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The
ABC’s of Safe Sex,1993 Three simple guidelines for safer sex from Juan Flavier, Philippine
Health Secretary. Photocopied, 8-page single sheet structure.
4 1/4”H x 2 3/4”W. Open edition.
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Ace to Zinnia,
1989 A flip-card tour of the alphabet featuring printed
words and found objects to illustrate the letters of the alphabet.
28 decorated rolodex cards on metal base. 3”H x 4“W. Two-piece
box. Unique.
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Alphabet
Mountain, 1989 A flexible book that shapes into a variety
of landscapes. It has doors that open, sliding panels and many other
surprises. 28 panels decorated with clippings and found objects. 11
1/2“H x 10”W. Unique.
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Alphabet
Soup, 1990 An exploration of the use and possibilities of
the 26 letters we call our alphabet. Five identical cast cotton-fiber
panels are colored uniquely to bring out the text. Ring binding.
4 1/2“H x 6 1/4“W. 5 copies.
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Arizona
Wildlife, 1999. A
ten-panel tunnel book expands to create a three-dimensional panorama
of desert wildlife, vegetation and landscapes. Constructed out of
actual postcards with folding side panels that record memories of
an Arizona boyhood. Approximately 4"H x 6"W, opens to over
12"D. Gray cardstock protective case with additional text and
images. 10 copies. |
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Baggage Claim,
1997 A reflection on the things we carry and the things
we leave behind as we travel through life. Offset printed in
six colors on Fabriano paper with wrapped board covers and five block
print pop-ups. 1950's matchbox suitcase box. 1 1/2" H
x 2 1/2" W, opens to 36"L. 30 copies.
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A Box of
Stairs, 1994 One long piece of Kraft paper is gocco printed
and then cut and folded up into a two-piece box. The covers are connected
by a flight of 28 pop-up stairs. Text on bottom cover. 2” square.
36 copies.
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Buildings,
1992 An observation on the nature of creativity expressed
on a series of architecturally-shaped pages. Rubber stamped text on
Arches paper, Strathmore covers and comb binding. 4 1/2”H x 3
1/4”W. 50 copies.
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Carol Barton’s
Tunnel Class, 1991 Six panel tunnel book created during
a workshop with Carol Barton. Photocopied images of the class participants
mounted on Bristol boar with Canson hinges. 6 1/2”H x 8”W.
Unique binding by artist.
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Christmas
Greetings, 1990 A tribute to supportive friends is presented
on 16 concertina-folded pages with metallic string, rubber stamped
text and collage decorations. 1 1/2” square. 12 copies.
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Cooperation/Conflagration,
1992 Eight steps turn cooperation into conflagration. At any point
the book can be rotated and the process reversed. Photocopied text
and images with wrap-around cover. 3”H x 4“W. Open edition.
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Do Sit Down,
1991 Practical advice for relaxing cascades from the seat
of a miniature chair. Photocopied in two colors, the text block fits
inside a painted, museum board chair. Plastic box. 3 3/4“H x
2”W. 30 copies.
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Don’t
Peek, 1991 A glimpse at a quartet of animals who fail to take
instructions. Tunnel book of stamped images and text that has been
created out of Folio, Canson and Fabriano papers. 4”H x 5”W.
7 copies.
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Dulce Rey,
1991 A mental escape to a friendlier clime. Multi-colored
rubber-stamped images on rice paper. Concertina-folds. 30 pages. 1“H
x 1”W. Encased in a colorful plastic guitar, 3”H x 1“W.
30 copies.
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Extended
Family, 1990 A light-hearted look at an unexpected gathering
of friends. Stamped text and images on Arches paper overlays and pop-up,
foldout, spring, string, slide and wheel features. 1 3/4“ square.
20 copies.
"(The jury)
had high praise for all books, especially for a unique entry printed
with rubber type and colorful, stamped illustrations."
~ The Judges'
Report, 1990 Miniature Book Competition
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Fashion Statements,
1990 A set of six humorous fashion observations from hats
down to shoes. Each book is hand-screened in three colors on parchmarque
with fabric covers. Slipcase with label 3”H x 2 1/4 “W.
25 sets.
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The Forgotten Closet ,
1996 What’s behind the closet door and why is everyone afraid to find out? The answer is revealed in a single-sheet structure that opens to create several pages of text and a 3-D look-inside closet. Photocopied on cardstock. 4 1/2”H x 2 3/4”W. Open edition.
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Gay Myths,
1993 A catalog of misconceptions about gay people. 24 photocopied
pages with four that foldout. Black faux leather cover with two labels.
Standard: 2”H x 3 1/2”W. Mini: 1 3/4”H x 3”W.
Open edition.
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Geometric
Tunnel, 1991 Eight-panel tunnel book where a rectangle gradually
changes shape to become a circle. Museum board and decorative papers.
5”W x 4”H. Unique.
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Gifted, 1991 The sigh of a lover gift-rich and romance-poor. Rubber stamped
text and images on overlapping concertina folds that create 3-D scenes.
Encased in painted, papier-mâché gift box. 3” square.
12 copies.
1992 Distinguished
Book Award, Miniature Book Society, "Concept and execution done
elegantly in the mathematical sense, a model of integrity."
~ The Jury
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Grandma's
Closet, 1991.
Sneak a peek through-the-keyhole into Grandma's tightly locked secret
closet of treasures. Six-panel tunnel book of hand-colored photocopied
images on Folio stock. Text and additional images on side hinges.
8¼"H x 5¼"W. 30 copies.
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A Great Lunch,
1996 A graphic thank-you from a not-too-grateful guest.
A single sheet of paper is cut and folded into a four-panel tunnel
book. Offset printed with hand coloring and red fabric lips added.
2 1/2”H x 3”W, opens to 9"D. 40 copies.
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Guerrilla
Bookmaking, 1994 Catalog for solo show at Pyramid Atlantic
in Riverdale, Maryland. Single sheet version of Hedi Kyle’s flag
book. Photocopied. Cut out and glued by hand. 2 3/4”H x 3 1/2”W.
Open edition.
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Hey Straights!,
1994 A call for better understanding and cooperation between
gays and lesbians and their adversaries. Photocopied, 16-page single
sheet structure with cover onlay. 4 1/4”H x 2 3/4”W. Open
edition.
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Holiday Greetings,
1990 A holiday appreciation book on the importance of friendship.
Rubber stamped text decorated with sequins, stickers, string and cut
paper. Painted plaster gift box on cover. 1 1/2“ square. 12 copies.
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Home Improvement,
1993 A painted and decorated foamcore book that expresses
the need for better family values. Stamped and collage images with
paste papers by Claire Maziarczyk. 7 1/2“H x 5”W. Unique.
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Horrorosa
Noticia, 1993 Miniature calaveras (skull or skeleton)
drawings based on Mexican woodcuts. Concertina structure with Spanish
text on one side and English on the other. Photocopied
on Fabriano paper. 3/4“ H x 1 3/4W”, opens to 26”L.
Black plastic sarcophagus. 65 copies.
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Hot Off the
Press, 1995 A four page flexagon newsletter created by 14
young people, ages 8 -12, with the help of the artist at the Cairo
Public Library. Photocopied with stamped decorations. 11”H x
8 1/2”W. 100 copies.
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Is It a Mess?,
1993 A tunnel book with eight inter-connected panels that
create a zigzagging pathway for the hand-stamped text. Bristol board
and craft paper hinges. 6 1/2”H x 7”W. Unique.
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Is It That
Time Again?, 1993 Comb bindings on two sides allow pages
to open left and right to deliver a birthday knock-knock joke. Photocopied
in two colors with sticker decorations added. 1 3/4“H x 3”W.
Origami envelope.
30 copies.
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Juke Box Quilts , 1990. A jazzy tribute to juke box designs of a past era decorate eight three-dimensional pages with cut-paper collages and a cast papier-mâché cover. Fabric hinge binding. Commercial plastic juke box container. 5 "H x 3 1/2 "W. 10 copies.
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A Jungle
Fantasy, 1994 Exotic animals and vegetation come to life in a
five-panel tunnel book inspired by the work of Charlotte Stowell.
Museum board frames, collage illustrations and decorative paper hinges.
7”H x 8 1/2”W. Unique.
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Junket, 1990 A voyage of fancy aboard a bottled ship with text-laden sails.
Gocco printing and thermography. Wood, paper & cotton pulp sculpture
inside a corked bottle. 3 3/8” Dia. x 2 3/4“W. Two-piece
box. 8 copies.
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La Mariposa,
1993 A butterfly book in shape, embossed cover, text, illustrations,
dangles, and butterfly binding stitch. Photocopied with stamped decorations.
Spanish with English translation. Canson cover. 2 1/4”H x 3”W. 48 copies.
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Los Sellos, 2000. A dozen designs, inspired by pre-Hispanic printing stamps, are letterpress printed on miniature cards, along with text sheets in Spanish and English, and then fitted in a chipboard album with cross-stitch binding. 3"H x 2 1/4"W. 30 copies.
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LUNCH!, 1993 A papier-mâché frog with a black plastic fly trapped
on the tip of its tongue. A 19” text scroll addresses the importance
of social responsibility. Wood knob for rewinding. 2” cube box.
15 copies.
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Mail Bonding,
1992 A reply to an unexpected letter from someone close to the
heart. Photocopied in two colors on ivory bond, comb binding and plastic
box. 32 pages plus foldouts. 2” square. Open edition.
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Main Street
Bagels, 1995 Discount coupon booklet created for friends
who own a local business. Photocopied bagel-shaped pages with
key chain binding. 3 1/4” Dia. About 30 copies.
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Maryline's
Garden, 1996 Pop-down illustrations descend from between
reflective pages to create eight kaleidoscope gardens. Offset printed
text labels and color copied gardens mounted on mirrored mylar pages.
3”H x 21”W. Fabric bag. Archival clamshell box. 50 copies.
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Miniseries,
1989 Ted Cronin’s reflection on television’s impact
on our lives. Hand-screened text set inside a painted wood, plastic
and wire television-like case. 9”H x 6”W (Text 4” x
4 1/2 “). Two-piece box. 30 copies.
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Mosaic, 1992 The chances for a relationship change as pages turn and mosaic
tiles move to cover one message and reveal a new idea. Gocco printing
on handmade paper, piano-hinge binding. 2 1/2”H x 2 3/4”W.
20 copies.
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Mountain
Garden, 1994 Model for tunnel book class taught in the public
schools. Felt-tip colored, cutout designs on cardstock frames, with
bond paper hinges. Cover left unattached for demonstration. 4”H
x 5”W. Unique.
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Moving the
Obstinate, 1996 Commissioned by the Smithsonian and inspired
by a 1590 engineering treatise, this book presents a blueprint for
social change. 18”H obelisk, foldout text screen and slipcover.
6 copies.
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A New Song,
1996 A new edition of a 1986 poem celebrating the 100th anniversary
of the Statue of Liberty. Photocopied on two interlocking sheets of
bond paper. 2 3/4“H x 2 1/8“W. Open edition.
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New York
City Transit, 1997 A 10-panel expanding diorama of Manhattan landmarks
created out of actual postcards with New York City bus and subway
maps for the side hinges. 4"H x 6"W, opens to10"D. Decorated
manilla box.
15 copies.
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Old Reliable
Supports, 1992 A catalog of supports to get through rough times.
Stamped images are combined with overlays and pop-up surprises. Crossed
long and link stitch binding. 2”H x 1 1 /2“W. Plastic box.
18 copies.
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On Accepting
Friends, 1992 A quote by Thomas Jefferson is a Valentine message
photocopied in two colors with additional stamped illustrations added.
Photocopied bond paper with cardstock cover. 4 1/4“H x 3 “W.
Open edition.
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Opportunities
to Reflect, 1974 A portfolio of design work up to 1974 including
photographs, samples and observations. 32 pages with additional fold-out
and pop-up panels. Oriental sewn binding. 10 1/2“H x 15 1/2“W.
Unique.
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Out and About, 2007. A springtime romp features a fluttering butterfly, a buzzing bee, a hovering dragonfly, a leaping frog, a wandering turtle, and a flash of blinking fireflies. Gocco printed and stenciled pages. 2 1/8 " Square, opens to a 30" panoramic view. Box with papier-mâché frog. 30 copies.
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Parting Wish,
1993 A sentimental request from an 1880’s autograph
album. Carousel binding opens to 3-D garden setting. Photocopied in
two colors on speckled acid-free recycled cover stock with a leatherette
cover and comb binding. Slipcase. 2 7/8” square. Open edition.
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Patchwork
Coins, 1990 A collection of multi-colored coins of questionable
value. Thread text on cast cotton-fiber disks. 1”H. Two-piece
cylinder box. Unique.
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Penland Winter,
1996 Model created for a book structure class taught at
Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. Cardstock and decorative
papers. 4”H x 5”W. Unique.
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A Perfect
Fit, 1992 The importance of finding one’s place is presented
on seven artist-made paper pages with embedded decorations and stamped
text onlays. 11 1/2“H x 9 1/2 “W. Clamshell box. Unique.
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The Rabbit
Report, 1989 A vision of what happens when a deluge of rabbits--real
or imaginary?--descend on the metropolis. Silk-screened and coated
scroll encased in papier-mâché rabbit. 6”H
x 5”W. 20 copies.
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Remember
Children, 1995 A model for a work in progress. A plea for
the end of violence against children will be proclaimed by a parade
of youthful activists. Recycled packing carton paper. 9”H
x 6”W. Unique model.
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River of
Stars, 1994
Poetic text follows a dream journey down a celestial waterway. Text and letterpress printing by Julie Chen with an unfolding three-dimensional structure of interlocking concertina folds devised by Ed Hutchins. 2 7/8 "H x 2 ¾"W, opens to 24"L. Slipcase. 100 copies.
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San Francisco
& Friends, 1997 All the major sights seen on a
West Coast jaunt come together in this three-dimensional expanding
view of San Francisco. An eight-panel tunnel book constructed
from actual postcards collected on the trip. The side hinges
are a color- copied photo collage of the friends that made the trip
special. 4"H x 6"W. 12 copies.
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Scoops, 1991 A comparison between life and a multi-scoop cone. Scroll decorated
with hand-cutstamps and rubber type, 16”L x 2”W, set in
a colorful plastic ice cream cone, 2 “H, set in a plastic box
3”H x 1 5/8“W. 24 copies.
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Serious Stuff,
1993 Catalog for solo show at the Hendrick Hudson Free Library
in Montrose, New York. Single sheet version of petal book. Photocopied
on ledger-sized bond paper. 2 3/4” square. Open edition.
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The Shape
of Things, 1994 The nature of first impressions is explored
with a series of impossible 3-D puzzles. Photocopied on cardstock
with colorful geometric sticker decorations. Constructed from a single
sheet of paper. 2 1/8”H x 2”W. Paper slipcase. 85 copies.
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Soft Serve,
1993 A comparison between life and a soft serveice cream cone
expressed on a wildly decorated 26” scroll inside a 3”H
snap-apart plastic ice cream cone. Gocco printed in 19 colors on Arches
paper. Plastic box. 3 1/2”H x 1 1/2”W. 45 copies.
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Star
Book, 2005.
Unfolding petal pages create a celestial pathway for a text describing
a stellar friendship. Gocco printed on Environment Parchment with
stickers, sequins, brass charms, buttons, brads, glow-in-the-dark
stick-ons, lenticular panels, foamy shapes, puffed fabric, and stamped
images added. Hardcover with eight unfolding double-page spreads. 2¾"
square. Clamshell box.
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State Plates,
1990 A dozen mini-license plates from frequently visited states:
happiness, passion, shock, anxiety, etc. Multi-colored cast cotton-fiber
panels with lamp chain binding. 4 1/4“H x 3”W. 12 copies.
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Suzie Sez,
1993 Suzie’s doll head tops a concertina strip of advice
panels and punched paper figures. Stamped text on multi-colored papers
inside a 2” cube box with even more advice on the sides. 33 copies.
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El taco de ojo (Easy on the Eye), 2000. A cardboard taco shell is stuffed with seven filling-shaped foamy pages with silk-screened text panels that carry sayings about food, hunger, and desire in Spanish on one side and English on the other. 3 ¾"H x 6"W. Custom crafted box. 48 copies.
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Tags, 1991 Some thoughts on the process of evaluating new acquaintances.
Stencil-stamped sales tags lavishly decorated with sequins, stickers
and other great stuff discovered in the forgotten corners of the studio.
Key chain binding. Two-piece box. 2 3/4”H x 1 3/4”W. 25
copies.
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Tell Me Why, 2000. In the midst of our ordered universe how can disorder creep in? A single-sheet carousel book with fold-down pages and pop-up cloud formations. Offset printed in blue with hand-carved, hand-stamped illustrations 2 7/8"H x 2 5/8"W. Open Edition.
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Tied for Success, 2001 A tie rack masquerading as a book describes a fight for individuality in the midst of corporate conformity. Twenty-one festive ties decorate the box, cover and pages. Gocco printed in 14 colors with collage, rubber stamping, stenciling, punching, sponging, embossing and thermography added. Leatherette covers and comb binding. Decorated leatherette pencil box. 7 3/4"H x 2"W. 28 copies.
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Toro, 2001. Even a life of leisure may contain a dark underside. Hand-carved stamp illustrations and rubber stamp type are printed in four colors on handmade amatl (bark) paper. Of course, there's a swinging cape. 2"H x 1 1/8"W, opens to 13"L. Toro matchbox. 28 copies.
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Towango Bashi,
1992 An archaic tribal poem about a vengeful demon spirit.
Cast papier-mâché panels bound with leatherette and belt.
Transcription, translation & notes included. Two-piece box. 8”H
x 5“W. 6 copies.
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Transformation,
1996 A cynical comparison between the life cycle of an ill-fated
frog and the perpetual deterioration of the political process. Gocco
printing on die-cut frog pages with faux-leather covers. Key ring
binding. 3” square. 28 copies.
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The Traveling
Merriment Troupe,1991 A timely meeting between stable creatures
and performing wild animals pre-figures Isaiah’s hopeful vision.
46 photocopied Vellum Bristol pages and comb binding. 3” square.
Open edition.
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Travelog,
1995 An eight-panel tunnel book created from postcards collected
on cross-country trip. In collaboration with Steve Warren. Color copied
side hinges and paper case with text. 4”H x 6”W. 15 copies.
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Tunnel O’
Love, 1994 A romantic voyage of discovery through a six-panel
tunnel book. Text jumps from on heart-packed panel to the next.
Additional text on back cover. Color copied and mounted on cardstock
with Fabriano paper hinges. 4”H x 5”W. 60 copies.
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Turtle Talk, 2001 Ever wonder what a turtle has to say? This combination book/box opens to reveal all the answers delivered by a bobbing-head handmade miniature turtle from Mexico. Gocco printed and silkscreened using gocco stencils in eight colors on acid-free Stonehedge paper. 1 1/2" cube unfolds to 4 1/2" X 7" sheet. 52 copies.
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Twisted,
1992 Attempts to twist an individual to conform turn to
a confirmation of individual expression. Bound so pages automatically
advance as covers are twisted. Gocco printed on recycled paper. 3”
square. 50 copies.
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Under the
Big Top, 1994 Model for tunnel book class taught in the
public schools. Felt-tip marker illustrations and text on cardstock
with bond paper hinges. 4”H x 5”W. Unique.
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Village Voices, 2007 An unfolding winter scene where dozens of snow-folk raise their voices to celebrate the season. Flat card opens to a 4" H X 5" W X 3 1/2" D five-panel three-dimensional scene. Offset printed with six stenciled colors added. 4”H x 5”W. Open edition.
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Voces de Mexico (Voices of Mexico), 2000. Sayings by Mexican luminaries on art, education, life, death and politics are recorded on a flexagon that rotates out from the center until returning to the beginning. In Spanish with English translation. 5" square. 1,000 copies.
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The Unfolding
Nature of Books, 1994 Catalog for solo show at the Park
Row Gallery in Chatham, New York. Crimped pages unfold to both sides.
Photocopied on bond paper and coverstock. 3 1/4“ square. Open
edition.
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Walls Into
Pages, 1993 An architectural model that opens to create
a wall of 16 red metallic and silver laserfoil panels. Can be shaped
into a variety of configurations. Museum board and handmade paper.
5” square. Unique.
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What My True
Love Gave to Me, 1989 An catalog of gifts from a devoted
lover with erotic tastes. Book structure and box created by Wilton
Wiggins and Douglas Lee with 20 decorated panels by Ed Hutchins.
11 1/2“H x 8”W. Unique.
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Whatta Pie,
1991 A dozen pie-related legends, rumors and quotes presented
on wedge-shaped pages that fanout, foldout, unfold, rotate and flip
over. Served on a papier-mâché crust in aplastic take-out
container. 3“H x 4“W. Clamshell box. Edition of three pies,
or 24 slices.
11 1/2“H x 8”W. Unique.
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When Dinosaurs
Ruled, 1996 Model for a proposed how-to book on making tunnel
books. A color-yourself landscape with place-them-yourself dinosaurs.
Photocopied on cardstock. Hand-colored by artist. 4”H x
5”W. Unique.
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Windows,
1994 A set of two miniature tunnel books, one a view in
and the other a view out, a window. Photocopied, hand colored, cut
and assembled from a single sheet of paper. 2 1/8”H x 3”W.
Paper slipcase. Open edition.
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Words
for the World, 1995. Supportive
messages in English and many other languages are commercially silk-screened
on sharpened pencils to encourage the writing of new messages. 15
pencils, text folder, and brightly printed tin case. 3"H x 6"W.
250 copies.
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Word Vessel,
1990 The circulatory nature of words is compared to the
circulatory system of the body. Glass alphabet beads, plexi-tubing,
plastic box and boxboard base and slipcover. 5”H x 4 1/2”W.
6 copies.
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World Peace,
1991 A round book that divides into quadrants that describe
obstacles to unification: Hunger, poverty, intolerance and ignorance.Gocco
printed with pop-ups, thermography & tinting added. 3 1/2”
diameter. 30 copies. Second Edition, 1996. 50 copies. |
