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Abecedarian Gallery – The Beautiful Book – $25
Catalog of The Beautiful Book, an exhibition honoring the art and craft of the handmade book. This exhibition was originally curated by Laura Russell for 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland, Oregon. This exquisite collection showcases the beauty in craftsmanship, materials, and imagery of the bookmaker’s art, each piece a reflection of the artist’s experience.
Bea Nettles – Complexities – $15
To untangle and examine the complex ties that bind many mothers, Nettles blends her experiences of childhood, education, pregnancy, childbirth, housework, and professional life. In this book’s layered images and text she demonstrated how she uses intrusions, improvisation, and balancing as the basis for her art, and art that is tightly woven with her life. … [View Details]
Bea Nettles – Corners – $15
A book of 75 poems by Grace Nettles, with images by her daughter Bea. In the mid 70′s they produced limited edition books as part of their mother/daughter collaboration. Included are memorable images of heartbreak,forgiveness,love and loss. Divided into four chapters based on the seasons and major milestones of life.
Bea Nettles – Seasonal Turns – $10
The passing of the seasons is represented by strips of sequenced photographs folded into four accordion books. Each book is printed in a different color, combining evocative landscapes and portraits. “One after another, the images emphasize qualities in each other as the reader moves from one juxtaposed pair to another. The sense of continuity that … [View Details]
Bea Nettles – The Skirted Garden: 20 Years of Images – $5
Major themes in her work were celebrated in 1990 with the production of this very affordable book. It is a helpful supplement to her other works and has been widely used by students in classes studying artist’s methods and motivation. “I chose to name this book primarily after a painting by the same name done … [View Details]
Bea Nettles – Life’s Lessons: A Mother’s Journal – $15
Photos and text which examine contemporary mother/child relationships and issues of separation, gender, aggression, materialism, and hopes for the future generation. “In our society, motherhood is kept separate from the rest of cultural production, and women who are mothers have no voice. The powerful and complex experiences of motherhood therefore are largely unarticulated. In Life’s … [View Details]
Bea Nettles – Knights of Assisi: A Journey Through the Tarot – $10
Shot on location in Assisi, Italy, this book features hand colored portraits based upon the Tarot cards. The book has a full color dust jacket and decorative end-papers with the look and feel of the pink rock walls of Italy. “These images work on many levels and provide a rich resource for contemplation. The broadest range … [View Details]
Bea Nettles – GRACE’S DAUGHTER – $8
This book presents a collection of family stories including The Passage of the Ruby Ring, The Summer I was Four, Growing My Hair Long, and Indian Oaks. It was produced entirely on the computer from snapshots and manipulated photographs and printed in mauve and black inks on acid free paper. “Recently my father shipped me the … [View Details]
Bea Nettles – Flamingo in the Dark – $35
A visual autobiography containing over sixty five bichromate images created in multi-layered color, predating digitally manipulated photographs by years.
Miniature Book Society – 2001 Exhibition Catalog – $5
Catalog of the MBS Fourteenth Annual Miniature Book Exhibition, c. 2001,preface by Frank J. Anderson, jurors Nicholas Callaway, Paul Hayden Duensing, Virginia Wisniewski, 52 pages, 20 color photo pages illustrate 38 miniature books, each book is thoroughly described, catalog is 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″, indexed.
