Glass House (Testing)

Testing ideas June - July 2016.

I printed a small (A5) softback book on thick cartridge papers, bound with a 3 hole pamphlet stitch, testing the layout and arrangement of my images. I used Lorenzo Rose paper for the cover and debossed the title on the cover with copper foil.

Artist Book shelves : Manchester School of Art Degree Show

Six books I created for the exhibition.

Concertina book : Piermaster's house

Another quick preview into the Piermaster's house. The book has a hardback cover, covered with a thin translucent handmade paper.

Bookmaking Techniques

This stab bound book is made with a hard mount board cover and is only a few inches square.

Finished "Care Home" Book!

I've been working on this book for a while, changing the design and layout.  Now i have finally finalised the design. The book is Japanese stab bound and just over 3.5 inches square. 

Stitching books

Images from 3 books I've been working on. I've been experimenting with stitching within my books. Japanese stab binding is something I'm really interested in at the moment (The middle book is 3 hole stab bound) and definitely want to develop further. 

Bookmaking

It's been a busy few weeks. These images are of a mock up for a concertina book I've been working on recently. The book is only about 3 inches high, and 2 inches wide. I love working with really small books. This book has five tiny one inch pockets inside containing folded found photographs and documents printed on thin and delicate papers. I like the interactivity within the book and the way it folds out from something so small and contained.  

It's not a finalised design yet. I want to do some more tests and experimentation with different papers, printing methods and cover options. 

Featured in "For Example" art magazine

I am so pleased to be featured in "For Example" magazine recently : a website dedicated to an online exhibition space of artwork.

Heres a link to the page if you're interested in having a look! http://www.for-example.org/profile.php?fullname=katiemeadow

Butterflies and Moths

Prints from my recent work looking at moth and butterfly collections in Victorian Britain. 3D butterflies I handmade using my own photographs I took at the entomology departments archives at Manchester's Natural History museum. At the recent exhibition in May, I scattered these butterflies around my prints.

Handmade Concertina Book

Miniature, handmade, double sided concertina hardback book that I created for a recent project. The book contains photographs I've taken on an old Olympus trip 35 camera and, within tiny paper pockets, scans of  documents belonging to my Grandfather in the 1940s, that can be opened and folded out.