I want to design a project around the book form, exploring the ways in which print, paper, stitch and traditional methods can be combined to create an artist book. I intend to use my time exploring methods of printmaking, letterpress and bookbinding and papermaking. I am drawn to the structure of a book for its immersive qualities that allows for the form to be tactile, personal and interactive. I will be using the traditional aspects of binding and printing methods whilst exploring contemporary content and structures. I am interested in the sensory and material qualities that paper has and combined with stitch and print they can create really interesting material outcomes. I have been drawn to exploring more contemporary artist book designs as I find the combination of both content and structure are both significant and important aspects of book design in creating an interesting artifact that speaks for itself with little text to encourage the viewer. I am hoping to create a collection of tactile forms exploring a variety of book structures and bindings both contemporary and traditional. Using the facilities within the print room I will be focusing my time on printing methods exploring letterpress, dry point printing, Lino, etching and collagraph as well as using skills learnt through paper making to explore the material and textural qualities of making hand made paper. I believe this process I am combining when stitched into a book form drawn upon the senses of sound, touch smell and sight this is important for the personal experience I want the viewer to be immersed within.
I will be focusing my first couple of months in the print room, focusing on the production on paper, print and practicing book structures, developing a theme within the form(s) This time experimenting will give me the beginnings of the content to my book form(s).
This will then develop into the production of the book structures in the third month. Assembling the orders, making adjustments and working into the forms with stitch.
I will then be focusing on the presentation of my final forms, writing up explanations of my work and completing the book structure(s) and getting ready for submission.
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Lara Hoad Artist Designer: Maker 