Deepwater Projects

Scott Sandel of Deepwater Projects recently completed a new piece for the lobby of Cistrix in Santa Clara, CA. (Photo below).  The piece consists of seven 3D prints that are 96 x 36 x 36", and collaged from 250 gsm. BFK Rives uncoated 22 x 30" sheets. 84 sheets, to be exact, with each sheet printed on both sides on an Epson 7800.

After the digital printing, each 22 x 30 sheet was run through the hand etching press with a flat, hand-rolled layer of transparent lithographic tint base (on both sides). Then the sheets were built into collages, and the collages sewn together in a sailmaker's loft in New London, CT.

Each "kite" has three blades, and the corner of each is tied to an aluminum hoop. On the pointed ends there are small swivels that allow the kite to spin with each blast from the building's HVAC system.  

Said Scott, "To me, it illustrates what's possible beyond what's expected...I've been making prints for a while, and in order to keep making a living at this you need to continually have a new idea to inspire you. Breaking the rules by printing big color areas on uncoated stock was just the first rule broken. Bending, cutting, and sewning the BFK was tremendous fun, but the very thought of doing that would make some printmakers squirm."

Foolscap Press & "The Dialogue of the Dogs"

The latest publication from our friends at Foolscap Press is an edition of 100 of Cervantes' Dialogue of the Dogs.  Printed letterpress on Magnani Revere paper and hand-bound at the Press.  There are full page scenes set in a three-dimensional diorama in the front and back covers creating a box like structure around the text.

Vogel Bindery

For over 20 years, the Vogel Bindery has been crafting books entirely by hand using traditional techniques virtually unchanged for 300 years.  ABC news recently aired a feature on Paul Vogel and his gorgeous work.  

Not ones to be outdone, the NY Post also featured Paul.  Here's an excerpt, you can read the full article here.  

You can’t judge a book by its cover. But you certainly can judge the cover.

And if you’re looking for the highest craftsmanship in custom bookbinding, then meet Paul Vogel.

It’s a niche trade, for sure. But for nearly 30 years, the master binder and restorer has applied an artist’s touch to cloth, leather and gold leaf to craft exquisite covers on books displayed at the White House, Library of Congress and the Morgan Library. He’s also worked for celebrity clients from Oprah and Ralph Lauren to Henry Kissinger.

Originally from New Jersey, Vogel opened his first bindery on 26th Street in Manhattan in the early ’80s before relocating his workshop to East Hampton. With help from artist wife Abigail, the 60-year-old Vogel estimates he’s bound maybe 11,000 books to date, and currently has more than 100 regular clients.