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Admeasure
Artist's statement: "The act of naming things creates a sense of relative safety at sea. Like the pilot's verse that guided sailors through dangerous shoals, Admeasure is about gaining a false sense of control through signifiers and ritual that guide…
A Natural History of Believability : the believability of natural history
"Natural History explores our fascination with facsimiles and the relationship between signs and the things they signify. Illustrated with a vanitas-style rabbit image as a recurring motif, this book's brief essay looks at how things such as…
Ghost Towns of the Enchanted Circle
An artist's book in two structures. The text is on a loosely sewn codex glued at the verso of the last leaf to the middle part of a trifold wrapper; a mounted color photographic illustration appears on one page. Further images are printed on a 15 x…
Vertigo
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"I printed Vertigo at Penland School of Crafts during a week-long retreat for instructors in September 2011, shortly after having been diagnosed with vertigo. The imagery represents things that make me feel better…
"I printed Vertigo at Penland School of Crafts during a week-long retreat for instructors in September 2011, shortly after having been diagnosed with vertigo. The imagery represents things that make me feel better…
The River
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The brief text intertwines two narratives centered on the artist's father.
Illustrations printed in blue, gray, green and yellow. Includes one folded leaf. Bound in paper-covered boards with black cloth on spine;…
The brief text intertwines two narratives centered on the artist's father.
Illustrations printed in blue, gray, green and yellow. Includes one folded leaf. Bound in paper-covered boards with black cloth on spine;…
The Edge
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"Levertov's poem speaks of the power and mystery of poetry; Hughes' poem speaks to a power and mystery of life that is at once more personal and more general"--From Tramp & Vamp website (viewed June 17, 2014)…
"Levertov's poem speaks of the power and mystery of poetry; Hughes' poem speaks to a power and mystery of life that is at once more personal and more general"--From Tramp & Vamp website (viewed June 17, 2014)…
Smoke
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"Smoke is a book project about my grandfather ... who died from lung cancer in 1992"--Colophon.
The box is made from board covered in paper and is designed to resemble a pack of Salem cigarettes, with the word…
"Smoke is a book project about my grandfather ... who died from lung cancer in 1992"--Colophon.
The box is made from board covered in paper and is designed to resemble a pack of Salem cigarettes, with the word…
Sleep Patterns
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The text is a record of dreams the author had in June and July of 2009. The text for each dream is printed in a color chosen to match the mood of the dream.
"The book has been printed on both sides so that it…
The text is a record of dreams the author had in June and July of 2009. The text for each dream is printed in a color chosen to match the mood of the dream.
"The book has been printed on both sides so that it…
Happiness : happiness is--
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The brief text is accompanied on each page by one very large capital letter printed in color; the letters spell "happiness." No two large capitals are printed in the same color.
"I began printing this book…
The brief text is accompanied on each page by one very large capital letter printed in color; the letters spell "happiness." No two large capitals are printed in the same color.
"I began printing this book…
Eight Bedrooms
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Artist's statement: "Eight bedrooms examines the prominent role that memory serves in my relationship with my twin sister. From birth through our senior year in college, we shared eight bedrooms, and each page in…
Artist's statement: "Eight bedrooms examines the prominent role that memory serves in my relationship with my twin sister. From birth through our senior year in college, we shared eight bedrooms, and each page in…