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Ice and Fire: Watercolour Diaries of Volcano Journeys

Tony Foster travelled to the Pacific Northwest, Montserrat, Bolivia and Hawaii. The result was an exhibition of forty of his works which exhibited until 31 July 1999.

Tony Foster has published a limited edition artist's book of his volcano journeys. "Ice and Fire" is an accordion-fold book IRIS printed by Nash Editions, Los Angeles, on Somerset paper, hand bound by the craftsman Peter Lane on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. The binding is a relevant TOPO map and the book which is 13 cms x 13 cms when closed opens out to 162 cms x 13cms. It contains studies of volcanoes, notes and souvenirs. It is presented in an exquisite hand-made box, blind embossed with the title. Each book is signed and numbered by the artist. The edition is strictly limited to 200 copies.

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Each picture has a handwritten diary entry about Tony's experiences while painting. For example:

"Friday 19th July 1996 · with BB · carrying heavy packs we climb a nicely graded trail 2600' to American Ridge, search for water but find none · descend 1000' to a stream and fill containers and back up to 5700' · make camp · a perfect junco's nest lined with moss and fine grass containing 4 eggs lies hidden under vegetation · 20 July · walk NE and climb to Goat Peak 6473' · find a good view except Rainier is entirely hidden in cloud · draw everything except the volcano · still invisible at dusk · 21st July · painting all day · Rainier still lost in low cloud · 22nd July · at last we see the volcano - fortunately in the right place · draw and paint Rainier and the cirrus-streaked sky · 24th July · pack and leave"

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