Bob Guy

1947 - 2023

Message , 2006, a boxed portfolio of 11 wood engravings, image size approx. 8 x 5 cm, printed on 210 gsm B. F. K . Rives, hard covers to portfolio and slip case, these covered in 36 gsm Yumayami with letterpress and acrylic; signed limited edition of fifteen; portfolio size closed 17.5 x 12.5 cm; price £250 £5 UK/ £8 overseas via special delivery.

I promised, a poem with visual images in collaboration with Canadian poet Childe Roland, screen print on Shoji gsm paper, print size (folded) 24 x16 cm, hard covers with plasticised tile design, title in embossed rag pulp, inner covering black Ingres and fibre rag papers; co-signed limited edition of 30, cover size closed 26 x 17 cm: Price £65 Edition sold.

Moth, a poem printed in collaboration with Canadian poet Childe Roland, print size (folded) 33 x 25 cm, embossed type and wood cut moth image on BFK Rives 210 gsm paper, Yumayami 36 gsm covering, combed acrylic varnish to hard covers, embossed rag pulp title to front cover: co-signed limited edition of 25; cover size closed 37 x26 cm; price £95, £5 UK/£8 overseas via special delivery.

Eight wood engravings for Shropshire Wildlife Trust 2007, a boxed set of wood engravings commissioned for use at nature reserves, print size 19 x 15 cm, on Waterford NOT 190 gsm, hard covers to portfolio and slip case, these covered in 36 gsm Yumayami, acrylic finished in copper/green/brown, digitally printed map forms inner cover with information tabs to secure prints; signed limited edition of 20; case size 23 x17 cm; price £250 Edition sold.

Let’s Get Lost, a collection of 14 screenprints, with additional wood engravings, on BFK 210 gsm paper, size open 45cm x 33cm(uncut), sewn binding to hard covers, title embossed on rag paper; signed limited edition of 20; price £350, £5 UK/ £8 overseas via special delivery

 

Sweeny Agonistes, a digitally printed book from Chinese ink drawings, print size A4, hard covers with Japanese style binding, cloth covered with wood block printed title panel; signed limited edition of 20; price £60, £5 UK/ £8 overseas via special delivery.

Arenig Fawr 2014, sewn,  Ink wash and letterpress on Shoji paper to board covers; Chinese ink drawings and hand drawn text in Welsh (with translation) by Robin Hughes on Saunders 300gm; 29cm x 19.5cm closed, 19.5 x 90 cm open; artist's collection

Childe Roland 2020; sewn, board covers with leather spine; archival digital, from  engraved text, on Bockingford digital paper, 25 cm x 17 cm closed; edition of 10; Price £70.00, UK/£8 overseas via special delivery.

Cofleidio'r Bryniau/ Embrace the Hills, 2020 ; sewn, board covers with leather spine; wood engravings, linocuts, engraved text on BFK Rives 210gm;  34.5cm x 26cm closed, signed edition of 6; Price £500.00; £5 UK/£8 overseas via special delivery.

Contact via : www.bobguyprintmaker.com

PLACE OF STUDY: Kingston College of Art (Dip AD (hons) Fine Art; Studio of Martin Dieterle,Paris; Bookbinding under tutorage of George Miller

COLLECTIONS: The British Library; Ashmolean Museum; numerous private collections

STATEMENT: Primarily a wood engraver, the medium of artists' books has presented me with many possibilities in terms of narrative and technique, in original pieces and in collaboration with authors. I am also interested in exploring the interface between traditional and digital printing techniques.