Artist Member
Zakka
Leather, paper, gold leaf, shell veneer
5 ½ x 2 ½ x 1 1/8″ (64 x 14 x 2.8 cm)
Grievous Trouble and Annoy
Inkjet prints in long stitch binding
6 x 2 ½ x ½” (15.2 x 6.3 x 1.3 cm)
Abstract 19
Paper and alum-tawed skin
10 ¼ x 3 x 1 ¼” (26 x 7.6 x 4.5 cm)
James Reid-Cunningham
BIO
James Reid-Cunningham is bookbinder and conservator in Cambridge, MA. He studied bookbinding at the North Bennet Street School in Boston. He received the DeGoyler Prize in American Bookbinding in 2018. His artistic bindings and book art have been exhibited nationally and internationally.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
I have spent more than thirty-five years creating books. As time passes, I am less and less clear of my intentions when creating a new book. Each book is an enigma, an abstract design, an evocative object to be handled and examined by readers as they explore myriad cryptic meanings leaf by leaf.