BOOKS AND PRINT EDITIONS
I've always held a great affection for artists books. I made my first in 1988, a slim folio titled 'Gather Ye Rosebuds'.
Since then I have made over 27 different editions. and one off volumes.
My books are held in many collections including; AGNSW, Mitchell Library, Monash University, Fremantle City Council, Queensland State Library and the British Art Library.
Below are a few examples:
Latest Book
The Ferry to the island of Utopia
Nine hand tinted woodblock prints, housed in a wooden box and editioned to 10 boxed sets only.
From the starting point of Thomas More's 17th century literary piece 'Utopia' this work somehow evolved... it's a truncated tale of suspicion and fear...
12 Things I Could Have Bought Off Ebay
12 Page folding wall book, watercolour on Saunders Waterford 638gsm watercolour paper
Available now is the ruckus 'List Game' - Practice Writing Obscure Lists. It comes as a linen bound Artists book and it's very cute ... click here for more
Woodblock print editions
The Analysis Of Beauty
Limited edition of fourteen copies signed and numbered. Consists of 19 wood-block prints with text for each print on an accompanying sheet.
Based on an invented meeting between William Hogarth and Horace Walpole.
One box set and some individual prints available
STALKER!!!
It always good to be admired... until that admiration takes on a different slant.
STALKER!!! takes a humerous view of that social phenomenon, the bunny boiler...
Three sets and individual prints still available
(a)sleep
Musings on the state of sleep. 10 woodblock prints bound into a black buckram book
Individual prints still available
12 Sunny Hours, 1998
Catalogue for my '12 Sunny Hours' installation in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Hand coloured woodblock prints
Individual prints still available
The Hung Jury, 2006
I'd spent two hours of my life watching an US lawyer show which ended with the jury not being able to reach a conclusion... I was left thinking what a waste of time it was ...
So I set out wasting a month of my time painting a painting and making a book about it. If anyone has seen a copy of this book on a Paddington coffee table around Selwyn St let me know ... my bag was stolen and five copies were dumped ... ironically just outside COFA
Seven copies available
Unique Wall books
2000 Painted Pages, 1997
2000 5 x 7cm pieces of paper accordian bound into 80 small books.
Each page has a watercollour wash and pencil number
Black Buckram end boards
So many strange visions...
84 page accordian bound book
7 books with Belgian Linen covered end boards
Each page 10 by 15cm Saunders Waterford Rough watercolour paper
Watercolour and gesso
Work hangs on wall off linen threads using aluminium head pushpins
Digital Prints
Panophobia
The fear of everything... clowns, birds, string, a fear for everyone!
10 print set, digitally drawn using a Wacom tablet
Individual prints available
Looking for MR Hitchcock
Hitchcock appeared in 36 of his films. This work grasps those fleeting moments and presents then all at once...
Non editioned individual prints available
Maquette version 3/5 available
Proverbs - pocket edition
Pocket version of a book made in 1994, made to celebrate it going into the British Art Library ...
Five copies available, edition shortened due to a shortage of paper stock