Strange Alchemy Showcase: Excavation Site Alpha
February 22nd, 2008 Ben Powis
Back when I started putting things into books they were all handmade, I still have a couple of them in my physical portfolio, so I thought it would be fun to show some of them on here, because I hardly ever get to show them to people, and I like the content in some of these old things!
This one is Excavation Site Alpha, its a little fantasy book, if you like, about a secret natural history discovery, and the documentation of the creatures that were found there, this narrative is explained on the first page, then the rest of the book is a concertina of hand printed images that started life as pen and ink drawings.
The book was inspired by my fascination of 18th Century naturalists and the voyages they undertook, I’d love to travel back in time and go on one myself, but I can’t, so I made Excavation Site Alpha instead, as a way of taking me on my own mini adventure.
Only this single copy exists now! This book inspired by book of prints, Strange Creatures I, which is available to buy in the Strange Alchemy Bookshop if your interested in hand printed creatures!
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