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Artificial heartbeat: Design and fabrication of a biologically inspired pump (2013)
Journal Article
Walters, P., Lewis, A., Stinchcombe, A., Stephenson, R., & Ieropoulos, I. (2013). Artificial heartbeat: Design and fabrication of a biologically inspired pump. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 8(4), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3182/8/4/046012

We present a biologically inspired actuator exhibiting a novel pumping action. The design of the 'artificial heartbeat' actuator is inspired by physical principles derived from the structure and function of the human heart. The actuator employs NiTi... Read More about Artificial heartbeat: Design and fabrication of a biologically inspired pump.

Comparing terracotta and earthenware for multiple functionalities in microbial fuel cells (2013)
Journal Article
Winfield, J., Greenman, J., Huson, D., & Ieropoulos, I. (2013). Comparing terracotta and earthenware for multiple functionalities in microbial fuel cells. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 36(12), 1913-1921. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-013-0967-6

The properties of earthenware and terracotta were investigated in terms of structural integrity and ion conductivity, in two microbial fuel cell (MFC) designs. Parameters such as wall thickness (4, 8, 18 mm), porosity and cathode hydration were analy... Read More about Comparing terracotta and earthenware for multiple functionalities in microbial fuel cells.

Invited lecture by Paul Laidler (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Laidler, P. (2013, October). Invited lecture by Paul Laidler. Presented at Edinburgh Printmakers Lecture Series, Edinburgh Printmakers

Paul Laidler will talk about the development of a digital print publishing practice entitled CFPR Editions (www.cfpreditions.co.uk) and the recent exhibition that he curated entitled "just press print". This title was chosen to highlight that althoug... Read More about Invited lecture by Paul Laidler.

Everything we do begins with a conversation (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Bodman, S. L. (2013, October). Everything we do begins with a conversation. Paper presented at Perspectivas do Livro de Artista - O livro de artista na universidade (Perspectives of the artist's book - The Artist's Book and the University), Centro Cultural UFMG, Brazil

Sarah Bodman was invited to give this presentation as part of the panel The Artist’s Book as a Tool for Research at the seminar Perspectivas do Livro de Artista - O livro de artista na universidade (Perspectives of the artist's book - The Artist's Bo... Read More about Everything we do begins with a conversation.

Chair of discussion panel: The role of the sketchbook in contemporary fine art practice (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Bodman, S. L. (2013, September). Chair of discussion panel: The role of the sketchbook in contemporary fine art practice. Presented at The Role of the Sketchbook in Contemporary Fine Art Practice, Rabley Drawing Centre, Marlborough, Wiltshire' UK

The Role of the Sketchbook in Contemporary Fine Art Practice Seminar.

“The time of my life” – photogravure portraiture (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Moseley, P. (2013, August). “The time of my life” – photogravure portraiture. Presented at Impact 8 Conference, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee

My gravure portraiture series is focused on explorations of the textural and tonal characteristics of early photographic printmaking processes. Print surface and texture is central to this project, complementing the choice of mature and older subject... Read More about “The time of my life” – photogravure portraiture.

Poster presentation: Investigating letterpress as a contemporary process within book arts practice (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Butler, A. (2013, August). Poster presentation: Investigating letterpress as a contemporary process within book arts practice. Poster presented at IMPACT 8 Conference, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee

I am interested in examining how we learn to design and create artists’ books through letterpress; to gain an understanding of how contemporary book artists using letterpress have influenced what is produced in the field, and how this relates back in... Read More about Poster presentation: Investigating letterpress as a contemporary process within book arts practice.

Manipulation of inkjet negative/positive transparencies to manage the image reflectance density, tonal gradation and contrast of photogravure, platinum, carbon transfer and other photographic contact printing processes. (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Moseley, P. (2013, August). Manipulation of inkjet negative/positive transparencies to manage the image reflectance density, tonal gradation and contrast of photogravure, platinum, carbon transfer and other photographic contact printing processes. Presented at Impact 8, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee

Traditionally, positive transparencies for photogravure intaglio printing and negative transparencies for platinum and carbon-tissue transfer printing were produced from photographic film, providing continuous tone images of great detail, tonality an... Read More about Manipulation of inkjet negative/positive transparencies to manage the image reflectance density, tonal gradation and contrast of photogravure, platinum, carbon transfer and other photographic contact printing processes..

Can contemporary materials and modern day techniques be used to create 3D-printed ceramics inspired by ancient Egyptian faience? (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Vaughan, K. (2013, August). Can contemporary materials and modern day techniques be used to create 3D-printed ceramics inspired by ancient Egyptian faience?. Poster presented at Impact 8 Conference, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee

The Centre for Fine Print Research (CFPR) at the University of the West of England has recently been awarded funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council for a three year research project entitled “Can Egyptian Paste Techniques (Faience) be... Read More about Can contemporary materials and modern day techniques be used to create 3D-printed ceramics inspired by ancient Egyptian faience?.

Appropriation and creation: Artists’ books and extant narrative (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Bodman, S. L. (2013, July). Appropriation and creation: Artists’ books and extant narrative. Paper presented at Book Art Biennial 2013, Minnesota, USA

The Book Art Biennial 2013 explored in depth the common threads between book art and film. Historically as well as in contemporary practice, artists blur and perforate the boundaries between these two disciplines, both of which are time-based and gro... Read More about Appropriation and creation: Artists’ books and extant narrative.

Al-Mutanabbi Street starts here (2013)
Exhibition / Performance
Bodman, S. L., & Beausoleil, B. (2013). Al-Mutanabbi Street starts here. 10 July 2013 - 21 September 2013. (Unpublished)

Co-curated by Sarah Bodman and Beau Beausoleil Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here assembled artists’ responses to the tragic loss of a cultural and intellectual hub in Baghdad that occurred in March 5, 2007, by a bomb explosion. The Center for Book Art... Read More about Al-Mutanabbi Street starts here.

Three-dimensional printed ceramics for concept modelling and bespoke production (2013)
Journal Article
Huson, D. (2013). Three-dimensional printed ceramics for concept modelling and bespoke production. Journal of Imaging Science and Technology, 57(4), 40401-40401

Many ceramic manufacturing companies use 3D CAD software and 3D printing technologies to produce design concept models for evaluation, although the value to the design process is limited due to the type of materials that can be printed, conventional... Read More about Three-dimensional printed ceramics for concept modelling and bespoke production.

Methods for multi-layer color printing and decorative inks for ultra-violet fine art inkjet (2013)
Journal Article
Parraman, C. (2013). Methods for multi-layer color printing and decorative inks for ultra-violet fine art inkjet

As more robust methods for UV cure inkjet printing are being introduced to market, alternative colour and decorative printing methods have been tested for the art, design and print sector. In order to increase density of colour, and improve ink cover... Read More about Methods for multi-layer color printing and decorative inks for ultra-violet fine art inkjet.

BABE – The fourth Bristol Artists Book Event (2013)
Exhibition / Performance
Bodman, S. L., & Sowden, T. (2013). BABE – The fourth Bristol Artists Book Event. Exhibited at Bristol. 20 April 2013 - 21 April 2013. (Unpublished)

Curated by Sarah Bodman and Tom Sowden with the Arnolfini Bristol this event showcased 105 artists, publishers, dealers and presses from the UK, The Netherlands, Belgium, USA, Canada, South Korea and Italy with 7530 visitors.

The development of vector based 2.5D print methods for a painting machine (2013)
Journal Article
Parraman, C. (2013). The development of vector based 2.5D print methods for a painting machine. Proceedings of SPIE, 8652, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2010023

Through recent trends in the application of digitally printed decorative finishes to products, CAD, 3D additive layer manufacturing and research in material perception, [1, 2] there is a growing interest in the accurate rendering of materials and tan... Read More about The development of vector based 2.5D print methods for a painting machine.

Os “livros” são eléctricos: ‘Are 'Books' Electric? Some possibilities for the artist's book in the 21st Century’ (2013)
Book Chapter
Bodman, S. L. (2013). Os “livros” são eléctricos: ‘Are 'Books' Electric? Some possibilities for the artist's book in the 21st Century’. In E. Derdyk (Ed.), Entre ser um e ser mil: O objecto livro e suas poéticas (121-143). São Paulo, Brazil: Senac

As Ulises Carrión stated in The New Art of Making Books in 1975: a book is a sequence of spaces. Over the last 36 years, the book as a physical space has undergone some dramatic changes in concept, format and reception. A book is still a sequence of... Read More about Os “livros” são eléctricos: ‘Are 'Books' Electric? Some possibilities for the artist's book in the 21st Century’.

Various small books: Referencing various small books by Ed Ruscha (2013)
Book Chapter
Sowden, T. (2013). Various small books: Referencing various small books by Ed Ruscha. In H. Zschiegner, J. Brouws, & W. Burton (Eds.), VARIOUS SMALL BOOKS: Referencing Various Small Books by Ed Ruscha (86-87). USA: MIT Press

As part of his ongoing research into the artists’ books produced by Ed Ruscha Tom Sowden was invited to contribute to VARIOUS SMALL BOOKS: Referencing Various Small Books by Ed Ruscha published by MIT Press (pages 86-87 and 166-169). In the 1960s and... Read More about Various small books: Referencing various small books by Ed Ruscha.

Eyes on the prize (2013)
Journal Article
Bodman, S. L. (2013). Eyes on the prize. Printmaking Today, 22(2), 15

The Sheffield International Artist's Book Prize is an excellent platform for book artists to gain recognition and connect with collectors, writes Sarah Bodman.