November 2011 – Spring Leaf Press

August: Tunnel Book

Post author:springleafpress
Post published:November 14, 2011
Post category:Artist Books Collaboration

A book format that I continue to revisit is the tunnel book for its playfulness not only in appearance but also for the fun I have putting them together. When Kristin, from Space Paste Press, suggested that we make a tunnel book for the August intellectual collaboration I jumped at the idea. In order to narrow down the scope of the project, we decided that the book will center around one line of text and stay within 5 to 6 frames. I had some prints left over from a graphic design class I took a while ago. I printed the…

July: Paste Papers and Cloth

Post author:springleafpress
Post published:November 1, 2011
Post category:Collaboration Surface Decoration

A special project in the timeline of the intellectual collaboration projects this year was July's.Â We had the opportunity to collaborate in person! So for this special occasion, we decided to practice a technique instead of complete a book project. We chose to experiment with paste papers and paste cloth as it is a material that has many applications and one that I continue to come back to. Here are a few of the paste papers that were a result of our session. I tried to break out of what I normally do since the idea was to experiment...these still…