by Danny | Sep 5, 2010 | artist books, Creative Process
Yesterday I spent a blissful six hours at the San Francisco Center for the Book ripping, sewing, gluing, and cutting — transforming books into art objects. It was with a little trepidation that I made my first tear into a book called The Long Tomorrow, but after...
by Danny | Apr 13, 2010 | art on exhibit, artist books, Charles Hobson
I am getting very excited about my Open Studio on Saturday and am extra delighted to share the news that my mother, Sandra Hobson, will be there all afternoon signing copies of her book, Rituals for Life’s Milestones. My mother has always known how to turn special...
by Danny | Sep 12, 2007 | art and healing, artist books, books, Bottle Dreams, Creative Process, Studio
Usually, it is just me and my dog at my Muir Beach studio, but yesterday brought two visitors. The first was Coleen, a wonderful book binder who lives in Muir Beach. We have been talking for ages about connecting to see each other’s work spaces, and yesterday we...
by Danny | Aug 25, 2007 | art on exhibit, artist books, Bottle Dreams, Sanctuary
I left the drippy fog of Muir Beach this morning to drive to sunny San Rafael to drop off art at two venues. My first stop was the Donna Seager Gallery to swap out inventory. Donna has been displaying some of my Bottle Dreams pieces with her rich selection of artists...
by Danny | May 16, 2007 | artist books
Amid the bills, catalogues, magazines, and other post box ephemera, I found this jewel – an artist’s book by Alisa Golden. Several weeks ago, I signed up for a subscription series by this Bay Area book artist, and Time Travel was my first installment. Not only was it...
by Danny | Mar 19, 2007 | artist books, business of art, Charles Hobson
Earlier this week I attended a party in honor of my father’s archive being acquired by Stanford University. It is a true cause for celebration – the knowledge that one’s work has a long-term home where it will be catalogued and cared for into posterity. For over...
