Mary Plunkett and Sean Sills from the National College of Art & Design are presented with the Reprocentre Group Awards for Books by Brian Crawford, managing director, Reprocentre Group.
We won! A joint entry from NCAD and GP Digital, designed by myself, Night Prayer was the winner of the books category as well as the top prize of Print of the year at the Irish Print Awards held 1st December. You can read all about it on the Irish Printer website.
I’m delighted to say that ‘Night Prayer’ has been nominated for an award at the Irish Print Awards.
This news comes a few days after the book was at the UK Fine Press Book Fair at Oxford Brookes, alongside the award-winning Jekyll & Hyde by Hand & Eye Editions.
Thanks to Phil & Nick for showing the book on their stand!
In other great news, on October 27th ‘Night Prayer’ won the MA category of the IDI Graduate Awards.
Unfortunately I couldn’t be there to pick up the certificate in person but Dr David Caron very kindly accepted it on my behalf.
Processes involved in my MA project
This is a fantastic video by Catherine Geaney of the etching, linocut and letterpress printing involved in my MA book Night Prayer.
The degree show went really well, got loads of interest and a lot of very positive feedback.
The book is still on show in the Department of Visual Communication in NCAD, in a display cabinet outside the letterpress print workshop.
Let me know what you think…
The Helium website is now online. This was my first introduction to wordpress. It is being reviewed over the next week or so and then we’ll finalise it.
The Helium logo is based on a drawing by the artist Maev Lenaghan. You can visit her site at www.maevlenaghan.com (also designed by me!)
I began an MA Design in NCAD last September and hope to graduate in 2011.
My proposal is to create a contemporary prayerbook in the tradition of a Book of Hours, illustrating excerpts from the Divine Office using letterpress and print techniques.
The Divine Office is the name given to the daily prayers that are said by members of Catholic religious orders and priests. It is a series of psalms, hymns and scripture readings designed to fit in with the natural rhythm of the day and provide a framework by which the monastic day is supported. While the religious are obliged to say the prayers each day, lay members of the church are also encouraged to say a selection of the prayers. My focus will be on Night Prayer, the traditional prayer at the end of the day.
Through selecting the text, designing the work and making the final piece I hope to produce a coherent, interesting and beautiful book and gain experience and skills in the different printing methods. The final piece will be a personal expression of my own interests in print, art, design, books and religion.