Category: Book Arts

East Contemporary Art: A Collection of 21st Century Practice.

Posted on by Jo Howe in Book Arts, Book Sculpture

I am very excited and proud to announce that I have had two works accepted into this unique and ground breaking project.

I have just come back from the launch party at The University of Suffolk at the Waterfront building in Ipswich, where the collection will be housed.

Thank you to the lovely Mary Down and Freya Purdue for being such good company, and both, of course, also have works in this new collection.

Looking forward to seeing this project grow and the launch exhibition September 2013.

I will keep you posted as this evolves. In the meantime, here is a wee picture (rather bad one I must say) of myself and my two fine companions in the front row at the launch talk.

ECA Collection launch party Jo Howe Book Sculpture
ECA Collection launch party

Busy distractions

Posted on by Jo Howe in Artist Book, Book Arts, Book Sculpture, Sketchbook

I have been somewhat preoccupied by other work lately, the kind that pays the bills alas therefore not being able to find too much time in the studio. When I have managed to make it in, all of my focus has been developing my first artist book. Ok, honestly, perhaps not completely ALL of my focus. I always need some necessary side steps to doodle, think, digest and return to the task at hand, evidence of this below.

Scalpel-doodle Jo Howe Book Arts Book Sculpture
Scalpel doodle
Scalpel-doodle Jo Howe Book Arts Book Sculpture
Scalpel doodle – ‘Dance’

I am actually very pleased with how the book has been coming along and indeed it is rather delicious seeing the sea of cut pages filling the desk at the moment.

Work in progress Jo Howe Book arts Book sculpture Artist books
Work in Progress

I have finally finished cutting the pages, and I have been slightly surprised as to how dark the narrative has become as the work has evolved. I am heavily influenced, of course, by the original book content, though I am always careful not to read the novel first. Reading the new tome, I can also see I have been influenced by current affairs.

I am now ready to mount them in preparation for photographing. So, if anyone can recommend a great artist book publisher, who maybe interested in a new artist book author, please do let me know.

🙂