Gareth Brookes

I am happy to call Gareth Brookes a friend.

He is lovely and I also think his work is grand.  He is a printmaker who makes comics and books.  Go look.

“It makes a summer day complete to hear their pointy beaks go tweet.” Gareth Brookes

Memory Game

I have contributed an image to Katja Rosenberg’s piece Memory Game 2009.

It is a photograph of a yellow treetop against a blue sky that I took this autumn in Walthamstow.  She has used images from artists in the Waltham Forest Arts Club to create a set of boards for the classic memory game where you turn over the pieces and match pairs.  Many of the images are of areas in Walthamstow. She has made prints for the backs of the pieces.

You can see and purchase a piece from the edition at the WALTHAM FOREST ARTS CLUB WINTER SHOW.

The exhibition has many paintings and drawings, some sculpture and a video piece as well.  I have a painting from the Twilight series in the show.

Vestry House Museum, Walthamstow E17 9NH. A short walk from the terminus of the Victoria Line at Walthamstow Central.
The exhibition continues 10am till 5 pm, Wednesday to Sunday, up till Christmas.

Yellow Tree Blue Sky No. 1 by Julie Caves

Amy Wilson’s New Book

A lovely post on Amy Wilson’s website  Working about her new book.

She shares some insight into the process that is interesting as well.  Thanks Amy!

Amy Wilson's book.

July Mail Art Project

I will be participating in a mail art project with Mark Philip Venema next month.

I can’t wait!

The rules state that each card must be unique (so not all 30 cards the same) and must be sent through the post (so not in an envelope) so that the handling process is visible on the work and perhaps even part of the concept, and all 30 made and posted in a one-month period.

At this writing there looks like there is still room in the group.
The limit is 30. (Then I think another group will form of the next 30.)

30 Unusual Book Bindings

This group of books on Abe Books site is really nice.

I wish I could handle them all!

Great book exhibit website

I love this website! To Illustrate and Multiply: An Open Book

It is so thorough and has videos of books being flipped through to show sequence.  Awesome!  (The videos didn’t work for me on a Mac using Firefox but did using Safari.)

And good essays.  There is so much to still look at, I will be there often.

I was lucky enough to have some books on sale at the Art Catalogues shop, in support of the exhibit.

Twitter Word Cloud

This word cloud was generated by my followers (my flock) on Twitter.

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It changes all the time.  In early June it was one giant word: ART and 2 very tiny words: will, then.  Mid June it was many words again, with Art and Like being the biggest.

Interesting video series

The fantastic new art site Art Babble has loads of videos I can’t wait to watch.  I have started this series and it is great- 5 artists go to the New York Public Library and get inspiration to make books!

New Book

It’s Not The Same If You Have To Ask For Them
(One Dozen Flowers By Julie Caves)

2009, edition of 100.  Signed and numbered.
Offset litho, ink jet, papers, glue, varnish, linen thread.  210×150mm.

It's Not The Same If You Have To Ask For Them cover

BABE is next weekend

Next weekend, April 4th and 5th, is the Bristol Artists Book Event.

Over 50 artist book makers will have stalls, including me, Serendipity Press.

It is at the Arnolfini Gallery which is a lovely location.

I will have 2 new books and some new small stuff.

BABE 2009 announcement