Stains. PC (tictac) (Germany)/Cheryl Penn (South Africa)

STAINS (documented Book 37).

1 of 2 unique books dated November 2011. 

Colophon:  Cheryl Penn:  Mixed media on 200grm Fabriano paper, including thinners prints, text, photographs, painting.  Mediums include ink, oil paint, shellac, thread.

Ptrzia (tictac):  Mixed media on 200 grm Fabriano paper, including inkjet transfer prints, metal, plastic film, packing paper, text.  Mediums include ink, acrylic paint, enamel, pencil.

I was SO pleased when TICTAC – a conceptual artist in Germany agreed to collaborate on a book with me. I sent her two books, each hand done. I left a spread in between each of my pages and tictac completed them.  She also completed the book, adding the colophon and designing the 'look' of the book. The Perspex binding was her idea – with a little help from a Plexi-Man.  Hence, the book has a beautiful perspex cover and spine.   It’s a while since I took this book out, but its still a thing of beauty.

The Tinder Box (Part Two) Joan Martin/Cheryl Penn (South Africa)

Joan is an artist I have a great deal of respect for.  She is a teacher of the highest caliber, generous with her time and expertise and is good at EVERYTHING she turns her hand to.  This book was part two as we collaborated on part one together and she kept that book.   Colophon:  Unique collaborative artists book, accordion bound, mixed media including drawing, painting, text, stickers, fabric.  extended - 295cm X 30cm. 

Everything and Nothing and Juniper trees and Reacting and Random and impressive and Everything and Reaction and Life and Bald and Paint and Barter and Plans and Eyes  and William and Henry. - Cheryl Penn/Jane Leach (South Africa)

Everything and Nothing and Juniper trees and Reacting and Random and impressive and Everything and Reaction and Life and Bald and Paint and Barter and Plans and Eyes  and William and Henry. 

I tell you one thing I found interesting digging into my treasure trove of books - Everything - appears quite a few times.  

All our thoughts and intuition has been there from the time we start to create, some kind of genetic information chain that resides in the nonphysical.  And, this has to be the longest title I’ve seen in a long time.  I think it came after the book - an indication of the eclectic nature of its pages.  I was very privileged when Jane Leach agreed to collaborate with me.

Colophon:  Unique artists book.  Drawing, collage, painting, text, sewing, acetate, various papers, linoprints, monoprints, stamps, stencils, wax, fabric.  54 pages, 37cm x 25cm x 6cm. Dated December 2009.