#williammorris

[enchantedbook]

'Early Poems of William Morris' illustrated by Florence Harrison, 1914.

[andebonn]

Strawberry Thief redrawn as a vector. Original by William Morris (public domain)

[yoannlossel]

Here are some pictures of the books! (My artbook Forgotten Gods is still available on my webshop: https://fr.yoannlossel.com/shop) And some secrets revealed:

For almost a year and a half I designed this book in its entirety. It was conceived as an art object, in the vein of 19th century art books and illustration books. It is an obvious tribute to the golden age of illustration, to Arts&Crafts and to the artists of this period that I love so much, especially William Morris.

I drew and inked each motif, each frame, each decorated initials, each cul-de-lampe. Several plants and flowers were chosen, our favourites with Psyche, for the initials and vignette frames: bluebell, jasmine, honeysuckle, wisteria, bramble, thistle. Depending on the theme of the text, the flowers that decorate the initials change.

Forgotten Gods speaks of the "Marriage of Heaven and Hell" to use William Blake's title. More simply, it is about the marriage between nature, matter, and aspirations, concepts, ideas. This is the theme that interests me in art. I created the frames around the texts to illustrate this thread that drives the book. The first frames of the book are composed of vegetal elements. The last frames are composed of more celestial symbols: moons, suns, stars. Thus, I designed the endpapers, the title page illustration and the colophon to reflect the symbolism of the book. The interlacing of vegetation and celestial elements that mark the progression of the book are found there. Thistles, clouds, stars and suns for the title page. A ribbon that links brambles to the stars and the moon on the title page. Vegetal interlacing around a moon and a sun for the colophon.

Forgotten Gods presents my work of the last decade: a selection of my works, my technique, my Arts&Crafts collaborations, the story of our meeting and artistic collaborations with Psyche. I talk about my themes, my way of conceiving a work and my artistic philosophy. Several authors have joined me to talk about one of my works from their own perspective. The preface and afterword complement each other beautifully, written by Alan Lee and Florence Alibert.

[librarycompany]

Kelmscott Press Day was this past Saturday, a celebration of William Morris's influential Press. Founded by Morris in 1891, the Kelmscott Press produced over fifty books in just seven years, the first being the incomparable edition of The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer.

Pictured here is a page from the Kelmscott Beowulf, printed in 1895.

[sabonhomeblog]

William Morris

[maidoookini]

I feel his path for the design of William Morris #williammorris #summervacation (奈良県立美術館) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSf_n0DB_-Q/?utm_medium=tumblr

[vintagebooksdesign]

In 1901, the word 'bondmaid' was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is the story of the girl who stole it. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, Esme spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, a garden shed in Oxford where her father and a team of lexicographers are gathering words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. Esme's place is beneath the sorting table, unseen and unheard. One day, she sees a slip containing the word 'bondmaid' flutter to the floor unclaimed. Over time, Esme realises that some words are considered more important than others, and that words and meanings relating to women's experiences often go unrecorded. She begins to collect words for another dictionary: The Dictionary of Lost Words. The floral pattern used on the cover is based on the Sweet Briar wallpaper design by British textile designer William Morris. Published by @chattobooks on April 8th. #lostwords #bookdesign #graphicdesign #historicalfiction #bookillustration #williammorris https://www.instagram.com/p/CNIN8LUBrcA/?igshid=1uvcxytitj7nt

[bluebirdthreads]

William Morris ~ Pomegranate and Flowers Cross Stitch Pattern. Purchase here: https://payhip.com/b/UWYG