AUSTRALIAN BOOKBINDERS EXHIBITION
2009
GALLERY RED - GLEBE NSW FRI 23 OCTOBER TO TUE 10 NOVEMBER 2009
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Shop 11, 131-145 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW 2037 P 02 9692 0030 W www.galleryred.com.au Exhibition dates: Fri 23 October to Tue 10 November, 2009 Hours: Mon to Fri 10am-5pm / Sat 10am-3pm Opening: Fri 23 October 6-8pm by Steven Miller, Archivist, Art Gallery of NSW Research Library ABE COORDINATOR
Wayne Stock P 02 9810 1265 E waynestock1@bigpond.com EXHIBITION COMMITTEE
Cali Andersen, Lorraine Brown, Ted Chapman, Gary Lavis, David Newbold, Wayne Stock, Imogen Yang THANK YOU
Art Gallery of NSW Research Library, Sue Anderson, Leo Berkelouw, Kerry Blake, Keith Chidzey, Bob Edwards, Graig Gilkes, Rosemarie Jeffers-Palmer, Diane Kelly, Steven Miller, Phil & Janine Ryan, NSW Guild of Craft Bookbinders, Helen Wallace and the other individuals and enterprises assisting with this exhibition.
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CREDITS
Catalogue design: Graham Rendoth, Ingrid Urh Photography: Wayne Stock Text editors: Wayne Stock, Lorraine Brown, Imogen Yang Invitation design: Red Ant Media Cover image: Detail, Selected Stories of Lu Hsun. Bound by Justin Edwin. Cali Andersen (photography), Imogen Yang (creative concept)
TWELFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION WELCOME This catalogue documents the Australian Bookbinders Exhibition 2009. Established in 1998, and now in its twelfth year, the ABE continues via this annual exhibition to provide a focal point for contemporary practice in the artform known as Design Binding, as well as a challenge to further develop and refine the standards. The selection of works is guided by established criteria the object submitted should: • be a book • maintain traditional structural function as a book • be of strong construction; wherein the binding structure performs the function of practical protection of the text and other vulnerable parts of the book,
What emerges overall is that a book possesses the essential quality of fine design binding when it demonstrates strength and character of the binding in relation to the text in two crucial ways: in relation to the physical attributes of the book, and in the way the design reflects the content. That is, through craftsmanship, artistry, creative expression, and technical mastery of the form, in a way that bestows integrity upon the book as a whole. The annual Australian Bookbinders Exhibition is open to anyone who wishes to submit works for selection, and we look forward to receiving expressions of interest for the ABE 2010. Wayne Stock / Imogen Yang
• possess ‘readable’ content (ie. not be a blank book) • exhibit original contemporary design features, and • must not have been shown in Sydney before. It goes without saying, however, that these conditions must further suit the subjective values of the jury. We hope the works on show are testament to the flexibility of the artform without overly compromising the fundamentals of bookbinding.
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AUSTRALIAN BOOKBINDERS EXHIBITION
2009
SUE ANDERSON T I T L E Poems to Hold or Let Go A U T H O R Rosemary Dobson
Simplified binding, black goatskin and white sheepskin spine, embossed black leather boards, white acrylic image
DINAH BEESTON T I T L E Treasure Island A U T H O R Robert Louis Stevenson
Full navy bookcloth, wrapped in cocoon stripping silk, black design and title
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KERRY BLAKE T I T L E Batmagic A R T I S T Kerry Blake
Sculptured boards in Japanese silk cloth, Coptic bound
SARAH BUNN T I T L E Poems to Hold or Let Go A U T H O R Rosemary Dobson
Limp binding, chain stitch with recycled Japanese silk chemise
EDITH CSONTOS T I T L E The Sonnets A U T H O R William Shakespeare
Full red Yapp binding, black onlay
NEVILLE DANIEL T I T L E Cut A U T H O R Patricia McCormick
Full yellow leather with original cover underlay, red hand design, film inlay and razor blade
BARBARA DAVIDSON T I T L E Harbour Bridge and Opera House A R T I S T Barbara Davidson
Simplified binding, brown kangaroo spine, etching and watercolour covered boards
NICK DOSLOV T I T L E Colours of Thought A U T H O R Anne Twigg
Quarter bound goatskin, buckram, relief and intaglio design, gold finishing
JUSTIN EDWIN T I T L E Selected Stories of Lu Hsun A U T H O R Lu Hsun
Simplified binding, brown kangaroo spine, decorative paper covers, gold tooling
JAMES ELWING T I T L E More Church Mice Chronicles A U T H O R Graham Oakley
Blue half goatskin binding, blue bookcloth boards with silk insert and embossed red goatskin, gold tooling 3
CAREN FLORANCE T I T L E Poems to Hold or Let Go A U T H O R Rosemary Dobson
Long stitch limp paper binding, antique cotton, embossed title
MARIE-SOIZIC GARREAU T I T L E Rosalie Gascoigne A U T H O R Kelly Gellatly
Kangaroo vellum, carp fish, rooster foot and snake skin lining, colour pencil inserts, hand-painted endpapers
JILL GURNEY T I T L E Pygmalion A U T H O R George Bernard Shaw
Full bound embossed purple and black leather, multicoloured onlays, gold tooling 4
HELENE HASLAM T I T L E Charming A R T I S T Helene Haslam
Hand-made cotton paper, silk ribbon, buckram, metal charms
ROSEMARIE JEFFERS-PALMER T I T L E The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow A U T H O R Thea Astley
Full kangaroo, hand-dyed and painted onlays, blind lines
ROSEMARIE JEFFERS-PALMER T I T L E The Golden Treasury of Poems and Songs A U T H O R Francis Turner Palgrave (Editor)
Full blue goatskin, paper and silk thread, silver tooling
ROSEMARIE JEFFERS-PALMER T I T L E Poems to Hold or Let Go A U T H O R Rosemary Dobson
Full dark kangaroo, multicoloured onlays, silver tooling
DIANE KELLY T I T L E In and Out of Vogue A U T H O R Grace Mirabella
Tangerine woven spine, purple and tangerine paper, vinyl inlay and onlay
DIANE KELLY T I T L E Diary of an Unknown A U T H O R Jean Cocteau
White vinyl woven spine, black, white and grey paper and vinyl inlay and onlay covers
HELEN MALONE T I T L E White Gloves A R T I S T Helen Malone
Simplified style, black kangaroo spine, buckram covers with vellum panel inlays
HELEN MALONE T I T L E Undiscovered Texts A R T I S T Helen Malone
Simplified style, black kangaroo spine, Japanese paper covers with black tooling
JUNE MCNICOL T I T L E The Art of Australia A U T H O R Robert Hughes
Full blue goatskin, multicoloured goat and calf onlays, gold and blind tooling 5
DAVID NEWBOLD T I T L E A Christmas Carol A U T H O R Charles Dickens
Full black bovine, tooled in gold, silver and pigment foils
DAVID NEWBOLD T I T L E Death of Ivan Ilych A U T H O R Leo Tolstoy
Full black bovine, tooled in gold, silver and pigment foils
MONICA OPPEN T I T L E 69 Reliures de Creation A U T H O R Carlos SanchezAlamo
German vellum binding, painted design
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BARBARA SCHMELZER T I T L E Poems to Hold or Let Go A U T H O R Rosemary Dobson
Multicoloured airbrushed vellum binding, black tooling
BARBARA SCHMELZER T I T L E Water A U T H O R G Moss & K Whalan (Editors)
Crocodile split leather spine, hand-decorated paper sides, blue tooling
WAYNE STOCK T I T L E Gone with the Wind A U T H O R Margaret Mitchell
Full blue goatskin, grey kangaroo onlay, blind lines
JOHN TONKIN T I T L E How the Greeks saved Europe A U T H O R J A Brendon
Leather spine with hand-decorated papers and leather fore-edge strips
TERENCE UREN T I T L E The English Woman in America A U T H O R Isabella Bird
Simplified binding, multicoloured spine and boards, polished metal onlay
JOY TONKIN T I T L E Earthly Delights A U T H O R Clair Murray
Simplified, covered in buffalo leather and a collage of corn cob leaves, title piece brown kangaroo
TERENCE UREN T I T L E Backwoods and Along the Seashore A U T H O R Henry David Thoreau
Simplified binding, black capeskin spine, cloth covered boards with wool and nylon webbing onlays 7
ABE ‘COLLECTORS’ CATALOGUES Limited quantities of some Australian Bookbinders Exhibition catalogues remain available. These collectors’ copies are excellent references to the art of Australian craft bookbinding. To order copies email waynestock1@bigpond.com
CALL SO LIMITED ON COPIES
1998 $20* Hardback
2005 $10* (290 x 130mm)
1998 $10* Soft cover
2008 $10* (280 x 210mm)
2008 $15* (280 x 210mm) This special 36 page publication brings together some of the best work of ABE shows since 1998.
2008/9 $15* (280 x 210mm) Artist Books
2009 $10* (280 x 210mm)
* Prices: Plus Post
2006 $10* (290 x 130mm)
ABE EXHIBITION
2010
CONTEMPORARY BOOKBINDING An exhibition of Australian Bookbinders Inc. is intended to be held mid 2010. Contact Wayne Stock (02) 9810 1265 email waynestock1@bigpond.com
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EXHIBITING BOOKBINDERS/ARTISTS
Sue Anderson Dinah Beeston Kerry Blake Sarah Bunn Edith Csontos Neville Daniel Barbara Davidson Nick Doslov Justin Edwin James Elwing Caren Florance Marie-Soizic Garreau Jill Gurney Helene Haslam Rosemarie Jeffers-Palmer Diane Kelly Helen Malone June McNicol David Newbold Monica Oppen Barbara Schmelzer Wayne Stock John Tonkin Joy Tonkin Terence Uren