Artist Books
My introduction to the artist book was in 2009. The idea that a body of work could be housed within covers of a hand-made, hand-sewn book was appealing. I took classes/workshops and learned the basics of book-binding. Although the making of an art book adheres to rules of construction, the art within the book is totally open to the artist. This suits my art practice; creating a narrative on a particular subject that fascinates/interests me at the time. (Place pointer on images for more information).
Front and back cover of a book titled "A Forest" inspired by a song of the same name by The Cure. The covers were made of birch plywood which I drew onto using a pyrography pen that burns into the wood. I worked from photos I took in the Sallygap, Co. Wicklow. The front cover took 24 hours, the back cover 21 hours.