)'

Claire Kennedy

Number 11 of 11 copies of the artist book 'A collaboration (of sorts)' handset with a wide variety of fonts and printed by hand on a Vandercook '0' proof press 1935. Handbound, two sections sewn with linen thread and gold blocked on a 'McKay' circa 1880, gold blocking press. One copy to be sent to the 'Rare Book Room' at the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington.(Our National Collection)

Claire Kennedy

Claire Kennedy

Claire Kennedy

Claire's haiku.

'Dark Forest' by Monica Oppen

This powerful artist book has just arrived as a gift from Monica. The pages are loose but beautifully bound in a black slip case with a red lining. Monica has used laser printing, solarplate, painting, handwritten text and letterpress printing to produce this stunning book. Our copy is number 8 of an edition of 10. A new treasure in our artist book collection.

The River

Monica Oppen has illustrated this striking limited edition book on 'the river' and the life beside and beyond. Text by Peter Lyssoitis, photographs by Monica.

Allison and John explain their artist books.

Allison and John at their artist book stand in Seongnam City (Korea) 2008, at the International Artist Book Exhibition. On the perspex shelves behind the table there are many of John and Allison's 100 artist books on display. We were very busy for all of the hours we manned the display in between being taken to famous places of significance by the Fairs organisers, Narae Kim and our interpreter Sunny. http://www.buynz.org.nz/webapps/site/68502/88378/news/news-more.html?newsid=179336

Old Awahuri Home

The Awahuri Home. I have just discovered this beautiful old building in Awahuri has finally collapsed and been removed. The house has been a local tourist spot for at least the last 30 years and has fallen to the wind, rain, summer heat, and frosty evenings. It inspired a writer from Palmerston North, Mr Phil Collins, to research the history and produce a fine little book about the owners over the last 120 years. I am going to send the file to my friend Ged at Screenprinting Services and have some copies of the photo reproduced on canvas.

Skim - artist book from Homeprint.

Skim is the latest artist book Allison and I have published. There are 30 copies and we have sent off 3 copies to Ilde, Barcelona, Spain for an International Artist Book exhibition. A copy each to Stefan Bartkowiak Hamburg, Kim Tae-chol Cheong-ju City, Narae Kim Seoul, Werner Enke Schweinfurt, Monica Oppen Australia and The Alexander Turnbull Library. A feature of this book is its 'Gravity Binding'. www.homeprint.co.nz