After the suspiciously-fast progress of ‘Sun Bird’, I started thinking about more book art sculptures with carved-wood bird spines. Lo, I found the Second Bird! Hailing from Bisbee AZ but made who-knows-where, of two-toned mesquite or another desert wood, and very woodpecker-like…this 11″ long sculpture has a flat back that will be ideal to support…
Read More The Second and Third BirdsI just learned that my long-time mentor and art representative Bill Stewart passed last month. It’s sad news. I’m having difficulty processing it, then I feel guilty, because far closer folks to Bill have the full weight of that grief on them. So I’m going to celebrate what Bill and his wife Vicky mean to…
Read More In Memoriam: William ‘Bill’ StewartVamp and Tramp Booksellers, my art representatives in Alabama, have just uploaded some more pieces of my book art sculpture onto their website. None are quite new, but they are cool pieces in a variety of materials from paper collage to embroidered and beaded fabric. Link here.
Read More New book art for saleSome book art pieces require a minimum of design, but a lot of production time. I already know how to make them, and I know there won’t be too many engineering surprises along the way. Other pieces require me to get the book out of my head and into a tangible object I can test for…
Read More Book art sketches: Night Flight and Night in MountainsI am fortunate to have a piece in this exhibition: Watershed Tapestry, seen below. I’m in the company of some of the most well-known book artists of our time, in a unique gallery devoted to book and text-based arts. The show runs November 15, 2013 to December 28, 2013 23 SANDY GALLERY • 623 NE…
Read More Now showing: EcoEditions at 23 Sandy Gallery