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The Kashash & the Archivist – Michelle Ray – $175.00
Umberto Eco states that, “We like lists because we don’t want to die.” Collections physically and temporally expand the space we occupy in this world; they reinforce our existence. The Kashash & the Archivist explores the compulsions of collecting through the microcosm of pigeon wars (also know as kash al-hamam or kashash hamam), an underground … [View Details]
Problems of Scale – Sarah McDermott – $340
Letterpress printed with metal type and polymer plates. Modified long stitch binding, housed in a slipcase. Sarah says: This book works off of a short prose piece by my collaborator Joanna Ruocco. The piece is composed of a series of short phrases (aka parataxis). I investigated the relationships between the phrases via objects. A second … [View Details]
Mingus Variations 8 – Lynn Sures – $175
Handmade paper pulp painting, woodcut, watermark. Part of a series of four prints that represent comparative elements in the lives of Charles Mingus and Pithecanthropus erectus, a subject of Mingus’s musical work. Based on Charles Mingus’s musical work, “Pithecanthropus erectus,” images and words weave the music’s story together with the factual tale of the discovery … [View Details]
Botti, Botti – Lynn Sures – $450
Handmade paper pulp painting, etching. Lynn says: I listen to music whenever I work, and some wonderful friends took me last year to hear Chris Botti at the Blue Note in New York City. Since then, in my studio, I often have Chris’ band playing on my iPod. Fantastic. Lynn Sures’ studio practice includes three-dimensional … [View Details]
True as Earth, Strong as Water – Shu-Ju Wang – $700.00
True as Earth, Strong as Water is the 5th in a series of books from Shu-Ju Wang’s Relay Replay Press, dedicated to working with the elderly who are suffering from various stages and forms of memory loss. The book contains 5 Solarplate photographic etchings on handmade papers by Helen Hiebert as well as numerous Gocco … [View Details]
Shawn Sheehy – North American Wildflower card – Cattail – $20
These cards celebrate species from the most showy to the most humble. Each card offers a page from Shawn’s newest title A Pop-Up Field Guide to North American Wildflowers (also available at Abecedarian). They measure 4.5 x 6 inches. All stock is commercial cover in varying weights from various manufacturers.and come packaged with a translucent … [View Details]
Shawn Sheehy – North American Wildflower card – Cactus – $30
These cards celebrate species from the most showy to the most humble. Each card offers a page from Shawn’s newest title A Pop-Up Field Guide to North American Wildflowers (also available at Abecedarian). They measure 4.5 x 6 inches. All stock is commercial cover in varying weights from various manufacturers.and come packaged with a translucent … [View Details]
Shawn Sheehy – A Pop-Up Field Guide to North American Wildflowers – $1750
A Pop-Up Field Guide to North American Wildflowers celebrates species from the most showy to the most humble. Not merely a floral survey, this field guide is also a cultural survey—namely, an essay detailing a 21st century “Language of Flowers.” Here’s an excerpt: “Last year I bought a house previously owned by a 60-year-old … [View Details]
You Know, Dad Had An Affair – Turner Hilliker – $5
Turner made this book while collecting comic panels from magazines and newspapers. He experimented with altering the panels to remove all imagery, leaving just the shape of the panel and any speech bubbles that were present. The subsequent result is a dialogue between to unknown individuals. Silkscreened cover with letterpress printed inside pages. Bound in … [View Details]
Failure/Success – Turner Hilliker – $10
This little gem by Turner Hilliker is offset printed and bound in a Dos-à-dos structure, allowing the viewer the choice of beginning with either the episodes of success or those of failures. Turner Hilliker was raised in Virginia and was influenced by his father’s mind-set and his mother’s open-mindedness. He obtained a BFA in Graphic … [View Details]
