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Student Narrative
This book is a culmination of the New England fall season plant ecology, represented through foraged pigment, experimental fibers, natural compounds, and preserved organic material. The local ecology offers seasonal colours, textures, and mediums that are bound into an indexical archive focusing on material quality, experimental process, and natural collaboration.
Publication Date
Winter 12-1-2024
Description
Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.
Keywords
artists' books; Baker & Whitehill
Disciplines
Book and Paper
Student Status
Undergraduate student
Year of Graduation
2027
Major
Illustration
Faculty / Course
Andrea Desco, Sketchbook Studio
Materials + Techniques
Ecoprints, handmade experimental papers, preserved organic matter, and natural inks, all created from foraged local material
Recommended Citation
Yu, Serena; Collections, Special; and Library, Fleet, "Bound Botany - New England Fall Archival Book" (2024). 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026. 57.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/bookcontest12th2026/57