Bristol Artist Bookfair Event

I timed my trip to coincide with a number of events going on in Bristol, and it was an action packed few days.

The Bristol Artist Bookfair Event (BABE) took place at Arnolfini on Saturday and Sunday.




Spread over three floors, more than 80 artist bookmakers, dealers and small presses from Bristol and around the world came together at Arnolfini to show and sell their work. There was a great variety of work, and it was lovely to catch up with friends from the Artist Book world, many of whom have participated in Glasgow International Artists Bookfair which I co-organised in 2008 and 2010.

Site visit to the Here Gallery

In preparation for my exhibition at the Here Gallery in June, I visited the gallery and admired the current exhibition 'Hostile Places' by Julia McKinlay.

Trip to Bristol

I took advantage of the long weekend and made a trip to Bristol for a super weekend full of art.



The wonderful Christine (Gallery Co-ordinator at Here Gallery) was my host and did a super job at showing me the joys of Bristol.

Casting details

Casting Progress

Casting remnants

I was throwing the remaining solidified plaster out the plastic containers in which i have been mixing my coloured plasters, and admired the arrangement of these remnants in the bin.

From then on I have been collecting the sections of dried plaster that get cracked out of the container once the plaster has been poured.

Casting records

Whilst I have been casting, i have kept a record of the composition of every layer. I find these rather beautiful, especially when they are displayed together in rows.