I was cruising CBC today and saw fellow craft council member Tara Bryan’s name jump out at me from the from page of the website. Her work is amazing and she’s an incredibly talented, well-spoken and intriguing person with whom to chat. I had the pleasure of being in the booth next to her at…
Category: books
Tara Bryan’s book art
I was cruising CBC today and saw fellow craft council member Tara Bryan’s name jump out at me from the from page of the website. Her work is amazing and she’s an incredibly talented, well-spoken and intriguing person with whom to chat. I had the pleasure of being in the booth next to her at…
My night-time reading canon
As far back as I can remember, I’ve read myself to sleep. As a kid, I churned through C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia, which I encountered at the age of five while stricken with chicken pox), Roald Dahl (Danny, Champion of the World, The BFG, etc.), F.W. Dixon’s accounts of Frank and Joe Hardy…
Art book construction dilemma
Anyone interested in my artwork and/or possessed of a creative knack for problem-solving should note my recent post on a construction problem I'm having with a book I'm making. Viagra jokes aside, it's a difficulty of finding the right stiffener for this particular project. (Can't wait to see what my blog stats will look like…
On being stood up: book construction dilemma
I'm currently working on (among other things) an accordion-style book that is attached on both ends to its cover, the inside of which forms the background to the piece. Since that description's about as clear as mud I'll clarify. The pages are attached to each other and, when compacted, pleat like an accordion or concertina….
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 