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Artist Book Robyn Foster

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Artist: Robyn Foster From: Australia   Title: Missing Date: 2013 Leaves:  Concertina  doubled sided Size: 15cm-11cm when closed, approximately  Images:  Photocopy ephemera and text. Housing: Hard, with image cover and band. Edition:  Photographer: Catherine Mc Cue Boes References:  3.0 number 12 Artist Books 2013 This wonderful sculptural and structured artist book tells the story of Agatha Christie who went missing in 1926.  Agatha disappeared for 11 days, but was eventually located at a spa hotel in Harrogate under an assumed name. The reason behind her disappearance has remained a mystery; some say after a dispute with her husband over another woman she suffered amnesia caused by stress or in part due to her mother death. Whatever the real story is we may never know, but makes for a great mystery. A beautiful book.
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Artist Judy Bourke International artist book exchange

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International Artist book exchange & collaboration #12 Biography 2013 Artist: Judy Bourke From: NSW Australia Title: Looking at Me, Auto-Biography  Date: 2013 Leaves: Concertina book, double sided.  Size: 15cm-11cm when closed, approximately  Images:  mono-print, relief print, photo-polymer prints, intaglio print, line relief print & drawing.  Housing: hard cover Edition: 8/8 Photographer: Catherine Mc Cue Boes References:  3.0 number 12 Artist Books 2013 Artist book, mono printed on both sides, in yellow, green and blue. The sand melts into the blue/green of the Australian bush, topped by clear blue sky. On opening the book, a pop out portrait of a young child sits comfortable on the sand, a cut out shadow hints at the intensity of the summer sun, a stitched and drawn line takes us to another pop out of a sewing machine, in bold red, blue and yellow, indicating an interested in the making of things.  Whimsic...
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Mokulito studio work

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Another two plate wood lithograph, this image was processed using gum only, left to dry for three days, the results where very good when compared with the first image which was etched using gum acid mix on a pre milked sanded board. The other aspect of this process is the cutting out of areas of the plywood to create a white areas, which I liked.   It has been  an interesting start to the new year, been busy trying out different techniques for wood lithography and I am seeing some great works being created. The work so far are based on the Girls Own series started in 2018, the first imaged produced using Mokulito is inspired by Harriet, an antislavery campaigner and Clara, who is said to have created the Red Cross association. Both works have been produced by using Luna wood, two plates each and added chine collie. Some where printed as single plate edition and the other as a two plate colour run. The  total number produced  for both plates is 30, but it wo...
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