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I often write.
I sometimes print.
I am always making in my head if not my hands.

Some recent editions can be found in this place


 
 
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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 sent to Lapland than letters posted.
A book to restore your faith in the postal system
- Open Edition, based on a 4th Century Coptic stitch, with soft covers. Each book is entirely unique. Various sizes, 2002 – 2008. Price £28
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An alernative fairy tale of three canaries embarking on expeditions in search of their one true hen, typewritten on an Olympia and illustrated with found Victorain ephemera.
A book about risk taking and friendship - Laser printed, case-bound book with throw-out sections and japanese printed endpapers. 4th edition of 10. 115 x 155mm, 2006. £37. Out of Print, Sorry.
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Awkward to handle, difficult to read, ‘Loveless’ charts the journey of a relationship from devotion to nonchalant and irretrievable love loss.
A painful but poignant story of heartache - Gold French silk bound, hardback concertina, housing irregular folded pages, Laser printed.
2nd Edition of 10, 225 x 155mm, 2005, £50. Out of print, sorry.
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Detailed watercolour reproductions provide a brief glimpse at redundant underwear catalogued in the absence of intimacy.
A book to take to bed - Japanese proofing paper, laser printed with screen-printed soft covers interleaved with tissue, bound with a sewing machine running stitch. Edition of 10, 130 x 180mm, 2007, £18. Out of print, sorry.
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A series of 4 newsprint pamphlets illustrate the revelation, exploration, liberation and regulation experienced in 42 days of a solitary residency in the Scottish Borders while awaiting Spring.
A book for lovers of silence - Letterpress and digitally printed onto vintage newsprint, hardback covered in archival handmade paper. Edition of 42, 150 x 70mm, 2006. £21 Out of print, sorry.
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Once a fickle fantasy of unfeasibility, then an overflowing rockpool of potential. An illustrated poem about eggs, baskets and timing.
A simple picture and story book about a not-so-simple man - Hardback trouser book with foldout page inkjet printed on Somerset paper and individually typewritten and lettraset, Edition of 10, 105 x 105mm, 2007, £32
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Origami folded watercolour prints of pheasant road kill punctuate the purified contentment of rural living, as gentle reminders of mortality.
A book in memorandum - A series of 3 birds, each inkjet printed on Somerset enhanced paper and hand watercolour tinted, hardback cloth covered case with gold foil lettering. 2nd Edition of 10,
105 x 105mm, 2006. £24
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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. A mouth watering memory lane book - Hardback French sewn, laser printed with original colour plate, Edition of 20, 215 x 150mm, 2007, £27. Out of print, sorry.
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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.
A book of metamorphis and desire - One colour litho printed on newsprint with 2 colour plates, soft-back, with blind debossed Somerset velvet cover, Edition of 100, 150 x 215 mm, 2007. £42
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Some one-off book works about rose-tinted spectacles, vulnerability, fathers and daughters, 3 being a crowd, remedies, dementia and infatuations. Each piece is priced individually. Please contact me for more details. Prices from £75
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