Artists' Books
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Creation Date
2023
Keywords
artists' books; sewing boxes; needles (piercing tools)
Description
16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations (ink and wash drawings). Limited edition of 12 copies. The poem entitled "Don't put up my thread and needle" is by Emily Dickinson, circa 1846-47. The covers are variable and each is inspired by vintage sewing notions and needle books along with other domestic objects. The pages are lettered by hand with a pointed nib on Frankfurt paper using acrylic ink. Interior pages are bound to the cover using a saddle stitch and linen thread. The images of needle packs and nib pen are drawn in ink and glued to the pages. Some of the needle packs have drawn needles with thread attached. Each book has a wrapper made from St. Armand colored handmade paper. Library has copy 9 of 12. Purchased at Codex 2024.
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Press
[Boston, MA] : Laura Davidson, 2023.
Rights
©[Boston, MA] : Laura Davidson, 2023.
Materials / Techniques
acrylic ink; ink; frankfurt paper; saddle stitching; hand lettering; illustration (process)
Measurements
12 cm