Circles Volume 3 - book closed front view
Circles Volume 3 - book closed rear view
Specifications - unique book, Volume 3 of three volumes
Book – 10.5" diameter 1.5" thick closed, 7 sets of original drawings and paintings, 25 works total.
See image descriptions for materials, media and processes.
Front cover - Black Stonehenge paper on Davey board. Enamel painted edges.
Mask - Canvas stretched over paper and wood pieces painted with dry pigments in alkyd medium, enamel and acrylic ink.
Rear cover - Black Stonehenge paper on Davey board. Enamel painted edges, ink and alcohol on Twinrocker handmade paper.
Endpapers - marbled paper acquired in Venice, Italy.
Circular binding with hidden hinges. Wood and Tyvek. Designed by the artist, cut by Freefall Laser
Thomas Parker Williams – Design, binding and all artwork
Book Open to Title page
Book Open to Set 1 page 3
Book Open to Set 5
Title Page
Set 1 - 1. Dilute acrylic ink and dry pigments in alkyd medium with cutout numeral on
70lb Mohawk.
Teller of Secrets
Set 1 - 2. Ink drawing on 70lb Mohawk with alcohol-based stains.
Power
Set 1 - 3. Dry pigments in alkyd medium with colored pencil and ink on 130lb Mohawk.
Diviner
Set 1 - 4. Ink drawing on 70lb Mohawk with alcohol-based stains.
Bowl Bearer
Set 1 - 5. Dry pigments in alkyd medium with colored pencil and ink on 130lb Mohawk.
Future Paths
Set 1 - 6. Ink drawing on 70lb Mohawk with alcohol-based stains.
Barrier
Set 1 - 7. Ink drawing on 130lb Mohawk with alcohol-based stains.
Uluru
Set 2 - 1. Ink drawing on 70lb Mohawk with alcohol-based stains.
Kongo
Set 2 - 2. Dry pigments in alkyd medium with colored pencil and ink on 130lb Mohawk.
Fragment
Set 2 - 3. Ink on charcoal paper. Affixed cutout ring with ink and imitation gold leaf.
Eye
Set 2 - 4. Dry pigments in alkyd medium with colored pencil and ink on 130lb Mohawk.
Gla
Set 3 - 1. Ink drawing on gray Canson paper.
Relic
Set 3 - 2. Dry pigments in alkyd medium with ink and gold leaf on 130lb Mohawk.
Archer
Set 3 - 3. Ink and watercolor drawing on 70lb Mohawk with alcohol-based stains.
Book
Set 3 - 4. Acrylic inks and brass enamel painting on Strathmore Bristol.
Notarikon
Set 4 - 1. Ink on vellum.
Sephiroth
Set 4 - 2. Colored pencil, ink, enamel and dry pigment metallic silver in
alkyd medium on Stonehenge black.
Computations
Set 5. Three panel pull-out ink drawing on paper.
Fear
Set 6 - 1. Ink drawing with enamel on 70lb Mohawk with alcohol-based stains.
Fires
Set 6 - 2. Dry pigments in alkyd medium with ink on 130lb Mohawk.
Gathering
Set 7 - 1. Ink drawing on 70lb Mohawk with alcohol-based stains.
Light
Set 7 - 2. Acrylic ink on 130lb Mohawk.
Chamber
Inside rear cover - Copper sheet with patina over paper with embossed images and pin seal.