John Honeywill 1952 Brisbane
The Sideral Heavens (1989)
Colour photocopies of classical images which have been altered by the edition of Brigid Riley patterns. Hand stamped band. 19.8 x 22.9 cm. Edition of 10. Published by the artist on the occasion of his exhibition at Grahame Galleries 25 August – 23 September 1989.
Bridge Pieces . spanning a chasm (1991)
In Bridge Pieces . spanning a chasm, produced after a time of conflict (the Iraq war) and the death of a friend, the artist uses the form of the bridge as a positive symbol. – a symbol of possibility, of hope, and also of change. The skies and clouds have a calming effect, even the red clouds do not menace, and the use of the watercolour medium softens the broken bridges, which are not intended to be negative. The bridge is put in the contexts of change (ordered chaos), irrational behavior by man (war) and beyond (astronomy symbols). 19.8 x 25.0 cm, spiral bound and cotton ties. Produced on the occasion of the artist’s exhibition ‘Bridgeworks’ at Grahame Galleries 13 November – 7 December, 1991. Unique.
Bridge Works (1991)
Book of 8 hand-coloured rubber stamps of bridges made by the artist. 13.0 x 15.5 cm. Hand made and hand bound by the artist. Edition of 200. Collection holds copy inscribed ‘special number for Noreen’. Published by the artist on the occasion of his exhibition ‘Bridgeworks’ at Grahame Galleries 13 November – 7 December, 1991.
Memory Maps (1993)
The fading memories of a father who passed away twenty-five years ago and a mother’s memory affected by Alzheimer’s disease emphasise the tenuous hold on the source of memories. Honeywill’s book explores these links with the past through ‘the residual feelings that remain from memories that are lost. ‘ With extract from a short story ‘Water in the Wires’ by Ross Honeywill. Screenprinted images and text by Jonathan Tse. Bound by Fred Pohlmann. 15.2 x 20.5 cm. Edition of 100 signed and numbered. Collection holds edition 1/100, Published by the grahame galleries + editions on the occasion of the artist’s exhibition at
the gallery 10 November – 11 December 1993.
Grahame, Noreen (ed.) 1994, BEWARE books by artists, Numero Uno Publications, Brisbane.
A Reference Book : points of ordered silence (1996)
Ten pages are colour photocopies of original watercolours which were conceived and developed on Stradbroke Island winter of 1996. Holes were punched in the watercolours, and the number of holes represent a particular time in the artist’s life. Ten clear interleaving pages carry chronological points of silence over 44 years.
fifty two pieces of ordered silence
fifty six pieces of ordered silence
nine pieces of unconscious silence
fifty one pieces of reflective silence
twenty five pieces of ordered silence
thirty pieces of enlightened silence
eighty four pieces of eruptive silence
sixty three pieces of magnetic silence
seventy one pieces of memory (silence of the heart)
forty four pieces of ordered silence
This book is another “memory map”. 20pp, 17.3 x 24.0 cm, hard covers, spiral bound. Edition of 30. Collection holds edition 15/30. Pubished by the artist on the occasion of his exhibition ‘Ordered Silence’ at grahame galleries + editions.
John Honeywill and Ron McBrunie
Mute Book (1996)
A book of drawings by both artists. Sprial bound spine and lip so that the book is unable to be opened. Produced a gift for Noreen Grahame. 9.4 x 13.0 cm. Unique.