Madelaine Murphy
www.plumbumvisualarts.com

Autobiography, 1970-, 2011

Slate, pencil, chalk, bookbinding rings

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Project books, 2004-2009
A3 spiral and staple bound standard issue

Coming from teaching and learning, I was interested in how sketchbooks and journals could work more effectively for young people. What emerged was that youngsters started to take more ownership, looked at my journals as a reference point, and a stronger narrative and deeper understanding of the formation of independent artworks developed. From there, diverse methods of constructing books and book as artform, and as artwork in itself was more highly valued.

I started to make 'stems' or the suggestion of the start of a book through folding, or words, or images.
www.plumbumvisualarts.com/books

Over the last few years, I have made books from my old love letters, exploring the conceptual and sculptural notion of 'book'.
www.plumbumvisualarts.com/vanitas

The Studio, An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Arts & Recipes for Food,
or Recipe book for a Single Woman,
1997 - still in use
Spiral bound Seawhite so it stays open while I'm cooking.

In no particular order: recipes for preserving fruit, sweet stuff and pudding, cocktails, a recipe for elderflower champagne, sloe gin, and my aunties brown soda bread. Also contains illustrations for dishes these can be served in.

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