Giant: a deity with leaves (Deluxe Edition)
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Description
"A towering native oak has stood in a nearby wildland park for over 400 years. This is the story of how the ancient tree became a cherished presence in the life of the artist; a source of wonder, mystery and connection to the natural world. The letterpress printing was done on the Vandercook Universal III power press using Centaur and Arrighi type, cast by M & H Type Foundry and Swamp Press, wood French Clarendon and photopolymer plates on Zerkall Book Wove, handmade Kitakata and Korean Hanji papers. The botanical pages are contact prints on Strathmore Aquarius II watercolor paper. The long stitch binding, sewn with hand-dyed Kinglet Cottage linen thread through a white oak spine, has a cover of contact printed and dyed handmade Indigo watercolor paper. The deluxe edition includes the book housed in a hinged box, lined with Cave handmade paper, a Quercuslobata acorn and Quercus, a suite of prints concealed in a drawer. The acorn included in the deluxe box has been frozen for 12 months, baked for 8 hours and sealed." — Pie in the Sky Press
Publisher
Pie in the Sky Press
Subject
environment, nature, natural world, trees, preservation, botanical prints, botany
Extent
64 pages, 7.75 x 11.25 x .75 inches. Box, 9.75 x 12.75 x 2.5 inches. Folder with 8 editioned prints.
Style
Longstitch binding
Material
Handmade paper with imprinted leaves, wood and photopolymer plates, linen thread, white oak spine, watercolor paper, one preserved acorn.
Technique
Letterpress printing on handmade paper. Sewn with hand-dyed linen thread.
Date
2019
Recommended Citation
Chamlee, Rebecca, "Giant: a deity with leaves (Deluxe Edition)" (2019). Rollins College Book Arts Collection. 120.
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/book_arts/120
Other Information
Edition 18 of 30. Booklet and prints signed and numbered by the artist. For more information, visit https://pieintheskypress.com/Giant-a-deity-with-leaves or https://mcbaprize.org/rebecca-chamlee-giant-a-deity-with-leaves/.