Water Baby!

It is usual, I think, for the latest whatever-it-is to be thought of as the most beautiful and in every way the most outstanding of all . . . whether we are talking of babies or books made by hand! Each of the books I have been involved in has had its moment in the...

Water Baby!

It is usual, I think, for the latest whatever-it-is to be thought of as the most beautiful and in every way the most outstanding of all . . . whether we are talking of babies or books made by hand! Each of the books I have been involved in has had its moment in the...

Books on show this month

Last month Angela Lemaire had a show of her books, prints and paintings in Edinburgh and now forthcoming in London and Eastbourne are two more shows which will include books from The Old Stile Press. Josie Reed will be known to many who visited her Gallery in Bath...

a good time of it . . .

  We had skillfully avoided all suggestions for a grand party and indeed mentioned the fact only to a few friends whom we happened to be contacting anyway. One of these was Natalie d’Arbeloff who rushed to wield her Photoshop over the photograph that...

Mighty teazel!

Ever since my Grandmother called me (a teenager) to see the miracle that had been wrought in her tiny garden in Winchester . . . a self-seeded teazel in all its glory . . . this plant has been one of my  absolute favourites. This year the same miracle has happened to...

Edinburgh Festival dates with Angela Lemaire

Two years ago McNaughtan’s bookshop in Edinburgh showed some of Angela’s work  in their gallery upstairs during the Festival and this year they have again given over their gallery to her work but especially to celebrate her new book with us –...