Monday 5 February 2018

5/52 'hard to read' .....



I had fun with this book - my fifth for the year.  It is a very simple concertina book where I have sewn into the valleys on both sides.  What makes it special for me is that I am using the letraset which my father had used when he practised architecture.  Long before the time of computers.  Many pages in the bundle I have are stuck together, many of the letters have been used and only their rubout marks are left on the papers - all this making it 'hard to read'.


Here you can see more easily how I have sewn into the valleys.  I particularly like the few pages I found with the large block script though not much of it was in the bundle.  It adds weight to the design of the book I think.




Where I joined papers to give  myself a longer concertina, I have used some of  the letraset as a spine.
Sometimes I think the simplest books can be the most interesting.  I am not making a cover for this though I will make a perspex slip case for it at some stage.


12 comments:

  1. gosh Susan, you've looked after your father's old Letraset, I found some in a folder from the art school days back in the early 70's last month & it shattered when I touched it!

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    1. No- it wasn't me who looked after it Mo. And I doubt that my father did either - I just took the bundle of it after he died and brought it home with me, along with architectural film and tracing paper etc. I am not sure how many years ago he used to use it but it feels very waxy so not sure if the base material changed over the years. A shame you couldn't play with yours.

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  2. Love, love, love this! I hope to be able to see it one day too. There are lots of lovely small stories emerging in these works - what a delight for us; and I hope for you.

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    1. Actually this particular book has fed my imagination .... I can see me using overlays of wording like this above artwork. Hmmm ... play is such an important thing to do and learn from.

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  3. I can see you are on a roll with these weekly books Susan. Number 5 looks so intriguing and the use of that letraset is inspired. You are making me very envious with your productivity! Send some of that energy my way please!!

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    1. Hello Lesley. I am on a roll ..... a little stressed by it all but not too much just yet. I am not too precious about any of the books, jsut as long as the ideas keep flowing I am happy and the project is achieving what it is meant to - get me back into the studio and creating. I will certainly try and send some of the energy your way :-)

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  4. SB - such commitment to uniqueness. Each of the books have looked great.B

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    1. Thanks Barry. I am certainly keen to try all sorts of ideas and from that, sift out the ones that I wish to follow through.

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  5. So good to have you back - I have only just refound you but what a pleasure it has been, arriving to find five books already completed and each one a delicate delight. I’ve always so enjoyed the gentleness and subtly of your work. I look forward to the rest of the 52. Good luck.

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    1. Hello Margaret and thank you so much for re visitin my blog and saying such lovely things. I look forward to heading your way and seeing what you have been up to as well.

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  6. Great stuff Susan!A book a week is pretty productive. I try for a book a month and am flat out.My letraset is also old and brittle and the letters craze when I transfer them which is quite good on the larger fonts.I have them in a file and use them as the need arises but they are almost done. Good to see you online again.

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    1. I am finding a book a week quite adventurous for sure ...... but am determined to keep it up. I am quite happy just to make a book with no content. Haven’t needed to as yet but am sure that will happen! Letha set is a wonderful thing indeed .... I am looking forward to having more of a play.

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