We live in an age of instant news, instant messages, instant everything. As the pace of life accelerates, our brains haven’t really changed; they still respond to the tactile, the rhythmic, the quietly focused. That’s where a sense of flow begins.
There’s something deeply satisfying about the steady rhythm of folding paper and stitching by hand. The repetition invites a calm, attentive state, one that feels increasingly rare, and all the more valuable for it.
Making these small, hand-printed and bound pamphlet books is very much a labour of love. The time they take is part of their meaning: a slower, more deliberate way of working that offers its own kind of reward.
This is a new series of pamphlet books I’m preparing for BABE 2026 in Bristol, taking place on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th June.
BABE is a free event, open to all, from 11am–5pm each day. It would be lovely to see you there.
The venue is about a 20-minute walk along the harbourside from the city centre: UWE Bristol City Campus at Spike Island, 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol BS1 6UX. Visitor information for Spike Island here.
