#artists books

[big-green-wall]

My love for Thomas the green moray eel who lives at the New England Aquarium continues and grows and knows no bounds. He is my muse. This is a plow book I made featuring my guy for my art books class, I love how I can fold him up in many funky ways

[iidamiidam]

Hi everybody out there,

I made a selection of 80 pieces of visual poetry that I've posted here between 2018 and 2025. The book is called Sketchbook 19.

If you're interested, please send me a message. It's print on demand.

Thanks so much for all the likes, reblogs, comments, and messages you've sent me over the years. It really means a lot to me.

Jan

[uispeccoll]

Happy Juneteenth! Today, we celebrate the official end of slavery in the Unites States. This piece by Aminah Robinson helps us connect with the lives of Black Americans throughout history.

Aminah Robinson was a multi-media artist from Pointdexter Village in Columbus, Ohio. Raised to cherish the stories and history of her family and community, Robinson described her art as “the missing pages of American history.” She is known for her work depicting the lives, stories, and struggles of Black Americans. Her work is heavily informed by the Ghanaian concept of sankofa, literally translated to “it is not taboo to fetch which is at risk of being left behind.”

This piece, titled “Book Walk Series in the Backwoods,” was created between 1979 and 1983. It features two leather feet containing 19 handmade books and book-like objects. Each item was handmade by Robinson, utilizing the techniques of leatherwork, embroidery, drawing, bookbinding, and beadwork. The words on the feet read: “Souls that walk, souls that talk.”

[upennmanuscripts]

On Tuesday, our friend Emily Brooks, showed us a variety of artist books from Penn's collections as part of our "Reimagining Illumination" series. "Light in Artist's Books" featured transparencies, reflections, and electric light.

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Reimagining Illumination

Reimagining Illumination is a series of workshops designed to interrogate and expand the concept of illumination (i.e., the use of light) in

Bonus video:

[mrkoppa]

3 February 2026 | Der Klubhaus

Miscellaneous type ornaments AKA dingbats purchased on a whim, potentially useful in the design of The Torch (potentially forthcoming title/periodical from The Heavy Duty Press).

[houghtonlib]

We know it looks delicious, but please don't eat this book!

Lock, Rolf, and Dierick, Ingela. Mon sucre d'orge : II ; there was an old man. Plombières, Belgium : Buchbinderei und Einandkunst Ingele Dierick, 2024.

2025H-8

Houghton Library, Harvard University

[scottsmanship]

"Good morning pages"