ADRIAN PAUL METCALFE
ARTISTS BOOKS
Limited Edition Artists Books  
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Earth Stones - A limited edition of 25 hand printed books containing a set of 8 black and white woodcuts, title and text print detailing a series of standing stones visited on August 25 1991 in the area of Cader Idris, North Wales. Hand printed sleeve for book. 1996
Shining Islands - A limited edition of 50 books containing woodcut prints , 12 black and white and one hand coloured. The book was produced during five weeks as artist in residence at the Bonhoga Gallery, Wiesdale, Shetland in November 1996. The images derive from the artist’s initial response to the landscape of Shetland. 1996
Pwll Du / The Black Pool - A limited edition of 100 book containing 16 reproductions of watercolours and 2 black and white drawings by the artist. 1996
Mysterious Voyage - Limited edition of 50 books containing reproductions of original mixed media word and image pieces by the artist, based on poetry by Alexandra Trowbridge-Matthews. Book contains the poems. 1999
Icons of the Great Ocean - A limited edition of 100 reproductions of the artist’s original hand painted book containing 20 watercolours painted on fragments of Admiralty charts. 2002 Earth Sites - A limited edition of four hand printed and bound books containing 13 woodcuts and 2 lino - cuts in black and white. 1985

Traces of Albion - Hand printed and bound book containing 10 lino prints in a limited edition of 22. Details ancient sites visited in England.1982

 White Water - Proof copies of as yet unpublished edition of reproductions of artist’s watercolours detailing waterfalls in the Vale of Neath. 2000
Pwll Du / The Black Pool ( A study in light ) - Hand printed and coloured book containing 10 original woodcut prints in a constructed relief box cover. Limited edition of 10 plus 2 artist’s proof copies.1995-1996    
Single Original Artists Books    
The Great Book of Oceans - Hand painted fragments of lost charts of mysterious oceans. 1996/1997 The Great Book of Deserts - Hand painted fragments of lost maps of mysterious deserts. 1997/1998
Stone Placements and Earthworks Wales - Hand bound book containing watercolours based on diagrams and plans of ancient sites visited in Wales. Hand painted mixed media relief cover. 1981 Stone Placements and Earthworks England - Uncompleted hand bound book containing watercolours based on diagrams and plans of ancient sites visited in England. Hand painted mixed media relief cover. 1981/1982
Traces of Albion - Hand bound book containing 62 watercolours based on the ground plans and diagrams of ancient sites. Hand painted mixed media relief cover .1981/1982 The Eccentric Mirror - Ongoing series of watecolours in old library ledger, incorporating found lists of text. 1996-?
Mysterious Voyage - Mixed media hand made book of painted canvas pages and canvas covered painted wood cover .2000/2002 Icon of the Shining islands - Hand painted book on 8 pages in painted wood cover. Includes 14 paintings in acrylic. 2000
Dell' Arcano del Mare - Mixed media hand made book of painted canvas pages with wood painted cover. Inspired by Robert Dudleys Atlas of Nautical Charts published in Florance in 1646.    

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