Consists of 9 sheets, 28 x 49 cm., some irregular to accommodate illustrations, joined end to end on backing and folded accordion-style to 28 x 25 cm; Printed in green, gold, or black; Illustrated wrapper in linen clamshell box with batik decorated cotton cover
A story told through letters, photographs, maps, memorabilia, poetry, conversation and paintings spun into 29 full color collages that illustrate the revelation of a secret, an ancestry, an identity, a family --Artist's website
The boards of this book are notched at the hinge above the exposed wrapped long stitch binding. The notches allow the book's over all shape to match that of the individual pages which are made up of flower petal specimins encased in plastic and tabed with paper for the binding. The flyleaf is followed by two blanck pages before the pages change from paper to the plastic encased flower petals. The book contaiins no text. The title is stenciled on the front cover, and the author's initials, "SSS" are stenciled on the back endpaper along with the artists' signiture, the initals of the press, "BBP", the date and the edition. The book is housed in a black and beige clamshell box., Signed by the artist; A gift in memory of Peter Ward Britton
10 Leaves. "Loose fish shaped pages, painted on one side, including a flounder with a human head, a mermaid wedding, me underwater surrounded by fish and more tall tales. Housed in a creel shaped silk and faux leather lipped clamshell box, decorated with a fishing lure" --Artist's statement from publisher's website.
Each page of this book is made of heavy card stock, gold on one side, and letterpress printed on the other. Some pages have additional irregularly shaped circular or oval cut outs stitched to the surfaces. All thirty-six 4 x 6 inch pages are stitched together in three rows of 13 to create a large rectangle when the book is fully unfolded. When closed the rows are folded lengthwise first then folded accordion style page by page to create a 4 x 6 inch 36-page deep book which is housed in a clamshell case. Ordinary black sewing thread is used in a back stitch to create an organic pattern over all of the pages when the book is opened, and these lines of embroidery create the connective stitches between pages. At one end of the book two pieces of thread extend beyond the pages' ends and both threads have loops at their ends so that the book can be hung, one-sided from T-pins on the wall, or two-sidded from cup hooks on the celing. Issued in a lipped clam shell box with a letterpress printed and stitched image on the cover. There is no text in this book, no title, colophon or signiture. In the title, Hannah Arendt refers to the German-American philosopher Johanna , Title, author statement, and imprint information from White Lotus Gallery website
Nocturne is a tunnel book featuring the cutout photographic images of the historic neon lights of Colfax Avenue in Denver, CO. A three part wrap around cover finished in black book cloth contains poetry on each of the two side panels. The tunnel is attached to the center panel of the cover, and extends out approximately 23cm. Issued in a clamshell box, also of black book cloth with a small photo printed on paper with the book's title glued to the top of the box. Archival digital printing on Mohawk Superfine paper. Font is ITC Franklin gothic. The artist writes about this book: "the word nocturne is defined as a romantic or dreamy musical composition thought appropriate to night. Feel the sizzle of electricity, the sparkle of a million lights. neon lights up our skylines and enlivens our nights. The street at night is a symphony, orchestrated by automobiles, pedestrians, sirens and honking horns. Nocturne captures the music of the night in a tunnel book format, forever preserving the romance, the dreamy melody that is the city street at night. Peering into the tunnel, the viewer is transported to the strreet as their mind conjures up memories and nostalgia for the sights and sounds of bygone days. All original color photographs were shot on Denver's infamous Colfax Avenue.", Signed by artist. This artist book has been exhibited at the following venues: Photographic Artist Books, Art Books Press, Seattle, 2005; Reader's Art 5, Susan Hensel Gallery, Minneapolis, 2005; Guild of Bookworkers NWxSW Exhibit, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa and Emory University, Atlanta, 2004.
