COPTIC BOOK BINDING

COPTIC BOOK BINDING

I am learning how to bind a book using the coptic technique. My friend Elizabeth will be teaching a workshop at uac and we are trying some of the processes together beforehand. It was a bit awkward for me at first, but soon I got the hang of the sewing and enjoyed the...
WORK IN PROGRESS PART TWO

WORK IN PROGRESS PART TWO

Using the glue base was a good idea, they did keep standing and it made it easier to drop them into the bottle… more to come.Buried on Hart Island November 1898Robert Kirschner age 35Cause of death: Illumination Gas at 206 Fifth Street, NYC, NYRobert Kirschner...
HE HAS MENTAL HABITS

HE HAS MENTAL HABITS

He Has Mental Habitsmultiple gocco prints on wall paper in various sizesHere is how it went, Mary told me about Frank Gelett Burgess, so I looked at a book he created using old wall paper, it inspired me to do some kind of print. I told my friends I was looking for...
WORK IN PROGRESS PART ONE

WORK IN PROGRESS PART ONE

Hart Island still haunts me. Today I am planning my next project about it. I found these HO scale figures in Denver. They have a bit of a problem standing, so I am experimenting with creating glue bases (that are supposed to dry clear). I am hoping I will be able to...
PLANCHETTE’S VAIN WARNING

PLANCHETTE’S VAIN WARNING

close up of planchette’s vain warning, fake cyanotype (inkjet on paper)green restaurant is having a ouija board contest. Good luck finding the requirements for applying on their website, but through some connections of Robrt’s we secured the...