Delighted to have work in the Edinburgh Art Festival Ring of Truth exhibition at Blackie House Library & Museum. Inspired by a group of enigmatic Coptic ‘Music of the Spheres’ Manuscripts. An exciting blend of music film sculpture artists books, and more. More info blackiehouse.org/exhibitions/...

With work by @essencepress.bsky.social, Luke Fowler, et al. ❤️https://blackiehouse.org/exhibitions/ring-of-truth/

Surface Veil I by Robert Ryman, 1970 #artbots #guggenheim https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137493

Lee Ufan, From Line, 1974 #artbots #moma https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137262

There are two new poem-postcards for sale over at Oo-press.com, just in time for the summer solstice. £5 for Nicky Melville's *how is now* and Em Filtness's *sparkles of time* Oo-press.com/postcard-poems

A new poem card for @essencepress.bsky.social, *restlessnest*. Buy for £3 at link below or DM me xx www.juliejohnstone.com/essence-pres...

A call for essay, articles or written contributions to the next issue of the Artist’s Book Yearbook. See the current issue list for an idea of the types of essays: www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/artists-book... Deadline 1st September, please get in touch if interested. Payment = 2 copies of the publication.

Drops https://www.wikiart.org/en/agnes-martin/drops-1961

Glad to share new work in the latest less-series from @essencepress.bsky.social. Grateful to Julie for her thoughtful curation and exquisite formatting of the series. Happy, too, to be in the wonderful company of @gregchthomas.bsky.social, Harry Josephine Giles, and Julie Johnstone.

On this delightful spring day here in Edinburgh I am happy to introduce a new series of less. The first four in the new series feature the work of @jungcharlotte.bsky.social @gregchthomas.bsky.social Harry Josephine Giles & myself. www.juliejohnstone.com/essence-pres...

New article on Dom Sylvester Houédard's visual poetry up @artukdotorg.bsky.social artuk.org/discover/sto...

There's a Poetry Market tomorrow (Sunday 16th) as part of the StAnza Poetry Festival, in Parliament Hall, South Street, St Andrews 11am-3pm. I'll have an Essence Press table there. Lots of other poetry events on too. stanzapoetry.org/festival/sta...

PAGES artists book fair returns to Leeds on 21/22 March: 40 artists & publishers inc @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social & @longbarrowpress.bsky.social. Leeds Art Gallery & Leeds Central Library, The Headrow, LS1 3AA. Fri 21 & Sat 22 March. All welcome, admission free pagesartistbooks.org/book-fair-2025

I'll be at my Essence Press table at the PAGES artists' book fair in Leeds Art Gallery & Central Library Fri 21 & Sat 22 March. All welcome, admission free. Looking forward to it, do drop by if you are in the area. Lots of artists and publishers to browse. pagesartistbooks.org/book-fair-2025

PAGES artists book fair returns to Leeds next month: 40 artists & publishers inc @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social & @longbarrowpress.bsky.social. Leeds Art Gallery & Leeds Central Library, The Headrow, LS1 3AA. Fri 21 & Sat 22 March. All welcome, admission free pagesartistbooks.org/book-fair-2025

Come see me & @rachelartsmith.bsky.social with @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social at PAGES Artists Book Fair, w/ books by Karenjit Sandhu, Sascha A. Akhtar, Anthony (Vahni) Capildeo, Akeem Balogun, @derekbeaulieu.bsky.social and more. You'll find us next to the mighty @longbarrowpress.bsky.social .

Brice Marden, Vine, 1992-93 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135019

Giorgio Morandi, Still Life, 1916 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135241

Untitled https://www.wikiart.org/en/agnes-martin/untitled-1980

Artists’ Bookmarket 2025 is open TODAY and TOMORROW showcasing a wide array of work from artists, illustrators, designers, photographers, galleries and small and independent publishers. Come and explore Edinburgh's biggest celebration of book art and art publishing! Free. Sat 10am–6pm, Sun 10am–5pm.

All set up here at @fruitmarket.bsky.social Bookmarket Lots of amazing book artists here for this weekend. Do drop in and say hello!

I'm honoured that @essencepress.bsky.social published my "In Memory of Bob Cobbing" as a limited edition folio. The poem consists of 2 transparent sheets representing india ink "teardrops" which can be laid over any text ... order your copy today: www.juliejohnstone.com/essence-pres...

A “nick” is an incision in wood or stone that tallies time as it passes. In this new poem from our latest print edition, Evie Shockley sees the nick as both a marker of time and a mark left by time remaining present across generations. Read “time :: the nick.” buff.ly/3EpD22d Artwork by Leigh Wells.

Orange and Yellow https://www.wikiart.org/en/mark-rothko/orange-and-yellow-1956

Not long now before the Artists' Bookmarket @fruitmarket.bsky.social 15-16 Feb - very much looking forward to showing my work and connecting with all the other artists and visitors. Do drop by and say hello!

Barbara Hepworth / Single Form

I Love Life https://www.wikiart.org/en/agnes-martin/i-love-life

Hilma Af Klint, From the Swan series, 1913-1916 #WomensArt #FullMoon

Gatefold. Work in progress.

Harbor Number 1 http://www.moma.org/collection/works/79797

Gregorio Vardanega, Untitled, 1948 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137749

www.menil.org/collection/o... one of my favorite things in the world

Agnes Martin / Untitled, 1960

You have to give it time. -Agnes Martin

White Flower by Agnes Martin, 1960 https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137332

Seasonal good wishes from Essence Press x

Untitled (Blue Divided by Blue) https://www.wikiart.org/en/mark-rothko/untitled-blue-divided-by-blue-1966

a recent new work: words perhaps fitting for midwinter, words that recur for me when working held thought connect turn shadow enfold still flow reveal unfold touch leaf thread surprise light hold space play shelter pause hide quiet stream glimpse enclose between air gather open breath fold close

Barbara Hepworth, 'Winter Solstice' (1970)

A copy of 'The Observer's Book of Common Fungi' belonging to Harry Gilonis, signed by John Cage at his request.

Anne Truitt, First Requiem, 1977 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137540

Ben Nicholson, Painting 1943, 1943 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135749

Robert Ryman, Pace, 1984 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135493

Wood I http://www.moma.org/collection/works/90709

Starlight https://www.wikiart.org/en/agnes-martin/starlight

Just in time for solstice, the last Oo postcard-pair of 2024! *skiouros*, a collab between me & Saskia McCracken, is about squirrel spotting & weird nativist ecological politics. *animal warmth* is a post/sub-human love-poem-postcard. £5 both incl. postage: www.oo-press.com/postcard-poems

4 Color Frame Painting #9 by Robert Mangold, 1964 https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137235

Barbara Hepworth, Conoid, Sphere and Hollow, 1937 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136962

Line Drawing, Print on Hahnemühle Textured Paper