Description
About this piece:
58 peaks reaching over 14,000 feet in the Rocky Mountain State.
This book was created by Brenda Gallagher in 2023 for the Westward Bound book arts show held at the Daniel Tucker Gallery at the Ah Haa School for the Arts in Telluride, Colorado. The text was set with Zona Pro body text and Kona title typeface. Imagery created using vector software from web images.
The covers of this copy of Colorado Dreaming are made of thin slices of walnut wood with wood burned titling. The binding is a simple link stitch over leather supports.
Future copies of this book will include the same text block with different materials and binding structures.
Materials:
walnut, thread, leather
About the artist:
Lives & works in Niwot, Colorado, United States
Brenda Gallagher is a graphic designer, book artist, and design fine bookbinder. She is an enthusiastic teacher of letterpress and bookbinding for students of all ages. Brenda is also a student at the American Academy of Bookbinding in Telluride where she anticipates graduation from the design fine binding program in the fall.
