Two very different books I created, sharing a common link: they were each created by hand as an edition of one, using stamps and other hand-printing techniques—an exploration of idea as much as method.
Alike
As an avid collector of many “things,” I created this book to explore what it means to be part of a “collection.” How similar or dissimilar must things be to be considered part of a group? In other words… how alike are they?
In this page, the circle is “x’ed” because it isn’t the same as the squares. But then again, it is the same color, so perhaps it should be considered the same?
Or consider:
These two pages utilize exactly the same pattern; but in one case it is green ink on white paper, while in the other it is white on orange. Are they Alike? Or not?
This is a one-of-a-kind handmade book, codex sewn binding. Printing is done with both hand-cut and found stamps from the MCBA collection.
In addition to stamping ink, the white-on-orange mentioned above is bleach stamped onto colored paper. The cover is remnant letterpress cardstock with ink stamped, hand-cut lettering block.
Tinker Thinker
“I’m driven by a sense of curiosity and wonder.” And so the story opens. A personal statement about how my interest in how things—everything—works, and why I “tinker.”
This one-of-a-kind book is a mere 3 x 3 inches with a belly band. Constructed in a meander binding style, it is printed entirely of hand-cut stamps, stencils, and hand-lettered text.
The stencils are simple enough line drawings cut into thick paper. But it is how they are integrated into the images that makes things exciting.
Using a stamp pad and a variety of materials, such as cheesecloth, rubber anti-slip, sponges, and even other stamps, a variety of fun textures can be created.
A simple parallelogram is used multiple times to create a box of leftover odds-and-ends—just like you’d find in my workshop.
Springs and gears round out the exploding world of possibility.
