{"id":901,"date":"2012-08-06T18:37:19","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T23:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=901"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:33:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:33:30","slug":"artist-liam-stevens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/06\/artist-liam-stevens\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist: Liam Stevens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/38_tenaya-canyon-liam-stevensindx.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"902\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/06\/artist-liam-stevens\/38_tenaya-canyon-liam-stevensindx\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/38_tenaya-canyon-liam-stevensindx.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"949,665\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tenayacanyon_liamstevens\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/38_tenaya-canyon-liam-stevensindx-300x210.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/38_tenaya-canyon-liam-stevensindx.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-902\" title=\"tenayacanyon_liamstevens\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/38_tenaya-canyon-liam-stevensindx.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/38_tenaya-canyon-liam-stevensindx.jpg 949w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/38_tenaya-canyon-liam-stevensindx-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Armed with a Pentel 0.7mm mechanical pencil, pile of colored paper and scalpel, <a href=\"http:\/\/liamstevens.com\" target=\"_blank\">Liam Stevens<\/a> uses these basic materials to create images through expressive lines and shapes. \u00a0Liam&#8217;s impeccable skill at illustration and shading invites the viewer into these 2-dimensional worlds of whimsical realism. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/liamstevens3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"911\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/06\/artist-liam-stevens\/liamstevens3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/liamstevens3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"986,665\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"liamstevens3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/liamstevens3-300x202.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/liamstevens3.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-911\" title=\"liamstevens3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/liamstevens3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"621\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/liamstevens3.jpg 986w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/liamstevens3-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/liamstevens1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"909\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/06\/artist-liam-stevens\/liamstevens1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/liamstevens1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"952,665\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"liamstevens1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/liamstevens1-300x209.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/liamstevens1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-909\" title=\"liamstevens1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/liamstevens1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/liamstevens1.jpg 952w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/liamstevens1-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Liam further explores his creativity by transforming his flat drawings into interactive scenes in this animated music video for My Robot Friend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"embed-vimeo\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/11833361\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armed with a Pentel 0.7mm mechanical pencil, pile of colored paper and scalpel, Liam Stevens uses these basic materials to create images through expressive lines and shapes. \u00a0Liam&#8217;s impeccable skill at illustration and shading invites the viewer into these 2-dimensional worlds of whimsical realism. \u00a0 Liam further explores his creativity by transforming his flat drawings 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The binding is of a 1929 edition of\u00a0Vathek by William Beckford published by the Nonesuch Press. Bound as a fine binding in biscuit colored goatskin and feathered onlays. 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