Alastair R Noble
ARTIST'S BOOKS
REFLEXIONS (2026): Accordian book (Mirrored images of blotting paper)
Dimensions: Closed 110x145mm. Open 110x700mm Edition 15
A Tribute to artist/poet Ian Hamilton Finlay.
A Tribute to artist/poet Ian Hamilton Finlay.
Where the Cloves Grow (2022) Edition 5 This publication is produced in response to the numerous celebrations in 2022 that marked the first circumnavigation of the world in a sailing ship 500 years ago, lead by Ferdinand Magellan
10 folios plus a Colophon page set within a HMP slip cover Dimensions; 310mmx210mmx26mm Each Folio eight hand sewn leaves; Dimensions 300mmx210mm, inner manuscript ink jet printed onto Bockingford watercolour, End papers Hahnemuhle - 160gsm Royal blue, Cover Rives BFK 300 gsm, hand torn.
Where the Cloves Grow (2022) Edition 5 This publication is produced in response to the numerous celebrations in 2022 that marked the first circumnavigation of the world in a sailing ship 500 years ago, lead by Ferdinand Magellan
Fragments - Heraclitus The surviving texts by the Greek pre-socratic philosopher Heraclitus (Herákleitos) are known as the Fragments of which there are approximately 130. Six of these were transformed into a series of booklets overlapping the Greek with the English translations interweaving them into random patterns transforming the words into indecipherable typographical notations.
6 pamphlets each 8 pages plus cover Dimensions; H 105mm x W147mm Text Greek & English printed inkjet on archival Ivory Wausau 120gsm End papers Hand torn Royal Blue Hahnemuhle - 160gsm Cover White Bockingford Watercolour 190gsm Hand bound w/ cotton thread Open edition all signed
Fragments - Heraclitus The surviving texts by the Greek pre-socratic philosopher Heraclitus (Herákleitos) are known as the Fragments of which there are approximately 130. Six of these were transformed into a series of booklets overlapping the Greek with the English translations interweaving them into random patterns transforming the words into indecipherable typographical notations.
Folded Folio; HMP wrapped with thread on button
Folio interior. Dimensions open 370x290mm Loose paper boat with poetic message nautical chart printed on archival paper mounted on blue backing paper sewn onto White HMP cover
Folded Folio; HMP wrapped with thread on button
2010 limited edition book/box (50) set with various artefacts and catalogue, Reflecting on this environmental project on Isle Martin Scotland. Items included within the box: Map of Isle Martin Scotland, flags, numbered rock, silkscreen print, DVD (film BBC ALBA interview) with note book and catalogue with essay by Marina Warner. Concertina folded Silkscreen print in the box set noted above printed front and back with poetic text by Alec Finlay with perforated map tree plantings
2010 limited edition book/box (50) set with various artefacts and catalogue, Reflecting on this environmental project on Isle Martin Scotland. Items included within the box: Map of Isle Martin Scotland, flags, numbered rock, silkscreen print, DVD (film BBC ALBA interview) with note book and catalogue with essay by Marina Warner. Concertina folded Silkscreen print in the box set noted above printed front and back with poetic text by Alec Finlay with perforated map of the island
Concertina folded Silkscreen print in the box printed front and back with poetic text by Alec Finlay with perforated map of the island identifying the planted trees
2010 limited edition book/box (50) set with various artefacts and catalogue, Reflecting on this environmental project on Isle Martin Scotland. Items included within the box: Map of Isle Martin Scotland, flags, numbered rock, silkscreen print, DVD (film BBC ALBA interview) with note book and catalogue with essay by Marina Warner. Concertina folded Silkscreen print in the box set noted above printed front and back with poetic text by Alec Finlay with perforated map tree plantings
An on-going series of unique rubber stamped booklets with quotes from The Fragments by Heraclitus 8 pages thread bound centre folio rubber stamped text opposite original cyanotype print. Cover BFK Rives White 300gsm Dimensions:190x155mm Interior Waussau 100% cotton paper 165x140mm
Title Page 1
Centre page with text and cyanotype on right page
An on-going series of unique rubber stamped booklets with quotes from The Fragments by Heraclitus 8 pages thread bound centre folio rubber stamped text opposite original cyanotype print. Cover BFK Rives White 300gsm Dimensions:190x155mm Interior Waussau 100% cotton paper 165x140mm
Interior four page printed inkjet on archival Ivory Wausau 120gsm Dimensions: 290mm x420mm End papers Fern Green 160g/m2, high rag content, acid-free Cover boards HMP 100% Acid free Cotton. Open edition
Interior four page printed inkjet on archival Ivory Wausau 120gsm Dimensions: 290mm x420mm End papers Fern Green 160g/m2, high rag content, acid-free Cover boards HMP 100% Acid free Cotton. Open edition
An on-going series of unique rubber stamped flowing poems consisting of two words per lines. The first word is always RAW. Printed over the centre double page total 8 pages with title page and artists signature on page 8,thread bound. Cover: BFK Rives White 300gsm, 300x122mm Interior: Wausau 100% cotton white 280x108mm
Title page
An on-going series of unique rubber stamped flowing poems consisting of two words per lines. The first word is always RAW. Printed over the centre double page total 8 pages with title page and artists signature on page 8,thread bound. Cover: BFK Rives White 300gsm, 300x122mm Interior: Wausau 100% cotton white 280x108mm
This is a hand bound artist’s book (152x152mm) produced as a limited signed edition of forty-five (45). Consisting of 15 double folio pages including title page and colophon, twelve of the leaves are printed with brief quotes from nine poets and authors. The final entry is an afterward, “Woodnotes,” written specifically for this publication by Robert Macfarlane. The volume is encased in a wooden box (200x200m) has the title embossed on its lid.
This is a hand bound artist’s book (152x152mm) produced as a limited signed edition of forty-five (45). Consisting of 15 double folio pages including title page and colophon, twelve of the leaves are printed with brief quotes from nine poets and authors. The final entry is an afterward, “Woodnotes,” written specifically for this publication by Robert Macfarlane. The volume is encased in a wooden box (200x200m) has the title embossed on its lid.
This is a hand bound artist’s book (152x152mm) produced as a limited signed edition of forty-five (45). Consisting of 15 double folio pages including title page and colophon, twelve of the leaves are printed with brief quotes from nine poets and authors. The final entry is an afterward, “Woodnotes,” written specifically for this publication by Robert Macfarlane. The volume is encased in a wooden box (200x200m) has the title embossed on its lid.
The tale Berenice by Edgar Allen Poe was transformed to a limited edition artist book of 32 loose leaf double folio pages with text on the left with annotations and images on the right. It consists of 32 double folio pages 190x190mm printed on white 32lb 100% cotton wasau paper.These are contained in a black square wooden box 210 x 210 x 55mm
The tale Berenice by Edgar Allen Poe was transformed to a limited edition artist book of 32 loose leaf double folio pages with text on the left with annotations and images on the right. It consists of 32 double folio pages 190x190mm printed on white 32lb 100% cotton wasau paper.These are contained in a black square wooden box 210 x 210 x 55mm