A Hypothetical Analysis of the Twinkle in Stars: (as told by a child to a teacher)

Creator

Katherine Ng
Special Collections, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

Files

Creation Date

1994

Keywords

artists' books; Hong Kong, China; stars (extraterrestrial bodies); stars; origami; Chinese lucky stars; wishing stars; By Hand: Women & Books Exhibit 2021

Description

1 art work : color illustration. Consists of a single sheet of paper (5 x 64 cm.) folded into a pentagonal shape (9 cm.) that stores five folded paper colored stars (1-2 cm.) permanently constructed in the same manner. "Book structure based on the wishing stars (lucky stars) from Hong Kong. Handset in Centaur, letterpress printed on Mohawk"--Colophon. Library has copy 92 of 100. Initialed by the author. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition By Hand: Women & Books Exhibit fall, 2021.

RISD Fleet Library Catalog Record

https://librarycat.risd.edu/record=b1120545~S4

Press

[Calif.] : Pressious Jade, c1994

Rights

©[Calif.] : Pressious Jade, c1994

Materials / Techniques

folded books; typesetting; letterpress printing; paper

Measurements

9 cm folded pentagon; 5 x 64 cm open; stars 1-2 cm.