Original Proposal Thursday, Nov 19 2009
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Proposal and Costs Wednesday, Nov 18 2009
Uncategorized 12:16 am
Costs at the Paper Source
Sage Text Weight 8.5X11 10 Pack X 12 = $27
Curry Cover Weight 8.5X11 10 Pack X 3 = $11.25
Moss Cover Weight 8.5X11 10 Pack X 3 = $11.25
Paper Source PVA Glue 16 oz. = $9.95
Paste Brush = $7.95
Needle 3 Pack = $2.25
Waxed Linen = $5.00
Sub TOTAL = $74.65
Estimated Printing Costs
$.05 Per text printed page x 10 (max) per book) $0.50 Per Book
$10 Total Text Printing Costs
8-10 Photographs per book. Photo dimensions 2×3 or 3×3
$1.25 Per Square Food of photopaper. 9 Photos per square ft
22 Square Feet = $27.50 For Photo Printing
GRAND TOTAL= $112.15
Class Proposal:
For my edition of 20 I would like to focus on the photographic process. I would like to explain the physical and mental process in which I experience when setting out to photograph rock climbers. I am looking to write and entertaining and engaging description of the events, while focusing on simple details, and not becoming to technical. I would like the viewer to learn more about the experience, and feel like an invited participant, or at least a curious on looker.
The text will be somewhat of a story, but also a recording of events. It will showcase the road trip, and explore the details with photographing such an endeavor.
Photographs of journey, climbing photos, and photos from camp.
Original Estimated Costs $99.02
Cost was saved by buying only a needles and thread, rather than a kit. Also, the thread itself was much cheaper and for more length. The Paper Source glue was also cheaper, and I didn’t have an unanticipated costs, which were estimated into the estimate.
Final Project Mock Up Tuesday, Nov 17 2009
Uncategorized 12:38 am
For my final I’m doing a journal/booklet to house the stories and photographs from my latest climbing trip to the Red River Gorge in Kentucky. I embarked on this trip with three other close climbing friends in my grandparents old 89′ Buick Century Wagon, and from the start the trip seemed to have a story embedded in it. It was my first “climbing trip” that I had taken with the intent to spend all of my time photographing, and I was anxious to get out and give it my first go. The trip was action packed, with many changes of course, plans, and activities. I thoroughly photographed it, as well as kept a mental journal of the events and am excited to get them down together in book form. I am thinking about making slots for the photos, and have drawn in line and text, to reflect the journal like qualities.
Hand stitched binding. I am open to suggestions…
Paper Cover, Cover Page, 8 Pages of Content
(Proposals Information Coming Soon…)
YES! I think this might be done… Thursday, Nov 5 2009
Uncategorized 5:12 pm
It was a difficult process, and I certainly didn’t figure it out on my own. But here is the link to my book on issuu.
http://issuu.com/mattkuehl/docs/pdf
Website Review Wednesday, Oct 28 2009
Uncategorized 6:33 pm
Convivio Bookworks is a company that started in 1995 who focuses on antique letterpress equipment and making books by hand. They sell only limited edition broadsides and books that are traditionally printed and bound by hand. They are located in Downtown Lake Worth, Florida, under an old mango tree.
“Woods Story” by John Cutrone is a book from their catalog, and goes for $40 and is an edition of 85. It is a miniature story in a miniature book, that is 3″x3″, and meets to requirements for the Miniature Book Society. The pages fold out, to make reading the book easier, and is made on Arches Text Laid paper with a cover of handmade cedar or cattail paper in an exposed chain link stitch binding. It is illustrated with green and brown inks.
“Works on Paper” By Shin Yu Pai is a collection of poetry with paper as its theme: how it is made, how it is used, paper as surface, paper in spirit. The poems are simple and are crafted accordingly entirely of paper, even as the binding. It is an edition of 125 and is signed by the makers and is sold for $95. It is a colorful and book that features earth tones and is made with all nature resources, such as beeswax and kakishibu, which is a traditional Japanese dye made from fermented persimmons.
“A Whole Nother Kettle of Fish” was a book that was made of found papers of R. Chambers, and edited by John Cutrone. It is a quirky illustrated collection of fish tales gathered from the pages of the Chambers Bros’ Book of Days, printed in 1869. It includes the story of the Book-Fish, many strange fish found in the seas, and the “Showers of Animals.” It is printed on Nideggan paper and casebound in endshets of Fabrino Ingres.
This site offered a look at many unique and well crafted books and broadsides. After looking around I was hoping to find more incite to how the books were crafted, and it became apparent that it was a site gear towards selling the books themselves, and showcase the final product, over educating those on how the book may have created, or the in depth hands on process involved. I enjoyed seeing the final products, and admired the company’s passion for the hand printed and hand bound books, although I still don’t know how to create most of these bindings or pages. Overall I wish it would have done more than showcase the books, and feel there was a lot more to talk about with each book. I am not necessarily interested in purchasing these books, but I suppose if I did I would be able to see the finer details of the book myself.
Altered Book Progress Tuesday, Oct 20 2009
Uncategorized 7:30 pm
My altered book is going well. I have decided to focus on creating a book that could reflect my interest in photography. I found an old color photography book and decided it would be best it I got things started right away, so I went right to the 3D lab and cut it in half using the band saw. I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to do, but I knew I wanted to physically alter my book and completely transform it. Cutting it in half got the ideas rolling. Soon after I had thoughts about a lens, and incorporating an eye glass lens into the pages to view the content, then I thought about the camera lens, so I went home and got an old lens off a 35mm and came back. Slowly after looking at the two I decided it was obvious that I needed to turn my book into a camera, so thats what I started doing.
I originally was going use the old 35mm lens and mount it to the book, but eventually decided I should make a “lens” out of the book too, for consistency’s sake. I went back to the ban saw and started crafting away, eventually I had the rough shape of a camera, and kept looking for small ways to make it look drastically more like a camera. I used extra cover material to build the body up, and create a better place to house the lens, which was made of out a circle cut out from the book, including the binding. I still had extra “scrap” pieces from the book to use, so then I decided to make a tri-pod for the camera, which is a little book too and two of the legs are the covers, and the middle leg is the pages of the book. It even screws on like a actualy tripod, so it can be easily removed. Next I plan on crafting a strap to the camera/book so it can be wore. I think its important to for the piece to mimic an actual camera in as many ways possible.
For my written language and printed text I decided to embrace the photographic language of lighting exposures. I am going to set my type to represent 6-9 equivalent exposures. These exposures are achieved by changing the shutter speed and aperture setting. Everything in exposures is referred to in “stops” and by adjusting this “stops” accordingly, you can achieve the same exposure, but control your shutter speed, and depth of field. Its a basic idea that is relatively complicated, hence it will be my crafted language. It will be folded into an accordion fold the dimensions of a film strip (just not as long) and will be kept in a film canister, which will be attached to the cameras strap.
Digital Eight Fold Tuesday, Oct 6 2009
Uncategorized 6:44 pm
Here are the digital copies of my four eight fold books (pictures of the case soon to come.) Each book includes the lyrics from a different Animal Collective song, the tittle of the book being the tittle of the song. I am very happy with how they turned out, and enjoy both the digital printed books, and the originals crafted out of the old maps, photographs, and writing themselves. The other scraps are cuts from the paper found within a roll of 120 medium format film, which I often shoot with. Also to do lists, reminders, and life writing on yellow paper.
Eight Fold Concept Thursday, Sep 10 2009
Uncategorized 1:41 am
For my eight fold idea I am following the form of a bicycle based lifestyle. The case is going to be a bag, an item that cyclists use to transport anything and everything. A bag is a crucial item for any cyclist on the move, and makes biking more practical. As well as an exterior main bag, one will probably benefit from having many smaller interiors bags which help to keep things dry, holds tools and bike tubes, and hide precious items. The bag itself will be made of old skidded-out bike tires. I plan on using a high powered sewing machine to fix the tires together, while have the skid patches and wear as an atheistic benefit. To close it all off will be a large zipper, something that can easily be operated quickly and with gloves on if necessary.
Inside the bag will be the book series. Each individual book will be a map of a city, one of course being Milwaukee. Maps are obvious tools used by all commuters to help navigate the often confusing terrain in which we travel. I also feel cycling has made it possible to make a “mental map” of Milwaukee, which is based solely off the places I’ve been and know of. This mental map grows with every journey, and always gets me where I need to be. (well at least pretty close) I find that the idea of gaining a ever growing mental map to be a fascinating benefit to cycling, and is the only way I could possibly start to understand the terrain of the city I live in. I am unsure how I want to incorporate text into the books, but know that I want to keep it to a minimal amount, since each book/map will be able to be unfolded and used as a whole.
Urban Bike Culture (as I know) Wednesday, Sep 9 2009
Uncategorized 9:26 pm
The bicycle is a machine that is fundamentally the same throughout the world, but small exceptions are to be expected. What is it that makes bike culture a unique bread across the seas and on opposite hemispheres? The bicycle is available to nearly everyone, and one persons experience in their bike culture might differ substantially from my experiences, and vise versa. The bike culture I have been exposed to is the urban bike riders from mostly the midwest, with some exceptions to those who visit temporarily from the coasts or europe for biking events in Milwaukee. Riders from this area have many strengths due to the changing weather, and specifically the punishing winters. The snow, ice, freezing rain, and slush wreak havoc on the road quality, and many Grand Canyon-esque pot holes are to be expected, or from a riding perspectives, UNexpected. Not all riders bear the treacherous conditions during the winter, but those who due have an utmost respect for their companion winter riders. Along with the weather, us Milwaukee bikers like our beer! Anything cheap will due, as long as there is enough for everyone and it fits into a messenger bag alright. We are a community that likes to share, have fun, ride around, and be a little reckless when possible. I don’t think a week will go by without some sort of new cut, bruise, abrasions or grease stain, and I guess thats how I like my weeks. The people I have met through biking have helped to make Milwaukee home, and I know at I can just go out and ride, and without trying meet up with anyone will find another rider I know, to help pass the time and ride around.
Font Exploration Wednesday, Sep 2 2009
Uncategorized 11:15 pm
Text composed of, and disguised in speakers and amps
Simple text used in combination with visually exciting lines combine to support the tittle
Found in an article about the best letter T's of 2009 Designed for "T Magazine"
Photo of electronic musician Dntel, best known for his work in The Postal Service
The logo written on the chain guard of an old Schwinn Breeze
