Pie In The Sky Press: October 2009

Monday, October 12, 2009

Green Leather "Azusa"

I've made five deluxe versions of "Azusa : a sequel" by Paul Vangelisti. There are four covered in green goatskin and one bound using red bookcalf. There are all sewn on raised cords with handsewn endbands.

Red Leather "Azusa"

I've made five deluxe versions of "Azusa : a sequel" by Paul Vangelisti. There are four covered in green goatskin and one bound using red bookcalf. There are all sewn on raised cords with handsewn endbands.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

New Broadside - "Christmas 1956"

This new broadside is printed on buff Rives BFK. It tells the story about my favorite Christmas present I received as a child.

New Broadside - "Dreams of Flight"

The broadside is printed on handmade Twinrocker paper and is about a dream I had when I was a child living in suburban Southern California.

New Broadsides - "Fire and Ice"

This broadside is printed on Arches cover and tell the story of the animals of my childhood.

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I inaugurated Pie In The Sky Press in 1985 to produce finely crafted limited-edition hand-bound letterpress printed books, broadsides and ephemera.

The fine press editions of poetry produced from 2009 – 2012 offered the opportunity for a high level of craft in execution, plus collaboration and interpretation that is both exciting and challenging.

As a self-taught naturalist, my recent work examines the intersection of my artistic and scientific interests by collecting and cataloging the natural world. I am inspired to record, interpret and celebrate nature.

Books are my artistic passion and medium, and explore the intersection of many disciplines such as graphic design, typography, printing, paper craft, image making and the traditional craft of bookbinding. The medium can stimulate cultural dialogue; involve community building and collaborative practice, integrating experimentation with technical, traditional and conceptual considerations.