Tag: Local Conditions Book
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Souvenirs of 35 years
I have my tiny souvenir bottle of Mount Saint Helens ash sitting on my desk right now, as a reminder that it was thirty-five years ago today that the mountain erupted. The event happened a year before I was born, so it’s not like I have personal memories of it—but Mt. St. Helens still crops…
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Ink This!
One exhibit might be ending this week, but another is just getting started. On Tuesday night I went to the opening for Ink This!, a new exhibit of contemporary Northwest print arts at the Tacoma Art Museum. The place was completely packed—both in the lecture space and in the common areas. I spent so much…
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Making the cut
Much as I’d love them to be done by now, there’s still about a zillion flats to be cut for my Local Conditions book. I can’t do them all in one go—all that hand-Xacto-knifing is really hard on your hands. So I fit the cutting in wherever I can, whenever I need a break from…
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Book Art Object
This gigantic tome (I know you can’t tell from the photograph, but you’ll have to take my word for it—you could pave a street with it) has been a long time in the making. The folks at Codex have finally published the second volume of Book Art Object, and look—I’m in it! It’s a beautiful…
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Assembly line
In case you might be wondering, I’m still working on my Mt. Rainier book. I don’t post about it often, but this is a near-constant backdrop to everything I do. Every day, I hand-color a few more prints. Every day, I cut a few more pieces. Every day, I cross a thing or two off…
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Five.
I moved to Washington five years ago today. In that time, I’ve enjoyed a whole lot of apples, beheld countless spectacular views, stared out to sea a zillion times, stood beside many lit (and unlit) beacons, memorized every crag of my favorite mountain, lost count of all the city sunsets (even in the rainy Northwest!),…
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The sincerest form of flattery
The other day I received the most peculiar thing in the post, from a couple who had recently purchased my Local Conditions artist book. I opened it up, and inside was their own version of the book, made out of vintage postcards! I’m pretty sure this is, hands down, the best thing anyone has ever…
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Ch-ch-changes
I’m working on something huge (and secret!) that I’ll be launching very soon. In the meantime, I’m going through the studio and doing some housekeeping (both literally and online). As happens with any big shift, it’s time to take a good hard look at anything that doesn’t quite fit the puzzle going forward. So at…
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Books by the Bay
It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since the last one, but a few weeks ago I was back for my second showing at the Codex International Bookfair. The four-day fair was at a new venue this year—a space so gorgeous just I had to break out the ol’ sketchbook. This year (and hopefully…
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Animated artist book
Speaking of keeping busy, looks like I’m not the only one who’s been working on my Local Conditions book. The kind folks at Stanford University put together a little video demonstrating how book works. So now, instead of having to explain it step-by-step, and hope for the best, I can actually show you in real…