Crazy Quilts

http://www.sharphandmadebooks.com/

A miniature artist's book in a complex folded structure that may be opened widely to resemble a flower. A handwritten text of disconnected words and phrases related to quilting and embroidery is combined with origami papers (bearing floral patterns) and linocut representations of crazy-quilt blocks.

Bound in boards covered in blue and gold marbled momi paper with brad-and-thread closure. Title printed archival inkjet on panels inset on front cover.

"Flower fold (origami style) miniature. Canson Mi-Teintes with original linocuts of crazy-quilt patterns (printed on a Vandercook press). Materials: origami papers, unryu with metallic threads, marbled momi, Irish linen thread, glass bead, binder's board ... Hand script to represent embroidery-handwriting. Written with Sakura Pigma Micron pens"--Vamp & Tramp Booksellers website, viewed Feb. 17, 2014.

"Crazy Quilts celebrates both 19th-century crazy-quilt traditions and the crazy quilts my maternal grandmother created. The look of fabric remnants is reflected in two ways: original linocuts of crazy-quilt blocks in the center of the book and 12 origami papers on the upper and lower book portions. Handwritten text, in angled lines, suggests the intricate embroidery stitches between a crazy quilt's many asymmetrical shapes and conveys historical and personal details related to such quilts. Since embroidery was integral to crazy quilts, many stitch names are presented. The book's varied movements also reflect crazy quilts' fascinating arrays of colors and designs"--Artist's statement from Vamp & Tramp Booksellers website, viewed Feb. 17, 2014.