Bob Dombrowski flips through the pages of an artist’s book while exploring his collection, at his home. Dombrowski
is leading a workshop on the process of making an artist book.
Artist’s books are limited-edition
books handmade by an artist.If You Go* What: Artist’s Books Workshop.* When: 7 p.m. Friday, March 14; 1 p.m. Saturday, March 15.* Where: Dade County Public Library, 102 Court St., Trenton, Ga.* Fee: Free, but reservations required by noon Thursday, March 13.* Reservations or information: 706-657-7857
Bob Dombrowski has created more than 100 artist’s books over 30 years. One is even archived in New York City’s Museum of Modern Art.
Bound and filled with his thoughts and drawings, they are not journals, but in some respects they are just as autobiographical for the resident of Wildwood, Ga.
“They chronicle my life in the same way paintings or sculptures chronicle an artist’s life. They display changes through the years in my method of drawing,” he explains.
Artist’s books are limited-edition books handmade by an artist that are an art form in themselves. They might be filled with either words or visual images or both, says Dombrowski. He cites two examples: one filled with a poet’s original verse and drawings, another in which the owner clipped lines of importance to him from magazines and other print materials and creatively placed them in the book. Both are artistic impressions captured in tactile form, he says.