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An open edition artist book. Contains 35 loose and unnumbered cards, much like business cards. Print media on paper, with press name Ch'An punched out. Housed in a red, white, and blue paper case with slip-in envelope closure

"Mary-Ellen Campbell: ""Grassroots was created on an artist residency at Stonehouse Residency in the Sierras in California. It was August and very dry. Everyday I walked from the house to the studio through fields of waving grasses. I had never seen…

Accordion book
"December 2008."
Signed by artist
"Double-sided accordion structure. Manipulated digital images. Materials: specialty ppaers, metal, linen string. Inkjet printed. Thread and tab closure." From website

Various gas pumps and a vintage gas station located on the historic Lincoln Highway are the images which provide the visuals for this codex book based on the children's dexterity game, but with an additional challenge to solve the game. Have fun…

"My artists’ book is an ode to Anna Atkins using cyanotypes of flowers of Northern California. I just couldn’t get excited about algae. ...[There are] tiny little details visible in each cyanotype. The trick, press and dry the flowers first. Fresh…

The sepia-toned photographs create a warm tapestry of hands at work, at play, and in interaction. By focusing solely on the hands, the images capture emotion as expressed in body language. Each photograph has a unique story reflected in definitions…

Poems by Virginia Mudd and Clifford Burke. Monoprints by Virginia Mudd. With brief epigraphical quotes from Kahlil Gibran, Thoreau, and the unnamed "Desert Fathers." Dedicated to the Galisteo Basin, a former home of the printers, this accordion-fold,…

"Fire and Iron is the title of the catalog/artist’s book which accompanies Bill Burke’s exhibit of the same name at Pittsburgh Filmmakers. The show and book trace themes related to steel and fire, which includes pictures made in America’s steel and…

"""Making paper from natural plant fibers is a laborious, yet extremely satisfying endeavor. Kozo - the inner bark of the mulberry tree, and abaca - a plant native to the Philippines, yield long and luxurious fibers. The papermaker must cook the…