JB Blunk Monograph
This monograph documents an artist who erased the line between making and living. JB Blunk carved the bowls his family ate from, forged the jewelry his partner wore, built the house they lived in – all by hand. His Inverness, California property wasn't just a studio; he called the entire place "one big sculpture."
The full spectrum of Blunk's practice unfolds here: never-before-seen archival photographs alongside newly commissioned images of jewelry, ceramics, paintings, furniture, and the hand-built house itself. Massive redwood burls salvaged from beaches, transformed into communal seating. Delicate ceramic vessels marked with just a few gestural strokes. Stone works that feel ancient and immediate at once.
Essays trace his path from apprenticeship with Japanese master potters to his off-grid California life. Archival interviews span forty years – one from 1978, another with his longtime studio assistant – offering rare insight into work and process.
For those drawn to artists who lived completely immersed in their practice. Who saw no separation between the functional and the sculptural, the everyday and the profound.
Hardcover, 8.25 × 10.25 in. / 226 pages / 71 color / 73 b&w
We are lifelong bibliophiles. Shelves filled with books line our studio walls and more are stacked on every surface. We admire their design, scrutinize their typography, fetishize their paper and analyze their binding. We read them for research, for inspiration, for the sheer pleasure of exploring new worlds of thought and experience.
We have curated a selection of books to offer our audience, based on our interests and yours. Most of our books are limited editions or out of print, they are seldom available in the US, and not available on Amazon.