'brucia' - typefaces for the cover title 

I just realized a new project for the courses 'Xilografia' e 'Progettazione grafica tipografica' kept by Marina Bindella @ Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma.

It is an artist book inspired to a big fire that distroyed the forest in the Dolomities last October. 

Each illustration is made by overlapping two or three different linoleum matrices. 

The cover is handcoloured with a handmade ink and printed with typefaces.

I hope I will soon find a way to show it somewhere from real! :)

'brucia' - the cover is ready

'brucia' - the smoke in the wood, inside page

'brucia' - the fire, inside page

'brucia' -  the paper for the cover is drying in the sun

wip - cutting small paper sheets for printing

wip - trying different kinds of paper

wip - maybe I found the right one!

I started this new etching project @ Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma.
Here you are some wip pictures about printing and choosing the right paper, just to excite curiosity.
I will show you more later on. Stay tuned.

clairepas - il minipimer della nonna

clairepas - il minipimer della nonna

Il minipimer della nonna (Granny's blender) is an artist book I made a couple of years ago. 6 handprinted etchings from zinc plates.
there will be a small exhibition at Tuba bazar, Pigneto, Roma.
vernissage on 1st March at 7 p.m.

there will be a talk with Michela Becchis and Giovanna Ranaldi, the illustrator of Il bosco la ragazza il lupo. we were very pleased to talk with them about Giovanna's book and Cappuccetto Rosso a couple of weeks ago at Tuba.
this will be the second part.

frames are ready. prints too.
today I am going to print some postcards too.

I am waiting for you all to come.

* thanks to Elisabetta Diamanti and Maria Pina Bentivenga, my intaglio teachers from Scuola di arti e mestieri di san giacomo; the printers Giancarlo Busato and Valerio from Stamperia d'arte Busato where I printed my work; my friend Barbara who shared with me the whole idea of the project. and Tuba of course.

last Monday I was at Stamperia d'arte Busato working all day. Signing and numbering prints, watercolouring litographies, and printing with Valerio.

printing foxes and fawns - softground and drypoint plates

printing foxes and fawns

watercoloring litographies

watercoloring litographies

back to black. etching - my love. 

growing black and white shapes on paper.

work in progress.

My new book with cranes is growing...
here you are some finals.
work in progress of course.
stay tuned!

 

back to black. daily morning sketches in black and white. black pen on paper.