Danial Ollivere exhibits his artist's book 'Sunderland'

The Sunderland Book Project

Arts Centre Washington

05 September 2011 - 05 November 2011

From around the country The Sunderland Book Project brings together artists, designers, comic makers, printmakers and those new to artist’s book making such as Daniall Ollivere as student based at St Bedes, Lanchester.  The project brief asks participants to make a book, (using whatever production methods required) on the subject of the City of Sunderland.
Showing alongside The Sunderland Book Project is a collection of artist’s bookwork from Beijing from the private collection of established artist’s bookmaker, Sumi Perera, as well as work from the collection of Sarah Bodman, Research Fellow in Artist’s Book at the University of West of England and current book work in glass and paper from Theresa Easton.

Preview: 1st September 2011

6-8pm

Arts Centre Washington

Biddick Lane, Fatfield
Washington

Tyne & Wear
NE38 8AB
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Louise Lumley makes her first sale!

17th June 2011 St Bedes Lanchester.  Louise Lumley sets up a stall in the courtyard during lunchtime to drum up support and interest in the project 'PrintPerfect'. Her first sale, a hand printed bag, goes to Amanda Ritson, Creative Agent for St Bedes.

Also on sale include mini-note books, an artist's book based on Sunderland FC by Danial Ollivere

Ellie has it all in hand

Working to a deadline isn't always fun, but Ellie here has taken the bull by the horns and is working flat out to complete her hand printed books project.  Designing and printing work in collaboration with Megan, both students have done a fantastic job in balancing study and creativity.

Danial Ollivere completes the final stage!

Danial Ollivere completes the final stage of  his Sunderland Book Project! Printing the covers is the final stage before assembling the book.  Danial plans to develop the book into a concertina style fold.

The lecture theatre at St Bedes becomes transforms into a miniprinting studio.

Louise Lumley completes her first printed bag project!

Louise Lumley completes her first printed bag project using silk screen pritning.

Danial Olliver goes live on Etsy!

Danial Olliver worked closely with Jack Fallows http://crumpettime.blogspot.com/ at a recent session at St Bedes, creating Super Ninga!
Check out the current  events Jack's involved with.

Jack Fallows http://www.jackfallows.com/ working with St Bedes student Danial Olliver

Ellie & Megan create a double act!

Working collaboratively, Ellie & Megan make a formidable team creating a series of printed bags & books.  More images to come!

Jessica Goldsworthy new work in production.

Jessica continues to explore her interest in 1950's cartoons.  Working with screen printing, Jessica has been able to develop ideas, creating hand printed bags and posters.

Sophie Jones works on her hand printed book

Sophie Jones interest in Feng Shiu, an ancient Chinese system, is re-interpreted in her recent bookwork.  Below are a selection of images Sophie plans to use.

Recent work from Sophie Milburn, member of the creative team 'Print Perfect' at St Bedes, Lanchester.

 

Sophie Milburn, (pictured left with a gift from The Cloud Commission www.thecloudcommission.com/aka Carlos Rosati) has taken silk screen printing and the art of Japanese stab binding to a new dimension with these fabulous and fun felt books.  'Soon to be for sale work' the books have a quirky and unique look to them, ideal gifts for children and adults included.

screen printed felt work by Sophie Milburn

Print Perfect

Print Perfect are a group of year 9 students based at St Bedes, Lanchester,http://www.stbedes.durham.sch.uk/ taking part in a Creative Partnerships Project http://www.creative-partnerships.com/ with Artist Theresa Easton.  They make books based on different projects, for example plain books with a colourful front cover. Print Perfect also design patterns to go on T-SHIRTS and bags. The students at Print Perfect work on their projects every week and will sell them at festivals. Theresa helps those taking part. www.axisweb.org/artist/theresamariaeaston

The Sunderland project is on the football team and one of the boats people built at Sunderland. I used screen printing to put the pictures on the books. When the school fair comes I will hope to sell all my copies.
                Danial Ollivere

We are focusing on floral print, flowers and butterflies. From this we are making a range of books and bags. We have spent the time we had designing images on to acetate which we were later able to print on to the pages in our books. We also screen printed a large flower on to some bags and it ended up looking really effective. All of our work will be on sale at the school fair so come along and take a look and maybe even make a purchase.
               Megan Harris and Ellie Clish

I’m making things that focus on silhouettes and making printed bags. I’m also going to make a felt book, like you could have for a small child. I’m using screen printing to make my bags, but painting the ink onto the screen which the others don’t do. I think the bags look quite cool as they have bright, multi-coloured fairies on the.                                                    Sophie Milburn

Jessica Goldsborough

I’m making bags with a design on of ‘oldish’ cartoons, these bags are made for all ages, I’ve been using screen prints to print it on, the two colours I’ve used is pink and blue for the colours of it.

Louise Lumley

I’m printing on to bags I got an idea for the bag out of a newspaper. It’s a girl on a swing and the swing is on the tree. Am using orange and red for the tree.  A black out line for the girl and a black out line for the tree. The bags are for all ages. Am using a screen print to get the picture on to the bag.

Artist's Books by PrintPerfect