Robert LoMascolo, Sophomore, Wells College, Aurora NY
Peril At Sea is a blank book, rounded and backed, with Plexiglas shadowbox covers, hand sewn on linen tapes, with Mohawk Superfine paper book block. It is covered in blue book cloth with adhered digitally printed ornamentation. The rocking ships were constructed using mixed media, with hand colored acetate ocean. Created in 2006..
Robert LoMascolo is currently a sophomore at Wells College in Aurora, New York. He is majoring in visual arts, with a book arts minor. During his first semester, as a freshman, he exhibited one of his books in Alabama. He is practically interested in combining modern digital and historical techniques. He has also studied calligraphy, digital type design, and letterpress printing, as well as taken multiple binding courses.