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One of my favourite books this year has to be The Nightlife of Trees. The book is a series of silkscreened illustrations (some nice photos here) of lushly patterned plants and animals accompanied by short mythical poetry and prose.
The illustrations are by three artists from the Gond tribe of India. Limited to a print-run of 1000, each page is effectively a beautiful limited-edition silkscreen print.
Here’s a video that shows the book-making process. The subtitles are a bit small, but the images are self-explanatory.
1 Comments on Handmade Books: The Nightlife of Trees, last added: 11/19/2008
Sneak peek from R is for Roses from Healing Alphabet (experimenting with pastel paper, watercolor and color pencils; nice feeling)
I realized this morning that I think on paper. I either have to write things down or draw tiny sketches. My house is littered with notebooks of every type. Cleaning out the garage yesterday I found boxes and boxes of old notebooks. My brain must need to unload in this fashion. I was interviewed yesterday for a news article on the SMALL HANDMADE BOOKS class I will be teaching at Yavapai College in Sedona this spring. We are spreading the word to wrestle up students. I only teach if I get enough students, so this is a little unnerving for someone who likes a definite plan. I love making books and have stumbled onto the world of handmade books. This area goes well with all the other areas of making books--altered books, art journals, illustrating etc.
There's a biggy canvas sitting in my office, blank. I can't get started. When I paint, I let go and I think at this moment, I don't want to.
One of my favourite books this year has to be The Nightlife of Trees. The book is a series of silkscreened illustrations (some nice photos here) of lushly patterned plants and animals accompanied by short mythical poetry and prose. 
Im so getting this :)