@joedevlin.bsky.social
Artist based in Manchester and Leeds Nutsandboltspublishing.com
Call for papers!
INSCRIPTION 7 (out 2027) will be all about BLANKS. It will be (as ever) a BEAUTIFUL and MAXIMAL object.
Send us your ideas!
Historical / theoretical / creative / creative-critical -- or some strange blend.
First step: 400-word proposal + brief CV by 1 April 2026.
CFP attached.
A study for a concertina structure on isometric graph paper.
02.02.2026 18:49 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A found composition. From the pages of a 19th century Methodist book.
09.02.2026 18:57 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0With pens and pencils.
08.02.2026 21:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
98/99. Found in a copy of 'For A New Novel : essays on fiction' by Robbe-Grillet.
08.02.2026 15:37 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A study for a concertina structure on isometric graph paper.
02.02.2026 18:49 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A drawing made with abandoned pens and pencils, found on the shelves of libraries in and around Manchester.
28.01.2026 17:31 โ ๐ 50 ๐ 11 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
A drawing on an endpaper using annotations found in a library copy of Russian Constructivism by Christina Lodder.
23.01.2026 18:25 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Parentheses drawing (number 15)
18.01.2026 17:09 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A remixed Bridget Riley collage using pages from Studio International (July-August 1971)
11.01.2026 18:29 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A drawing on an endpaper using pencils found on the shelves of libraries.
08.01.2026 12:06 โ ๐ 17 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Ordered index cards.
04.01.2026 12:20 โ ๐ 37 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0C D F G H I J K L M O P Q R U V W X Y Z
Absent letters.
My mistake!
03.01.2026 10:22 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Ink Splash / splat. An example from a collection of ink stains in the sea found on maps in various libraries.
27.12.2025 20:07 โ ๐ 47 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A book page, white on white (after Malevich)
22.12.2025 16:05 โ ๐ 26 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Suggestive of. Spot on.
10.12.2025 07:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A drawing on an endpaper using a pen found on a library shelf.
08.12.2025 15:59 โ ๐ 38 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Rubbings of book covers
06.12.2025 20:10 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Repeat Pattern. A new limited edition N&B pamphlet.
Now available to purchase, ยฃ6 including p&p. Four colour riso printed cover with digital printed inner pages. See link below.
nutsandboltspublishing.com/repeat-patte...
A drawing on an endpaper made with a pencil found on a library shelf.
20.11.2025 14:09 โ ๐ 36 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0That makes sense. I see these oily impressions quite a lot in 19th century books.
17.11.2025 14:03 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I think so. Like an oily residue from the ink.
17.11.2025 12:45 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
17.11.2025 12:04 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
A drawing on an endpaper using a pencil found on a library shelf.
13.11.2025 09:54 โ ๐ 24 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A drawing on an endpaper using a pencil found on a library shelf.
11.11.2025 07:12 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Yesterday at BOOKMORPHS, an excellent show, work by: @joedevlin.bsky.social @rowena-hughes.bsky.social @tothemadpoets.bsky.social @sarahbodman.bsky.social @inscriptionjournal.bsky.social SJ Fowler et al. A beautiful catalouge all free! Until 28/11 The Hellenic Centre www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILZt...
08.11.2025 11:55 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0torquetorque.net
05.11.2025 21:27 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Bibliotech : ReReading the Post-digital Library by the fantastic Torque editions includes a chapter on my work. This is a beautifully realised publication.
05.11.2025 21:01 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Repeat Pattern now available to purchase. A limited edition pamphlet of 70 copies with digital printed inner pages and a four colour riso printed cover. ยฃ6 including p&p. Link to purchase below.
nutsandboltspublishing.com/repeat-patte...
