Unseen Sketchbooks

18/04/2023

Late evening sun in the post room.

10/04/2023

with screenprinted packing.
Free U.K. packaging, use code plastikfree when checking out.
“Plastikcomb Magazine (PCM) is a bi-annual publication melding art with graphic design.”

24/03/2023

Free U.K. postage.
Use code plastikFREE when checking out.
All at Unseen Sketchbooks

06/03/2023

Copies of Plastikcomb No. 5 in the post room
for sales.

06/03/2023

Last few copies of Pasteboard.
Pasteboard is a collection of the accidental compositions created by the common practice of pulling unwanted elements from the artboard and onto the gray expanse of the pasteboard.

02/03/2023

and .merlinmurray books on way to Australia today.
Skotchbook by Jim Stoten and Chaos Pattern by Ed Merlin Murray. Come with Riso and screen prints respectively.
Both covers screen-printed by
Have a good trip guys!

28/02/2023

Books in stock in the U.K. direct from www.unseensketchbooks.co.uk
46pgs, known for their typographic experimentation.
Cover
U.K. direct postage.

21/02/2023

In the post room. New packaging design wrap paper.

14/02/2023

Plastikcomb No.5 in stock now. Melding art with graphic design.
Cover images by Rudy VanderLans, from his California project and accompanying interview by

06/02/2023

Bit nerdy, but here is an image Of the front and back of my new packaging sheets on recycled Kraft packaging.

04/02/2023

In the post room. New packaging.
Posting to 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇺🇸 USA and 🇦🇺 Australia this morning.

30/01/2023

We have just emailed our first newsletter with an update on the upcoming books by Graham Wood, an interview with Slovakian mixed media artist Isobelle Ouzman and a collaboration with the 46pgs project. Send me your email address if you’d like to be on the mailing list or join at the Unseen Sketchbooks website.

www.unseensketchbooks.co.uk

We are going to be doing regular interviews with designers, illustrators and creatives, so do message if you think your work would be appropriate.

We have some new titles on route – so please check out the February mailer later next month.


ouzman

27/01/2023

In studio printing some trials on new identity over the next couple of days.

24/01/2023

Last few copies of Erik Kessels book.
Sticker cover, stamped and signed.

23/01/2023

In the post room this morning. Copies of book being prepared.
Hope you all have a good week

15/01/2023

In production on the book. Really enjoying doing this. Some interesting printing and stocks. Lots of concrete poetry and photography.
These are black and white tests. Actual book is colour.

07/01/2023

New Year and start of new identity.
Hope you all have a great year.

06/01/2023

Books in stock in the U.K. direct from www.unseensketchbooks.co.uk
46pgs, known for their typographic experimentation.
Cover
U.K. direct postage.

06/01/2023

Papier-mâché model by Bush Hollyhead/George Hardie used on the front cover of design magazine Idea, from 1985.
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Within the collection of artefacts from the Bush Hollyhead archive are a collection of documentary photographs relating to the model that appeared on the classic Idea cover.

Nicolas Thirkell Associates (NTA) iconography adorns the exterior of the model including the logo of George Hardie (on models right upper leg) from his time at NTA.

Idea magazine 190 had a special feature on NTA Studios by Yoshiro Nakamura.

02/01/2023

Hope you all had a great break and New Year.
Super busy in the studio with lots of new projects which I’ll be sharing more of over the next few weeks.
Thrilled to be publishing a book with Graham Wood. Pre sales are open and we will be in production soon.
Have a great year all!
Book release: Into The Stretching Target Again

‘In 2005 (my last year as part of tomato) I made a book, my second after Tycho’s Nova (2001). Inspired by the Ladybird books of my childhood, Scandinavian folklore, horror movies and concrete poetry, I wrote a simple little fairy story. I took colour photography of landscapes around my then mother- and father-in-laws house in Smaland, Sweden, on midsummer’s day until sunset. Later that summer, I took a trip to Gotland and visited Narsholmen, the location where Tarkovsky’s last film, The Sacrifice, was shot. I took black and white pictures here. All the images were shot on a Lomo camera. While I was on the Gotland trip I kept a notebook, describing landscapes and people and atmospheres. I then counted every seventh word of the text and used this approach to make a concrete poem, which I joined with the fairy tale, interweaving it to replace the story as the book unfolds.

And then, at some point over the next couple of years, I lost it all. I have no idea how. I forgot about it.’ Graham Wood
https://www.unseensketchbooks.co.uk/publications/into-the-stretching-target-again-graham-wood/

07/12/2022

Busy in post room tonight. Sending books to 🇨🇦 🇪🇸 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇦🇷 and 🇦🇹 amongst others.
Have a great night/day!
www.unseensketchbooks.co.uk for books by great illustrators and designers.

11/11/2022

I just had this returned in the post. I originally sent it out in summer 2020. Original our packaging of Analogue Process book.
Screen printed utilitarian outer packaging.

08/11/2022

Binding in progress on Apuntes sobre las marionetas/Notes on puppets by Jesús Cisneros

Apuntes sobre las marionetas (Notes on puppets) explores the work of Spanish illustrator Jesús Cisneros. Imaginary puppets are explored through sketchbooks, artworks and writing by the illustrator in both Spanish and English.
Hand bound.
www.unseensketchbooks.co.uk

07/11/2022

One of the wooden printed blocks from the book, all sold out! These lone block prints were one colour only. I found this one in my daughter Juniper’s room. So carefully coloured in.

18/05/2022

Books in progress with
The great thing of small batch production is you can change the colours, materials and printing process as you go.
www.unseensketchbooks.co.uk
Risograph, foil, cloth and greyboard.
❤️💙💚💛💜

07/04/2021

‘Chroma’ test riso graph prints with
First two images show the variants of colour running the sheets in differing orders of CMYK.
Check www.unseensketchbooks.co.uk for details.

26/09/2020

INTERVIEW: In conversation with London based Stephanie Hartman, collage artist and founder of the Collage Club.

In conversation with London based Stephanie Hartman. 
 
www.collageclubldn.com/   Can you talk about your journey into or interest the arts? I come from a creative family so it was normal to always be making things and it was actively encouraged. I can’t pinpoint a specific tim...

18/09/2020

INTERVIEW: In conversation with Brazilian born artist Alison Headley, who now lives and works in the UK.

In conversation with Brazilian born artist Alison Headley, who now lives and works in the UK. 
.headleyprintmaker   Can you talk about your journey into or interest the arts? Art has always been in my life. Since I can remember I loved drawing… unusual considering my family were not arti...

16/09/2020

INTERVIEW: In conversation with artist Tom Harker, a graduate of the Royal College of Art who lives and works in Brixton, London.

In conversation with artist Tom Harker, a graduate of the Royal College of Art who lives and works in Brixton, London. 
 Can you talk about your journey into or interest the arts? I remember really liking to draw when I was a kid and was also really inquisitive. I originally studied ph...

15/09/2020

INTERVIEW: In conversation with self-taught Madrid based Spanish artist Gomez Veintes.

In conversation with self-taught Madrid based artist Gomez Veintes. 
 Can you talk about your journey into or interest the arts? I always liked to draw. I remember drawing birds in a notebook and the typical stick figures in textbooks and school tables. I also remember browsing throu...

12/09/2020

INTERVIEW: In conversation with illustrator Matías Prado from Chile.

In conversation with illustrator Matías Prado from Chile. 
   ¿Puedes hablar sobre tu viaje o interesar las artes? Mi trabajo está principalmente relacionado con lo cotidiano con todo lo que veo en los recorridos de mi ciudad o bien cuando estoy de viaje, me entretengo mucho con la...

11/09/2020

New Book and Art Prints available now from our Shop - https://mailchi.mp/9f92cf66c89d/unseen-sketchbooks-update-12507842

23/08/2020

INTERVIEW: In conversation with London based Graphic Designer Steven Conner.

In conversation with London based Graphic Designer Steven Conner. 
   Can you talk about your journey into or interest in the arts? My journey into the arts was relatively natural as I used to draw the whole time growing up. I entered art competitions at a very young age, and...

14/08/2020

New Books and T-Shirts available now from our Shop - https://mailchi.mp/2ba27e9e03a6/unseen-sketchbooks-update-12498034

02/08/2020

In conversation with Berlin based artist Merav Leibkuechler.
Merav, originally from northern Israel, studied Performance art at the Mateh Asher School of Performance Arts in Kibbutz Ga’aton Israel, and continued onto my masters in Fine Arts at the Berlin University of Arts – UdK. https://www.unseensketchbooks.co.uk/2020/07/23/interview-merav-leibkuechler/

In conversation with Berlin based artist Merav Leibkuechler. Merav, originally from northern Israel, studied Performance art at the Mateh Asher School of Performance Arts in Kibbutz Ga’aton Israel, and continued onto my masters in Fine Arts at the Berlin University of Arts – UdK. 
...

19/07/2020

INTERVIEW: In conversation with Jairo Zaldua and Nicola Green, a collaborative partnership who are part of a co-operative called East London Printmakers. Well worth a look!

In conversation with Jairo Zaldua and Nicola Green, a collaborative partnership who are part of a co-operative called East London Printmakers. Working from their studio in Mile End, as part of Acme, they also undertake freelance mobile screen printing workshops. Jairo studied Fine Art Printmaking at...

17/07/2020

BOOK: Erik Kessels and Chris Bigg book available for sale. Ships worldwide.

EDITION 3 is Let’s get sh*tfaced, it’s free. is an experiment between artist Erik Kessels and designer Chris Bigg. The book is a series of photographic records, which were Kessels response to the notion of a sketchbook, a collection of ideas. These in turn have been interpreted by Chris Bigg int...

17/07/2020

INTERVIEW: In conversation with analogue collage artist Kenneth Friend. We’ve really enjoyed seeing the many ways people enter the arts and find a way of framing their practice.

In conversation with analogue collage artist Kenneth Friend. We’ve really enjoyed seeing the many ways people enter the arts and find a way of framing their practice. 
 Kenneth, born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, studied fine arts and then a BA in history and Germanic studies in...

16/07/2020

INTERVIEW: In conversation with Stockholm based photographer Robert Lundin. Robert originally studied business economics in Rotterdam and quit his job around five years ago to concentrate on his photography.

In conversation with Stockholm based photographer Robert Lundin. Robert originally studied business economics in Rotterdam and quit his job around five years ago to concentrate on his photography. Robert is self-taught and attends courses at the Fotografiska Academy in Stockholm. We were first shown...

15/07/2020

INTERVIEW: New interview with Sarah Gallagher.

In conversation with Irish artist Sarah Gallagher who is now based in Antwerp, Belgium. We really like the way Sarah works onto the wall as part of her process. 
 Can you talk about your journey into or interest the arts? I studied art throughout school and loved it. I always sa...