Original Works
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“Being a book artist is more than just making books, itıs living and breathing them. Itıs about becoming so involved with the subject matter that the physical attributes of the book reveal themselves. Itıs about listening to the materials invoke the proper text. Itıs about loving those materials and knowing them so well that you feel their desire to be used in the book you are making.”
- Peter Thomas
About Us
Peter and Donna Thomas are book artists: papermakers, letterpress printers, hand bookbinders and visual artists. They have created of over 150 fine press editions and artist books including:
- Half Dome: A Climbing History
- Beauty
- Spring Wildflowers ABC
- In the San Joaquin Valley
- Song of Creation
To learn more about us and to see all the books we make check out our web site: http://members.cruzio.com/~peteranddonna
Together they enjoy camping, hiking and cross country skiing. Donna has
hiked the John Muir Trail (which runs from Yosemite to Mt. Whitney, about
211 miles) and Peter has joined her on various sections of her trips.
From 1975-1990 they worked at California's Renaissance Pleasure Faire and the Great Dickens Christmas Fair, where in period costumes and a setting to recreate another time, they sold their books and gave public demonstrations of the historic craft of hand papermaking.
They have written a bookbinding textbook titled "More Making Books By Hand" (Rockport/Quarry Books). They have taught book arts classes across the country and often give public lectures on the history and future of the book as art. Their work and a full CV can be found on their website.
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