The Book As Art
The Decatur Arts Alliance presents The Book As Art, an annual exhibition that showcases beautifully made volumes, sculptural and conceptual interpretations, and one-of-a-kind approaches to the book format.
About the Exhibition
The Book As Art exhibition is produced through collaboration by the Decatur Arts Alliance, the Decatur Branch of the Dekalb County Public Library, and the Georgia Center for the Book with support from the Dekalb Library Foundation.
Exhibition Run: Sep. 5 – Oct. 28, 2024
Location: Fourth Floor Gallery of the Decatur Library
Gallery Hours: Thursday to Saturday, 1-5pm
The Book As Art v.12: Rock, Paper, Scissors is the twelfth edition of an art show celebrating books: objects that, in an increasingly digital world, stubbornly survive.
Rock, Paper, Scissors draws its inspiration from the childhood game of chance. This zero-sum game, played with symbols made with the players’ hands, has origins dating back to Han Dynasty China, and later, Japan.
The game can have many variations: number of players, different names, or a reordering of the words: “rock,” “paper,” and “scissors.” Whether these objects are animals or elements, the concept remains the same. By using a simple mathematical formula, hand symbols, and a bit of luck, a decision is produced for the combatants.
The objects in this exhibition should interpret the concept of the book and invite the viewer to look beyond the printed page to where ideas, words, and symbols are transformed and are transfigured. Artists are challenged to look inward and outward, to interpret and embrace the childlike fun of this seemingly simple, classic game that blends history, nature, and mathematics with a bit of luck.
Or, simply give yourself over, and play a game of chance! 1, 2, 3…
2024 Exhibition Events
Opening Reception
Thursday, September 5, 2024
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Be the first to experience this unique exhibition with over 40 artworks from across the United States. Join us for an Opening Reception on Thursday, September 5th from 6:30 – 9:00 pm and enjoy light refreshments while visiting with fellow art lovers and some of the featured artists. Access the gallery by using the rear entrance nearest the parking deck for this after-hours event.
Artist Talks
#1 – Denise Stephenson and Donna Stepien
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
7:00 – 8:00 pm
#2 – Steven Daiber and Rachel Simmons
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
7:00 – 8:00 pm
#3 – Servane Briand, Sally Chapman, and Suze Woolf
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
7:00 – 8:00 pm
The first in a series of three virtual artist talks with artists featured in our 2024 exhibition The Book As Art v.12: Rock, Paper Scissors. For this talk, which was held on Zoom Webinar, we were joined by Denise Stephenson and Donna Stepien. Guests were invited to register for this free event to receive the link to attend live. Everyone can access the recording using the button below.
The second in a series of three virtual artist talks with artists featured in our 2024 exhibition The Book As Art v.12: Rock, Paper Scissors. For this talk, which was held on Zoom Webinar, we were joined by Steven Daiber and Rachel Simmons. Guests were invited to register for this free event to receive the link to attend live. Everyone can access the recording using the button below.
The third in a series of three virtual artist talks with artists featured in our 2024 exhibition The Book As Art v.12: Rock, Paper Scissors. For this talk, which was held on Zoom Webinar, we were joined by Servane Briand, Sally Chapman, and Suze Woolf. Guests were invited to register for this free event to receive the link to attend live. Everyone can access the recording using the button below.
White Glove Day
Monday, October 28, 2024
1:00 – 5:00 pm
Interested in a more intimate experience with the artworks? You’re invited to the “White Glove Day” on Monday, October 28th between 1-5 pm for the opportunity to interact with participating artworks. Gently turn the pages, explore, and engage with the one-of-a-kind works of art.
Gallery Prizes & Purchase Awards
Each year, jurors select three “best of show” artworks that are awarded with a cash prize of $1,000 for first, $700 for second, and $500 for third place. An award is also granted in memory of Dot Moye, who was instrumental in the development and facilitation of The Book As Art exhibition for many years.
Gallery Awards
Savannah College of Art and Design Purchase Award
Over 40 artworks comprise The Book As Art v. 12: Rock, Paper, Scissors exhibition. Find more information about the unique artworks from across the United States below, and follow these links to download the full exhibition catalog with artist statements or the consolidated price list. See an artwork you love? Submit a purchase request during the exhibition run using the form below and a Decatur Arts Alliance staff member will be in touch to complete the transaction. Titles with an asterisk (*) indicate that artwork has already been purchased.
Escape Tunnels
by Denise Bookwater (with collaborators)
(Juror invitational artwork)
Tallahassee, FL – 2022
9 x 4.5 in
Letterpress printed. In illustrated wrapper.
$600
Escape Tunnels
by Denise Bookwater (with collaborators)
(Juror invitational artwork)
Tallahassee, FL – 2022
9 x 4.5 in
Letterpress printed. In illustrated wrapper.
$600
Threads of Life
by Servane Briand
San Francisco, CA – 2022
23 x 23 x 23 cm (closed)
Book board, Cave paper, lotka, kozo, abaca, Hahnemühle Ingres, book cloth, cotton and silk threads, bone beads, hair, magnets, digital inks, watercolor, beeswax
$7,500
Threads of Life
by Servane Briand
San Francisco, CA – 2022
23 x 23 x 23 cm (closed)
Book board, Cave paper, lotka, kozo, abaca, Hahnemühle Ingres, book cloth, cotton and silk threads, bone beads, hair, magnets, digital inks, watercolor, beeswax
$7,500
Threads of Life
by Servane Briand
San Francisco, CA – 2022
23 x 23 x 23 cm (closed)
Book board, Cave paper, lotka, kozo, abaca, Hahnemühle Ingres, book cloth, cotton and silk threads, bone beads, hair, magnets, digital inks, watercolor, beeswax
$7,500
Waves
by Servane Briand
San Francisco, CA – 2023
37 x 15 x 4 cm
Made in collaboration with Louise Cagani (paper arts with tracing paper) and Annie Julien (botanical prints).
Book board, bookcloth and paper made by the artist, linen thread, lotka paper, sensuede, neodymium magnets
Not for Sale
Waves
by Servane Briand
San Francisco, CA – 2023
37 x 15 x 4 cm
Made in collaboration with Louise Cagani (paper arts with tracing paper) and Annie Julien (botanical prints).
Book board, bookcloth and paper made by the artist, linen thread, lotka paper, sensuede, neodymium magnets
Not for Sale
Nature Vol. 9
by Martin Brief
St. Louis, MO – 2023
9.5 x 6.5 x .875 in
Altered book
$4,500
Nature Vol. 9
by Martin Brief
St. Louis, MO – 2023
9.5 x 6.5 x .875 in
Altered book
$4,500
Gas Pumps
by R D Burton
Havre de Grace, MD – 2023
10.5 x 7.5 x .5 in (open)
Accent 100# Card stock, Museum board, Tyvek
$700
Gas Pumps
by R D Burton
Havre de Grace, MD – 2023
10.5 x 7.5 x .5 in (open)
Accent 100# Card stock, Museum board, Tyvek
$700
Gas Pumps
by R D Burton
Havre de Grace, MD – 2023
10.5 x 7.5 x .5 in (open)
Accent 100# Card stock, Museum board, Tyvek
$700
Trees in Winter
by Elizabeth Castaldo
(Juror invitational artwork)
Peekskill, NY – 2019
7 x 5 in
CMYK Photopolymer letterpress printing, suminagashi marbling, and hand cut paper. Hardcover Drum leaf binding with slipcase. Edition of 15.
$500
Trees in Winter
by Elizabeth Castaldo
(Juror invitational artwork)
Peekskill, NY – 2019
7 x 5 in
CMYK Photopolymer letterpress printing, suminagashi marbling, and hand cut paper. Hardcover Drum leaf binding with slipcase. Edition of 15.
$500
Forsythia Sampler*
by Sally Chapman
Lowell, MA – 2024
4 x 4 x 3 in (closed), 12 x 12 x 6 in (open)
Cyanotype and pastels
$500
Forsythia Sampler
by Sally Chapman
Lowell, MA – 2024
4 x 4 x 3 in (closed), 12 x 12 x 6 in (open)
Cyanotype and pastels
$500
Forsythia Sampler
by Sally Chapman
Lowell, MA – 2024
4 x 4 x 3 in (closed), 12 x 12 x 6 in (open)
Cyanotype and pastels
$500
Mountain Stream I
by Sally Chapman
Lowell, MA – 2024
13 x 2 x 7.5 in (closed), 13 x 43 x 3 in (open)
Cyanotype on paper and transparency, digital print on transparency
$800
Mountain Stream I
by Sally Chapman
Lowell, MA – 2024
13 x 2 x 7.5 in (closed), 13 x 43 x 3 in (open)
Cyanotype on paper and transparency, digital print on transparency
$800
Color File #1
by Marcia R Cohen
Atlanta, GA – 2020-Present
8 x 8 x 8 in
Color-aid paper collage
Not for Sale
Color File #1
by Marcia R Cohen
Atlanta, GA – 2020-Present
8 x 8 x 8 in
Color-aid paper collage
Not for Sale
Spring in the time of ROE – SHOOTINGS
by Steven Daiber
Florence, MA – 2022
11.5 x 13 x .5 in, 812 pages
Paper: Yatsuo, Hanji, Asarakusui, the paper was left to decay for 6 weeks, nature print and wood cut / Typography: Collected Copies, Florence, MA
$900
Spring in the time of ROE – SHOOTINGS
by Steven Daiber
Florence, MA – 2022
11.5 x 13 x .5 in, 812 pages
Paper: Yatsuo, Hanji, Asarakusui, the paper was left to decay for 6 weeks, nature print and wood cut / Typography: Collected Copies, Florence, MA
$900
Robot Dreams
by Mari Eckstein Gower
Redmond, WA – 2024
9 x 12 x .5 in
Inkjet printed (Kat Gower photography credit)
$350
Robot Dreams
by Mari Eckstein Gower
Redmond, WA – 2024
9 x 12 x .5 in
Inkjet printed (Kat Gower photography credit)
$350
Robot Dreams
by Mari Eckstein Gower
Redmond, WA – 2024
9 x 12 x .5 in
Inkjet printed (Kat Gower photography credit)
$350
A Reliquary for Martha
by Mari Eckstein Gower
Redmond, WA – 2022
11 x 7 x .5 in
Inkjet printed, multi-media (Kat Gower photography credit)
$3,500
A Reliquary for Martha
by Mari Eckstein Gower
Redmond, WA – 2022
11 x 7 x .5 in
Inkjet printed, multi-media (Kat Gower photography credit)
$3,500
Ellos Quiénes Son?
by Nabil Gonzalez
El Paso, TX – 2023
17 x 24 x 1 in
Monotype, collage, and xerox transfer
$3,750
Ellos Quiénes Son?
by Nabil Gonzalez
El Paso, TX – 2023
17 x 24 x 1 in
Monotype, collage, and xerox transfer
$3,750
Biography: Unwritten
by Toby Lee Greenberg
New York, NY – 2024
Approximately 6 ft x 10 ft x 6.5 in
Books, cement, glue
$750/piece
Biography: Unwritten
by Toby Lee Greenberg
New York, NY – 2024
Approximately 6 ft x 10 ft x 6.5 in
Books, cement, glue
$750/piece
Untitled
by Virginia Howell
(Juror invitational artwork)
Atlanta, GA – 2022
9.5 x 12.25 in
Hand marbled paper
Not for Sale
Geode
by Peggy Johnston
Des Moines, IA – 2018
Approximately 6 x 5.5 x 5.5 in
Papier mache, assorted papers, acrylic paint, thread, thermographic powders, and rhinestones
$950
Geode
by Peggy Johnston
Des Moines, IA – 2018
Approximately 6 x 5.5 x 5.5 in
Papier mache, assorted papers, acrylic paint, thread, thermographic powders, and rhinestones
$950
Common Rocks and Other Problems*
by Ellen Knudson
Gainesville, FL – 2024
7 x 11.75 x 0.75 in (closed), 7 x 23.5 x 0.5 in (open)
Letterpress printed, pleated accordion, artist’s book
$1,500
Common Rocks and Other Problems
by Ellen Knudson
Gainesville, FL – 2024
7 x 11.75 x 0.75 in (closed), 7 x 23.5 x 0.5 in (open)
Letterpress printed, pleated accordion, artist’s book
$1,500
Common Rocks and Other Problems
by Ellen Knudson
Gainesville, FL – 2024
7 x 11.75 x 0.75 in (closed), 7 x 23.5 x 0.5 in (open)
Letterpress printed, pleated accordion, artist’s book
$1,500
Bits To Memes
by Michael Kolitsky
Ocean City, NJ – 2021
6 x 6 x 4 in
Mixed media, acrylic
$300
Bits To Memes
by Michael Kolitsky
Ocean City, NJ – 2021
6 x 6 x 4 in
Mixed media, acrylic
$300
Concertina
by Michael Kolitsky
Ocean City, NJ – 2021
6 x 6 x 4 in
Acrylic, paper
$300
Concertina
by Michael Kolitsky
Ocean City, NJ – 2021
6 x 6 x 4 in
Acrylic, paper
$300
The Winters She Has Passed Through
by Sara Lindsay
Provo, UT – 2019
66 x 66 x 3 in
Muslin, ink, hanger, lace elm bark, journal entries from the artist
$2,500
Fragments
by Ruth Simon McRae
Taylorsville, GA – 2024
11.25 x 9.25 x 1.75 in
Fabric, embroidery, hand print, offset print and painting
Not for Sale
Fragments
by Ruth Simon McRae
Taylorsville, GA – 2024
11.25 x 9.25 x 1.75 in
Fabric, embroidery, hand print, offset print and painting
Not for Sale
Fragments
by Ruth Simon McRae
Taylorsville, GA – 2024
11.25 x 9.25 x 1.75 in
Fabric, embroidery, hand print, offset print and painting
Not for Sale
My Life in Clothes
by Ruth Simon McRae
Taylorsville, GA – 2024
11 x 9 x 2 in
Encaustic, mixed-media
Not for Sale
My Life in Clothes
by Ruth Simon McRae
Taylorsville, GA – 2024
11 x 9 x 2 in
Encaustic, mixed-media
Not for Sale
My Life in Clothes
by Ruth Simon McRae
Taylorsville, GA – 2024
11 x 9 x 2 in
Encaustic, mixed-media
Not for Sale
When I am Among the Rocks
by Melanie Mowinski
Williamstown, MA – 2013
13 x 9 x 1 in
Scratch negative letterpress prints, natural pigment watercolors, custom-made enclosure
$795
When I am Among the Rocks
by Melanie Mowinski
Williamstown, MA – 2013
13 x 9 x 1 in
Scratch negative letterpress prints, natural pigment watercolors, custom-made enclosure
$795
Your Rules, You Decide
by Shirley Ritter
Manhattan Beach, CA – 2024
17 x 17 x 4 in
Fabric, embroidery thread, acrylic dice
$400
Your Rules, You Decide
by Shirley Ritter
Manhattan Beach, CA – 2024
17 x 17 x 4 in
Fabric, embroidery thread, acrylic dice
$400
Your Rules, You Decide
by Shirley Ritter
Manhattan Beach, CA – 2024
17 x 17 x 4 in
Fabric, embroidery thread, acrylic dice
$400
Rock Paper Scissors Gun
by Shirley Ritter
Manhattan Beach, CA – 2024
9.5 x 7 x 2 in
Mat board, card stock, vintage book pages, antique photos, collage elements, scissors, rock
$400
Rock Paper Scissors Gun
by Shirley Ritter
Manhattan Beach, CA – 2024
9.5 x 7 x 2 in
Mat board, card stock, vintage book pages, antique photos, collage elements, scissors, rock
$400
Rock Paper Scissors Gun
by Shirley Ritter
Manhattan Beach, CA – 2024
9.5 x 7 x 2 in
Mat board, card stock, vintage book pages, antique photos, collage elements, scissors, rock
$400
Exactly Right*
by Rachel Simmons
Orlando, FL – 2024
11 x 8.5 x .5 (closed), 11 x 17 x .5 in (open)
Limited variable edition artist’s book, edition of 20 with 3 artist’s proofs. Risograph, screen printing, letterpress, relief, monotype, vinyl, collage and tape on vellum, paper and Braille book pages. Stab bound with metal rivets with organza enclosure, 36 pages.
$750
Exactly Right
by Rachel Simmons
Orlando, FL – 2024
11 x 8.5 x .5 (closed), 11 x 17 x .5 in (open)
Limited variable edition artist’s book, edition of 20 with 3 artist’s proofs. Risograph, screen printing, letterpress, relief, monotype, vinyl, collage and tape on vellum, paper and Braille book pages. Stab bound with metal rivets with organza enclosure, 36 pages.
$750
Exactly Right
by Rachel Simmons
Orlando, FL – 2024
11 x 8.5 x .5 (closed), 11 x 17 x .5 in (open)
Limited variable edition artist’s book, edition of 20 with 3 artist’s proofs. Risograph, screen printing, letterpress, relief, monotype, vinyl, collage and tape on vellum, paper and Braille book pages. Stab bound with metal rivets with organza enclosure, 36 pages.
$750
Chance of Pain
designed by Rachel Simmons and written by Chrissy Kolaya
Orlando, FL – 2024
4 x 4 x .5 in (closed), 8 x 8 x 48 in (open)
Limited edition artist’s book with digital prints on Mohawk and Reeves BFK. Magnetic paper box enclosure lined with kozo paper. Edition of 10, signed by the artists.
$350
Chance of Pain
designed by Rachel Simmons and written by Chrissy Kolaya
Orlando, FL – 2024
4 x 4 x .5 in (closed), 8 x 8 x 48 in (open)
Limited edition artist’s book with digital prints on Mohawk and Reeves BFK. Magnetic paper box enclosure lined with kozo paper. Edition of 10, signed by the artists.
$350
Chance of Pain
designed by Rachel Simmons and written by Chrissy Kolaya
Orlando, FL – 2024
4 x 4 x .5 in (closed), 8 x 8 x 48 in (open)
Limited edition artist’s book with digital prints on Mohawk and Reeves BFK. Magnetic paper box enclosure lined with kozo paper. Edition of 10, signed by the artists.
$350
Compendium
by Rachel Simmons
Orlando, FL – 2023
5 x 7 x 1 in (closed), approximately 15 x 10 x 5 in (open)
Limited variable edition of 8. Box with blizzard divider, letterpress, digital prints and typewriter on paper with stones, minerals, and shells collected by the artist.
$375
Compendium
by Rachel Simmons
Orlando, FL – 2023
5 x 7 x 1 in (closed), approximately 15 x 10 x 5 in (open)
Limited variable edition of 8. Box with blizzard divider, letterpress, digital prints and typewriter on paper with stones, minerals, and shells collected by the artist.
$375
Testing the Waters
by Stephanie Smith
Decatur, GA – 2024
7.25 x 3.25 x .25 (closed), 7.25 x 27.5 (open)
Artist book: woodcut and letterpress, Japanese Nishinouchi and Cave Paper, accordion fold into covered boards, text by the artist
$400
Testing the Waters
by Stephanie Smith
Decatur, GA – 2024
7.25 x 3.25 x .25 (closed), 7.25 x 27.5 (open)
Artist book: woodcut and letterpress, Japanese Nishinouchi and Cave Paper, accordion fold into covered boards, text by the artist
$400
Counting Loss
by Denise Stephenson
Oceanside, CA – 2024
5.812 x 5.75 x 1.5 in
Letter pressed poetry books in a hand-made book board slip case
$300
Counting Loss
by Denise Stephenson
Oceanside, CA – 2024
5.812 x 5.75 x 1.5 in
Letter pressed poetry books in a hand-made book board slip case
$300
Counting Loss
by Denise Stephenson
Manhattan Beach, CA – 2024
9.5 x 7 x 2 in
Mat board, card stock, vintage book pages, antique photos, collage elements, scissors, rock
$400
The Story of my Home
by Donna Stepien
Buffalo, NY – 2022
15 x 14 x .25 in (closed)
White Stonehenge (200gsm), linen thread
$300
The Story of My Home
by Donna Stepien
Buffalo, NY – 2022
15 x 14 x .25 in (closed)
White Stonehenge (200gsm), linen thread
$300
The Story of My Home
by Donna Stepien
Buffalo, NY – 2022
15 x 14 x .25 in (closed)
White Stonehenge (200gsm), linen thread
$300
Vessel Book 5
by Rachel Stickney
Manhattan Beach, CA – 2024
9.5 x 7 x 2 in
Mat board, card stock, vintage book pages, antique photos, collage elements, scissors, rock
$400
Vessel Book 5
by Rachel Stickney
Manhattan Beach, CA – 2024
9.5 x 7 x 2 in
Mat board, card stock, vintage book pages, antique photos, collage elements, scissors, rock
$400
Untitled
by Rachel Stickney
Portage, MI – 2022
2 x 2.5 x 4.5 in
Wheel thrown stoneware covers, handmade paper, waxed thread
Not for Sale
Untitled
by Rachel Stickney
Portage, MI – 2022
2 x 2.5 x 4.5 in
Wheel thrown stoneware covers, handmade paper, waxed thread
Not for Sale
Fish in River
by Barbara Tetenbaum and Walter Tisdale
Portland, OR – 2023
9.25 x 6.5 x .5 in (closed), 9.25 x 45.5 (open)
Handmade papers, relief printing, hand set type, photopolymer plates, letterpress
$1,275
Fish in River
by Barbara Tetenbaum and Walter Tisdale
Portland, OR – 2023
9.25 x 6.5 x .5 in (closed), 9.25 x 45.5 (open)
Handmade papers, relief printing, hand set type, photopolymer plates, letterpress
$1,275
these days
by Barbara Tetenbaum
Portland, OR – 2022
11.5 x 7 x .25 in (closed)
Various papers, hand set type, letterpress, digital printing, ‘game board binding’
$800
these days
by Barbara Tetenbaum
Portland, OR – 2022
11.5 x 7 x .25 in (closed)
Various papers, hand set type, letterpress, digital printing, ‘game board binding’
$800
these days
by Barbara Tetenbaum
Portland, OR – 2022
11.5 x 7 x .25 in (closed)
Various papers, hand set type, letterpress, digital printing, ‘game board binding’
$800
Every Solid in the Universe is Ready to Become Fluid
by Barbara Tetenbaum
Portland, OR – 2023
11.5 x 7 in
Letterpress on polyester film, digital printing on watercolor paper
Not for Sale
EVERY SOLID IN THE UNIVERSE IS READY TO BECOME FLUID
by Barbara Tetenbaum
Portland, OR – 2023
11.5 x 7 in
Letterpress on polyester film, digital printing on watercolor paper
Not for Sale
Every Solid in the Universe is Ready to Become Fluid
by Barbara Tetenbaum
Portland, OR – 2023
11.5 x 7 in
Letterpress on polyester film, digital printing on watercolor paper
Not for Sale
Low Tide
by Melissa Wagner-Lawler
Milwaukee, WI – 2022
11 x 11 x 2 in
Letterpress and relief in a wire-edge bound structure
$1,500
Testing the Waters
by Melissa Wagner-Lawler
Milwaukee, WI – 2022
11 x 11 x 2 in
Letterpress and relief in a wire-edge bound structure
$1,500
In Solitude
by Melissa Wagner-Lawler
Milwaukee, WI – 2023
5.5 x 7.5 x 1 in
Letterpress and relief in a double pamphlet stitch structure
$550
In Solitude
by Melissa Wagner-Lawler
Milwaukee, WI – 2023
5.5 x 7.5 x 1 in
Letterpress and relief in a double pamphlet stitch structure
$550
In Solitude
by Melissa Wagner-Lawler
Milwaukee, WI – 2023
5.5 x 7.5 x 1 in
Letterpress and relief in a double pamphlet stitch structure
$550
Encapsulated
by Melissa Wagner-Lawler
Milwaukee, WI – 2021
7.5 x 9 x 1.5 in
Letterpress on handmade paper
$650
Encapsulated
by Melissa Wagner-Lawler
Milwaukee, WI – 2021
7.5 x 9 x 1.5 in
Letterpress on handmade paper
$650
Encapsulated
by Melissa Wagner-Lawler
Milwaukee, WI – 2021
7.5 x 9 x 1.5 in
Letterpress on handmade paper
$650
Secrette
by Jacob Wan
Orlando, FL – 2024
4 x 2.5 x 13 in
Handmade paper of cigarettes, threads, letter foil
$1,500
Secrettes
by Jacob Wan
Orlando, FL – 2024
4 x 2.5 x 13 in
Handmade paper of cigarettes, threads, letter foil
$1,500
Secrettes
by Jacob Wan
Orlando, FL – 2024
4 x 2.5 x 13 in
Handmade paper of cigarettes, threads, letter foil
$1,500
the road
by Kathy Williams
Sautee Nacoochee, GA – 2019
3.5 x 5 x 11.25 in
Assemblage with artist book
Not for Sale
the road
by Kathy Williams
Sautee Nacoochee, GA – 2019
3.5 x 5 x 11.25 in
Assemblage with artist book
Not for Sale
the road
by Kathy Williams
Sautee Nacoochee, GA – 2019
3.5 x 5 x 11.25 in
Assemblage with artist book
Not for Sale
Bark Beetle Book Vol. XXXII: Obligate Mutualism
by Suze Woolf
Seattle, WA – 2020
8.75 x 6.75 x 3 in
Pine branch, laser-cut wood panels, iron-oxide-dyed and industrial wool felt, linen threat, embroidery floss
$2,500
Bark Beetle Book Vol. XXXII: Obligate Mutualism
by Suze Woolf
Seattle, WA – 2020
8.75 x 6.75 x 3 in
Pine branch, laser-cut wood panels, iron-oxide-dyed and industrial wool felt, linen threat, embroidery floss
$2,500
Bark Beetle Book Vol. XXX: Species Distribution
by Suze Woolf
Seattle, WA – 2020
3.5 x 32.5 in (closed), 3.5 in x 19 ft (open)
Fir branch, laser-cut wood, laer-print transfers, Kevlar thread, viscose and silk fabric, wood beads
$2,500
Artist Videos
The Books As Art v.12: Rock, Paper, Scissors Artist Videos
Denise Bookwalter
Denise Bookwalter works in a range of print media including traditional and digital processes, artist’s books, installations, and dimensional prints. Her artists’ books utilize old and new print technologies to create collaborative artists’ books. Her work has been exhibited and collected in a variety of venues across the country and abroad. She received her BA from Northwestern University and her MFA from Indiana University in Printmaking. Denise currently lives in Tallahassee, Florida with her husband and twin girls. She is an Associate Professor of Art at Florida State University where she teaches printmaking and is Area Head of the Printmaking Department. She is the director and founder of Florida State University’s artists’ book press, Small Craft Advisory Press.
Elizabeth Castaldo
Elizabeth Castaldo is a New York based artist, printmaker, and bookbinder. Working with collage, drawing, and printmaking she creates works on paper and artist’s books that explore nature and the divine feminine. She has completed residencies at the Women’s Studio Workshop, Proyecto ‘Ace in Buenos Aires Argentina, Arquetopia in Oaxaca Mexico, the Center for Book Arts, NYC and Printmaker’s Open Forum, Oxford PA. Castaldo received her MFA from SCAD Atlanta where she was a Dean’s Fellow in Printmaking and her BFA from the School of Visual Arts. Her work has been exhibited internationally including with Proyecto ‘Ace, Saint-Paul de Mausole at Saint-Rémy, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Empty Set Gallery, Zuckerman Museum of Art, Center for Book Arts, Saint Joseph’s College, and Landing Contemporary. She teaches printmaking and book arts at Parsons School of Design and the Center for Book Arts. Her work is held in many private and institutional collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, SCAD, The University of Alberta, Carnegie Mellon University, Yale University, and others.
Virginia Howell
Virginia Howell is the director of the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking. Prior to this position she served as the Education Curator for the museum since 2013. Howell has a Master’s Degree in history from the University of Mississippi, and a B.A. in History and American Studies from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. She has been a museum educator for twenty years: beginning at Reynolda House, Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem, NC, as program coordinator at the North Carolina State Capital, and ten years at Cape Fear Museum of History and Science in Wilmington, North Carolina. As Education Curator at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, she expanded programming for school audiences, increased outreach opportunities to Georgia Tech students and faculty, and developed a homeschool workshop series that explores the many different uses of paper. In her role as Director of the museum, she seeks to support the mission of the museum to “collect, preserve, increase, and disseminate knowledge about papermaking—past, present, and future.”
