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A collection of children’s handwritten envelopes salvaged from the Santa Claus Central post office in Lapland are intricately sewn together to create a book documenting the dreams of children worldwide. Each letter is methodically removed and the envelopes kept and bound. There are increasingly more emails being sent to Lapland than letters being posted. Open Edition, based on a 4th Century Coptic binding, with soft covers. Each book is entirely unique.
Various sizes, 2002 – 2008. Price £28 back to top
An alernative fairy tale of three canaries embarking on expeditions in search of their one true hen, typewritten and illustrated with found ephemera.
Printed hardback, case-bound with throw-out sections. 4th edition of 10. 115 x 155mm, 2006. £37 back to top
Awkward to handle, difficult to read, ‘Loveless’ charts the journey of a relationship from devotion to nonchalant and irretrievable love loss.
Gold French silk bound, hardback concertina, housing irregular folded pages.
2nd Edition of 10, 225 x 155mm, 2005, £50 back to top
Detailed watercolour reproductions provide a brief glimpse at redundant underwear catalogued in the absence of intimacy.
Japanese proofing paper, screen-printed soft covers interleaved with tissue, bound by a running stitch. Edition of 10, 130 x 180mm, 2007, £18 back to top
A series of 4 newsprint pamphlets illustrate the revelation, exploration, liberation and regulation experienced in 42 days on a solitary residency in the Scottish Borders while awaiting Spring. Letterpress and digitally printed onto vintage newsprint, hardback covered in archival handmade paper. Edition of 42, 150 x 70mm, 2006. £21 Out of print back to top
Once a fickle fantasy of unfeasibility, then an overflowing rockpool of potential. An illustrated poem about eggs, baskets and timing. Hardback trouser book with foldout page digitally printed on Somerset paper and individually typewritten, Edition of 10, 105 x 105mm, 2007, £32 back to top
Origami folded watercolour prints of pheasant road kill punctuate the purified contentment of rural living, as gentle reminders of mortality. A series of 3 birds, each digitally printed on Somerset enhanced paper, hardback cloth covered case with gold foil lettering. 2nd Edition of 10,
105 x 105mm, 2006. £24 back to top
Secret family recipies passed down through generations are revealed as magical heirlooms. The most tempting selections line the pages, with a unique cut out and keep colour recipe included in each book. Hardback French sewn, with original colour plate, Edition of 20, 215 x 150mm, 2007, £27 back to top
A picture and some words for each of the 42 days and nights spent observing the seasonal change, capturing the contemplation of hibernation in the Scottish Borders. One colour litho printed on newsprint with 2 colour plates, soft-back, with blind debossed cover, Edition of 100, 150 x 215 mm, 2007. £42 back to top
Some recent one-off book works about rose-tinted spectacles, vulnerability, fathers and daughters, 3 being a crowd and infatuations. All works are priced individually. Please email me for more details. Prices from £75 back to top
