We had a great meeting on Saturday morning with lots of new faces
joining and enjoyed a fascinating peek into the world that Jackie Batey
of dampflat.com has created in her book art and zines. The response
from the group after her visit has been very enthusiastic and many of us
went away so inspired that we were thinking we couldn't wait to start
some new work immediately!
Jackie showed us lots of her work and her wit and humour shone
through all the lovely stuff she brought along. It is amazing to think
she talks about anxieties and then manages to create work about them in
such a playful way. She obviously collects loads of ephemera which
feeds into her publications. And we were glad to hear she had moved
from her damp flat to more of a dry bungalow..... although retaining her
identity as dampflat books seems like a brilliant idea.
Jackie generously shared lots of tips for making work. For example how
inexpensive stationery materials can be used instead of the more
expensive art papers, and what web sites are useful for self-publishing
(or even selfie-publishing!), mentioning 'blurb' and 'lulu' among
others.
We also heard from one of our members about the forthcoming Artists
Book Fair in Norwich. A long way off, in May 2015, although worth
attending by the sound of it. Apparently, it's curated and set out
well, and it's called Turn the Page, and takes place in The Forum in
Norwich, if anyone fancies a trip. If anyone does eventually go, it
would be valuable to hear all about it at one of our sessions
afterwards.
There's also the London Art Book
Fair at the Whitechapel from 26 - 28 September, which hosts lots of publishing houses stands.
Looking
forward to our next meeting at Phoenix Gallery again at 10.30 am on
Saturday morning 15 November 2014, and the subsequent possible Workshop
we will be doing.
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