14 p. "Deluxe edition is cased in a variation of the Japanese portfolio structure, with bone clasps"--Publisher's website. Haikus by Sara Pirkle Hughes, with artwork by her twin sister Amy Pirkle, telling the story of their grandmother, who left her home in Japan as a young mother to begin a new life in the 1950's American South. Design, printing, artwork, and handmade paper by Amy Pirkle
Amy Pirkle dedicated this book to her grandmother of whom she says: " As far back as I can remember, I knew that when I walked into my grandmother's kitchen in South Georgia, I'd find her in the kitchen with a hot batch of biscuits made from scratch." This short book reflects that warm childhood memory with paper the color of baked biscuits and simple duo- or tri-colored linocut images. Several fold out pages are included. Letter press printed in metal types on Nideggen mould made paper. Pamphlet bound with hard, split boards covered with lino-cut printed paper. Signed by the artist. This book was purchased with Kiyoko by Sara Pirkle Hughes from the Maternal Legends exhibit at 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland, OR (December 5, 2008-January 3, 2009) which was juried by Cara List, Art and Architecture Librarian, University of Oregon.
