Over the last couple of years I have been experimenting with making small books. They are all very simple, most of them being concertina books, but I have found they give a whole new interpretation to the drawings or paintings they have sprung from. The ‘books’ have evolved over time into objects, often using my prints as a base. Below are some examples.
anna warren portfolio 
A couple of your books remind me of work by William Morris and Florence Broadhurst…especially your latest plus your ‘walking line’ drawing above the galah piece. I am keen on all of the books pictured here…and each one is quite unique to from the others. I love the way the galahs travel through the space you’ve made for them.
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They are different aren’t they? I must say it is always a bit of a concern to me that there isn’t always a consistency, but I do like being taken off in all sorts of directions! I hadn’t thought of the William Morris or Florence Broadhurst associations, but I really can see it now you point it out! Thanks Julie.
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sooo lovely!!!!
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Thank you so much! I love making book/objects!
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These are beautiful and very inspirational.
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Thank you so much Heather – I am loving making them!
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I can see why, they are beautiful and for me the tactile is what’s attractive… I like looking at them 🙂
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Until fairly recently I thought I would never work in three-dimensions. Now I am loving it, and it is the tactile nature of it that is a major part of the pleasure.
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I know what you mean Anna, I love working in three dimensions, maybe that is why many of my paintings are so thick with sculpted pigments. 🙂 I haven’t made any books, however I am planning on creating a post of some of my past sculptures. I know that the paper of your books is attractive to me and your paintings are very beautiful to me,
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Thank you so much – Heather. I will look forward to seeing your works!
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Love your books Anna, especially the one at the bottom of the page. Your drawings remind me of the work of Elizabeth Couloigner, beautifully intricate and delicate. Well done!
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Thank you Alex – I don’t know the work of Elizabeth Couloigner, I will look her up. Thanks for visiting!
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Alex, I have just looked Elisabeth up – her work is STUNNING! I have bookmarked her website for future reference. Some of her work looks like encaustic, which is something else I have been experimenting with recently. So inspiring! Thank you!
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These are beautiful books. Congratulations!
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I had a lot of fun with them Sue – something I want to do more of!
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Love this work, Anna ❤
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Thank you so much Dina – I loved doing them, must do some more!
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Anna your books are beautiful and your drawings are stunning. You are inspiring!
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Thank you so much Bonnie, that is a lovely thing to hear! I love solving the puzzle that is making books (or ‘assemblages’ as I am calling some now, as they often don’t bear a lot of relation to books!). I start with an image, often a print or a drawing and never know quite where it will end up. I’m loving your books too, they are assemblages too, so full of inventiveness and a final beautiful object.
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