catandcoat
Artists
books produced on computer, inkjet-printed, and issued as multiples,
in limited
or unlimited editions.
Artists books by year of publication.
Some of my books also appear on the artists books website www.artistsbooksonline.com
Bookmaker's Blog
Artists books made as one-offs, or part of a small edition, using more traditional production methods, eg screen-printing, calligraphy.
I have only a small number of altered books
On exhibition in 2007, see below for details.
I began making books in 2001, and found at once that this was the right medium for me, bringing my skills and interests together. The book form allows me to explore many themes, ranging from the personal and social to the ecological, from dream and myth to journeys through the landscape. I love combining the magic of words with the immediacy and tangibility of pictures, in the unfolding series of pages, which is the nature of books.
My work is inspired by the natural world and by my spiritual relationship and emotional connection with it. Much of my work with a mythological or spiritual theme, begins as an illustration for William Morris' Moonwise Calendar, such as my series of lino and collograph prints on the theme of trees in religious myth.
Although the illustrations may be created in a variety of media - photos, prints, drawings, collages - and the words may range from original poems and stories to found words - the books are integrated by the interplay between words, illustrations and structure.
With recent access to the print rooms at UCLAN, I have returned to printmaking, particularly to collographs and to screen printing.
I am mainly self-taught, although I have attended short courses in print-making, book-making, computer graphics and calligraphy.
Some of my books are on sale at PAD Shop and Gallery, 52 Church Road, Preston
Exhibitions
26 Jan
- 22 March 08 National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, with artistsbooksonline
24 May - 12 July South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell,
with artistsbooksonline
9 Aug - 6 Sep 08 Rhuddlan & Ruthin Library Gallery,
with artistsbooksonline
13 Sep - 18 Oct 08 Buckley Library Gallery, with artistsbooksonline
TBC Haworth Art Gallery Accrington, with artistsbooksonline
10 Jan - 5 Ap 09 Salford Museum, with artistsbooksonline
The book 'Beach Findings' or framed prints from the book have been exhibited
in 2007 in local venues, and on Morecambe Bay Partnership’s website,
www.morecambebay.org.uk
For more information on exhibitions or to be put on my list for invitations
to open evenings contact me on 01524 840530 or on catriona (at) artistsbooks.org