Emile Manfeldt
A Visual Journal
After my blog on the book binding course I was asked about what a visual journal is, and how to use it. I am an artist, with a fulltime job. I try to do something creative on a daily basis, even if it just a quick drawing in my journal. To create something regularly keep…
Bookreview: Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
To be or not t be; that is the question. How apt is this quote from Hamlet. After reading this book I discovered how little we actually know about Shakespeare. It is almost unthinkable that we know almost nothing about , what most people will see as, the greatest writer ever in the English language…
Small etchings
I created a collection of small etchings. Each of them not much larger than a postage stamp. The process was absolutely facinating, The artworks are relatively small and one could still put in beautifully fine detail. As the plates are so small I could ink up and polish each plate to end up with an…
Book Making Course
I had the great opportunity lately to join George Wentzel for a course on book binding. It was so refreshing to do something so totally out of your daily experience. I always loved books, especially if they are well bound. for many years I have been keeping a travel journal and lately, started keeping, what…
Daylight Robbery
Daylight robbery With the building of the new house, or should I start again with: when planning to build a home, all sorts of interesting developments tend to crop up. After plans were drawn up I was surprised to hear about the new law that prescribes the percentage of windows that is allowed in any…
The facades
After several meetings with the architect we are at a point where we can start talking about “our house” with a picture of what it might look like in my mind. I have a very visual brain. I tend to visualize things in images. I can only properly think of things if I can see…