Ex Libris - Blog Posts
I made this edit a long time ago. I still like it so I decided to post it again. 📗📘
a really fun recent commission: this custom bookplate for the curator of Judaica at the Museum of the Bible! it's based on a variety of texts that describe (at least some) sheydim as observantly Jewish - especially the Talmudic stories of Yosef Sheyda, a demonic scholar or possibly even a rabbi himself. the quote in the window is from Psalm 24, "the earth is the Lord's, and everything in it" which is often written above an owner's name in Jewish books, but provides double meaning here for the fact that sheydim too are divinely created. Jesse shares my love for sheydim as transgressive, marginalized figures who are nevertheless deeply Jewish, so this was an ideal collaboration & a delight to make!
also done entirely in Procreate, inked with True Grit Texture Supply's "Rusty Nib" engraver brushes - totally in love with this new process & the relative ease of accomplishing this type/level of hatching vs. traditional media (giving me added respect for the 17th century printmakers I've been studying). i will always love working traditionally but adding more digital techniques to my repertoire has been super useful.
The naked witch
Ex libris for a couple, who wanted to have the EU flag and something related to witchcraft combined in a stamp. I used two orientations in order to combine these motifs with the personal nature of the ex libris. When the stamp is in landscape direction, you can see the stars of the EU flag in their proper position, and Gelly’s name is legible. When you see the witch riding a goat, you can see Perbellini’s name on the top, in this state the circle of stars acts as a witchcraft motif. I really enjoyed to work on this, because I could design in a relative big size (50×66.6mm), therefore I was able play with details (eg.: there are three fogs in the swamp, representing the coat of arms of the devil) and style as well.
A meztelen boszorkány
Ezen az ex libris pecséten az EU zászló és valamilyen boszorkánysággal kapcsolatos témát kellett kombinálnom egy párnak. A különböző motívumokat különböző irányokba rendeztem el. Amikor a pecsét fekszik az EU zászló csillagai és a hozzá kapcsolódó Gelly név kerülnek jó állásba, amikor a boszorkányt látjuk álló pozícióban Perbellini neve olvasható normál nézetben. Nagyon jó volt ezen dolgozni, a relatív nagy mérete (50×66,6mm), a stílus amiben rajzolhattam és a részletek (pl.: a mocsárban ott van három béka, ami sátán címerét jelképzi) miatt.
Ex libris Halácsi
Ez az ex libris Halácsi Kati apukájának a születésnapjára készült, aki építőmérnök és egy igazi ezermester. A képen éppen az asztalánál látható, ahogy éppen nagyban tervez valamit. A betűket a szabványírásból rajzoltam át, hogy illeszkedjenek az ex libris stílusához.
Ex libris Halácsi
This ex libris was made for a civil engineer who keep animals and has thousand things to do. You can find him working at his table, on his next project. For the type I chose the standard blueprint letterform, which I slighty redesigned to match the style of the ex libris.
Gall harcos küzd egy hatalmas kígyóval!
Ex libris egy gall felmenőkkel rendelkező veteránnak. A motívumokat és formákat a Kellsi kódex inspirálta, de az arcszőrzethez a kiskoromban nagyon-nagyon sokat olvasott Asterix és Obelix képregények adták az ötletet.
Gaul warrior is fighting with a huge serpent!
This piece was made for a veteran who has Gaul ancestors. Book of Kells was a great inspiration for the motifs, you can browse the whole, amazing book here. The moustache of the warrior came from Asterix and Obelix comics what I really loved in my childhood!
Ex libris Kiesz Rékának Alapjául Radosits Károly könyvjegye szolgált, amit Szentessy László grafikus tervezett. A sellőt Kvasirra (a legbölcsebbre, az emberiség tanítójára), a férfialakot pedig egy nőalakra cseréltem. A vízben pedig ott bujkál a Halisten is.
Ex libris for Réka Kiesz The theme and the base was given by the ex libris of Károly Radosits, designed by László Szentessy. The mermaid was replaced by Kvasir (the wisest), and the man was changed into a woman. And our fish is hiding in the waves too.