Stone: Ten Bindings by Faith Shannon
15 March – 15 April 2023
Crafts Council Gallery, London
Free
A Designer Bookbinders in residence exhibition.
Step into the world of esteemed bookbinder and artist Faith Shannon MBE in this new exhibition at the Crafts Council Gallery, curated by Designer Bookbinders.
Faith Shannon (1938 -2018) sought to blur the boundaries between bookbinding and sculpture. This exhibition focuses specifically on the artist’s seminal labour of love - Stone: Ten Bindings, a collection of bindings for ‘Stone’, a book comprising poems by George Mackay Brown and photographs by Gunnie Moberg. Created in and inspired by Faith's home on the West Coast of Scotland, the project took a total of 16 years to complete, with the final collection of works now widely regarded as a masterpiece.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to see the original ten bindings of ‘Stone’, accompanied by their poems and photographs. The exhibition will also feature a small workshop room offering a glimpse into the artist’s mind and process of making, alongside some earlier bindings by Faith Shannon from the Crafts Council Collection.
This exhibition is free to attend, no booking required.
Easter opening: The Gallery will be open on Thursday 6 April but closed on Good Friday and Easter Saturday
Faith's book, apron, bonefolder and glasses. Photo: Shannon Tofts Portrait of Faith by Shannon Tofts
“"The book offers the perfect vehicle for the combination of a painter's eye, a designer's training, a craftsman's skills, an artist's imagination, a soul, a love of invention - and a sense of humour!"”
- Faith Shannon
About Designer Bookbinders
Designer Bookbinders is one of the foremost societies devoted to the craft of Contemporary bookbinding. Founded more than fifty years ago, the society is a registered charity and has helped to establish the reputation of British bookbinding worldwide by means of events, education, exhibitions and publications.
Their membership includes some of the most highly regarded creators in the fields of fine bookbinding, book arts and artists’ books, each with a passion for presenting the bound text as a unique art object. Inspiration is the book in all its aspects – text, structure, illustration, print and paper – and the completed bindings are as diverse as the individuals who create them.
