Artists' Books

Commonplace

Commonplace

Tia Blassingame
Special Collections, Rhode Island School of Design
Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of Design

Description

[8] pages : color illustrations. Flutter book construction. Sumi-e ink and linoleum block prints. Printed on Japanese washi paper. Handbound in cherry red Japanese cloth over boards. Title label on front board handset letterpress on Primrose Press handmade paper. Signed and numbered by the artist. Tia Blassingame: "Commonplace is a flutter book. It consists of original poetry letterpress printed with sumi-e ink and linoleum block prints that emulate cherry blossoms flowing in the breeze."--Vamp and Tramp website. Library has copy no. 4. RISD Alumna. Fleet Library at RISD Alumni Collection. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition By Hand: Women & Books Exhibit fall, 2021.