Above, my Christmas presents from my students.
The ‘one hundred small books’ were a project for the Advanced Presentation course I taught.
To start the conversation on small scale binding, I brought some of my mini books to show.
How did I end up with these? 😛
My students could choose their own narrative and learned how to bind books using different techniques and materials.
We covered layout through a discussion on portfolio graphics and blog and website design –and used some color palette tools–
so for the final project I wanted to do something different and strange, inspired by an artist in the 70’s who created one hundred little books.
Some of them are portfolios, some poetry, photography…a couple are on love and music 🙂
There is even Dostoevsky’s novella ‘White Night’ and a book entirely on coffee and quotes, both done by Anastasia, a fellow artist (someone knows me!).
You can follow her beautiful work here.
I will post more pages from the little books once school resumes. I also (shocking, I know) have a little book on coffee quotes at home, bought in Italy few Christmases ago. I’ve been meaning to write a post about it, and now I will share it with you – and Anastasia 🙂
Also there were lots and lots of sketchbooks from my History of Architecture students (!).
I. love. them.
Before I go (get coffee), some coffee quotes from my little coffee book:
If asked: ‘How do you take your coffee’?
I reply : ‘Very Seriously’Unknown
Coffee is a language in itselfDrink coffee…
Then think.
Unknown
Coffee is the favorite drinkof the civilized world.
Thomas Jefferson
Black as night,Sweet as sin.
Neil Gaiman ‘Anansi Boys’
Deja Brew:The feeling you’ve had
this coffee before.
Unknown Coffee
It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee towait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity.
Dave Barry
Black as the Devil,Hot as Hell,
Pure as an Angel,
Sweet as Love.
My Bounty. Merry Christmas.
What fun quotes. Dave Barry’s I feel a particular connection to. One of my own favourites is: ‘A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent’.
I’m not sure who to attribute this to. I read it on a fridge magnet and have recalled it many times since!
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Simon! So great to hear from you. You were with sketchbloom from the beginning…I know you are out there, but it is so good to read you.
This post brought me back to my love, coffee 🙂 My student chose superb quotes..the whole little book is drawn by hand..I will scan some pages!
I should post more about the object of my affection 😀
i Just love that coffee IS culture, that around coffee there is my favorite place…the residence of la flaneuse: the coffeeshop. so much goodness…we are so lucky.
off to the beach now;) with my coffee tanning oil (I am not kidding..should post a pic!).
Happy New Year Dear!!
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