Screen Print: George Bayntun Book Binders & Gallery, Bath

Another building print created at the Print Club, London. This bookbinders and antiquarian print and bookshop was established in 1846 by George Gregory, a man who held a royal warrant as bookseller to Queen Alexandra. Whilst walking down Manvers Street, I was immediately drawn the signage (worn down, but still legible) of the building, as well as its distinctive arches and chimneys.

http://www.georgebayntun.com/georgegregory.php


"George Gregory Book Binders, Bath"
3 colour screen print,
Made to fit 50 x 40 cm frame,
Edition of 35.

Lovely Found Thing!

I cycled to York from Harrogate for the first time the other day, just for the sake of a break and a change of scenery. Whilst I was visiting, I stopped to look at a couple of design books in one of the local book shops, and I came across this little leaflet.

It's a tiny, but beautifully made guide to book fairs and book collecting by the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA). The imagery was created by painter, illustrator and print-maker Mark Hearld, who I've been told is a tutor at York College (his birthtown) after studying in Glasgow and the RCA. A great deal of his work is influenced by animals and nature, and I love his refreshing use of mixed media.

Green Belt

"Green Belt" is a small book created in appreciation of the Bath to Bristol cycleway. If you live in Somerset and own a bike, recommend a trip. Last week, I decided to take a sketchbook and a few pens with me, and I sketched and collected some of the locations and sights along the way.

"Green Belt" was available to buy at the Bath College of Art degree show, but I still have a few copies. Just £3.50 each.