Archive

My papers, models, mock-ups, test prints, anything and everything that goes into making and showing my work are held in Special Collections at the University of Iowa Libraries: https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/

The books listed alphabetically below are sold out or otherwise unavailable. Each book description includes the collections where the book may be viewed. The prices listed are for informational purposes only.

ABC DVC, 2013, 8″ x 5″. A collaborative ABC book from the Delaware Chapter of the Guild of Book workers. Each participant printed a page based on one letter from the alphabet, the page size and paper was set, and each person was asked that their assigned letter appear somewhere on the page. An edition of 30 copies with each individual copy bound by a participant with materials of their choice using the drum leaf binding.  Public collection: University of Iowa. $350.00

A Book Can Take You Anywhere, 2012, 9″ x 5″. A pop-up book made for the Cartalogo Bicentenario exhibit at the National Library of Chile, Santiago Chile. The exhibition was organized by artist and curator Carolina Larrea for the 200^th anniversary of the National Library. Moriki papers, catalog cards, duo book cloth, binders board and a bamboo stick. Two copies. Public collection: Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, University of Iowa. $400.00

All Sorts, 2015, 9″ x 9″ x 1½”. A tunnel book printed letterpress during the inaugural Coffey Residency at the University of Florida. The residency task was to research the Jerry Chicone Jr. collection of citrus labels then design and execute an artist’s book with printer Ellen Knudson over a six-week time period. The text is a double alphabet of words, positive, negative and neutral that can be used to describe all sorts of people. The patterns, title lettering and colors used on the panels were taken from some of the citrus labels. Enclosed in a clamshell box. Edition of 35. Public collections: University of Iowa, Michigan State University, University of Washington, University of Florida, Victoria & Albert Museum National Library, London; Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, England, Library of Congress, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Mills College, Meermanno Museum, The Hague, Netherlands; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England; Flasch Collection, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; University of Utah, Rhode Island School of Design, Wellesley College, Otis College of Art & Design. Private collections. Selected as a Gallery Choice award winner in the exhibit Pop-Up Now II, an international, juried exhibition of handmade pop-up and movable artists books at 23 Sandy Gallery, 623 NE 23rd Ave., Portland, OR. The Gallery Choice award was made by owner and artist Laura Russell. She said “As a graphic designer I find this book is not only an example of stellar design and color, but it is a well-researched and well-conceived work where each and every element from the structure, inspired by orange crates, to the double alphabet, counts. It is also flawlessly executed. Top notch quality. Price: $350.00-450.00

An Alphabet Derived from Abnormal Fetal Positions, 2015, 4″ x 4″ x 1″. An accordion book laser printed on Sakamoto Heavy paper with inclusions printed on Arches Text Wove paper and adhered with Gudy archival adhesive. The letterforms were made with collage and manipulation of fetal forms from an illustration in the book Somatomia Andropologica, 1680 by Sebastian Christian von Zeidler for the Micrographia Exhibit, during the Scientific Books and Their Makers: A Symposium; at the University of Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa City, IA. The text was written by the artist to accompany the fetal alphabet forms. Edition of 5. Public collections: University of Iowa, Duke University, the British Library. Private collections. $175.00

Another Day at the Beach, 1996, 5″ x 55″. A traditional scroll form. Japanese papers, paste paint, acrylic and colored pencils. Edition of two. Private collections. $200.00

The Anxiety Alphabet, 1998, 7″ x 4″ x 3″. A Coptic bound alphabet book with a text relating to anxiety and its resolution. The cover rests on pins and needles. Ink jet print on rag paper. Deluxe edition of 10, standard edition of 25. Public collections: Deluxe- University of Georgia, University of Iowa, University of Washington, Yale University, Maryland Institute of Contemporary Art, Cambridge University, University of Alabama, Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Witts Museum, University of Witwattersrand, South Africa. Standard- Wexford Arts Centre, Ireland; University of Washington, Newberry Library, Rhode Island School of Design, University of Iowa, Atlanta College of Art, Kansas University. Private collections. Deluxe: $250.00, Standard: $100.00

Away flag accordion book, 2002, 7″ x 5″. An archival inkjet print accordion book with attached flags. A continuous image on the topsides of the flags and a text addressing the pluses and minuses of “getting away from it all” on the undersides. Attached hard covers. Edition of 25. Public collections: Victoria and Albert Museum, London; University of Iowa, Kansas University. Private collections. $150.00

Chasing Your Tale, 2000, 4″ x 4″. An archival inkjet print continuous flexagon with text and images regarding my dog Gomez, the naughty dog of my press name. Open edition. Public collections: International Society of Copier Artists, internationally distributed; Tate Britain, London; University of Iowa, Kean University. Private collections. $6.00

Crime and Romance, 2000, 5 ½” x 8 ½”. A black and white photocopied slice book of text and images from the Eyes Were Watching series, with pages divided in thirds for multiple viewing possibilities. Card stock with a black plastic comb binding. Open edition. Public collections: University of Iowa, Museum of Modern Art, Yale University, University of Georgia, Kansas University, Brown University. Private collections. $30.00-40.00

Desdemona In Her Own Words, 2015, 19″ x 13″. A book in pages with handset type letterpress printed and additional printing using assorted foams and adhesive plates, wire, pressure printing and collagraphs. Since 2011, I have been working with Shakespeare’s tragedies, reading and rereading the plays, distilling the themes. I read Othello with a particular interest in Desdemona and her appalling passivity. I used her dialog to give her new lines to speak up for herself. Edition of 14. Public collections: Library of Congress, Midwest One Bank, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, University of Washington, University of Denver, Folger Shakespeare Library, Southwest School of Art, IUPUI, Bainbridge Museum of Art, Temple University, The National Museum of Women in the Arts. Set of proofs: University of Missouri, University of Pennsylvania. Private collections. $2,500-2,800.00

Does Any of This Look Familiar, 2002, 10 ½” x 5″. A letterpress book of 5 essays and linked images, printed with handset type, polymer plates and relief printed images on a hemp and cotton paper specifically made for the project by Lynn Amlie, Papermaker at the University of Iowa Center for the Book Paper Facility. Bound in the vade mecum format with a flax wrapper cover, stab binding and hanging strap. Edition of 10. Printed while in residence at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN with additional funding from the Iowa Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Public collections: Victoria and Albert National Art Library, London; University of Iowa, Cedar Rapids IA Museum of Art; Jaffe Collection-FAU, University of Michigan, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Washington. Private collections. $800.00-1,500.00

Diva on the Road, 2002, 4 ¼” x 2 ¾”. An advice book drawn from my personal experiences as a visiting expert. An inkjet print book on lavender text paper, using the French door single sheet technique. Open edition. Public collections: University of Iowa, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Kean University. Private collections. $10.00

Eight Slices of Pie, 2002, 9” in diameter. A set of 8 archival inkjet print wedge books musing on various pie related subjects and recipes. Contained in a purchased aluminum pie pan with a clear plastic snap on lid and a printed cover. Edition of 25. Public collections: University of Iowa, University of Georgia, Atlanta College of Art, University of Washington, National Museum of Women’s Art, Clark University, University of New Mexico, Virginia Commonwealth University, Washington & Lee University, Cleveland Art Institute, University of Vermont. Private collections. $50.00

Eyes Were Watching, 1995, 8″ x 10″. A 20-page book of etchings with 10 chine colle images with text. Limp bound in flax paper with braided cotton cords. Edition of 5. Public collections: University of Iowa, Minneapolis Institute of Art. Private collections. $500.00.

Fallen Down Neighborhood, 1992, 9″ x 9″. A pop up, fall down book of house shaped pages. Photocopied on cover stock, silver stamped title. Open edition. Public collections: Tate Britain, University of Iowa, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Private collections. $30.00

The Family Game, 2003, 5 ½” x 8 ½”. Subtitled “lose just by playing”, this is a game for all ages; everyone has a family of some kind. This archival inkjet print book contains a colorful pop out presenting the playing board. A six-page pamphlet on Mohawk superfine paper with an attached cover of Emerald Canford paper. Edition of 100. Public collections: University of California, Santa Cruz; University of Iowa, Yale University, Kansas University, Atlanta College of Art, Mills College, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Michigan, Longwood University, University of California, Los Angeles; Maryland Institute College of Art, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Vermont, Oberlin College, University of Pennsylvania, University of Washington, Duke University, Cleveland Institute of Art, Maine College of Art, Drake University, Temple University, Baylor University, Ohio University, Santa Reparata School of Art. Private collections. $30.00-50.00

The Gist of Romeo and Juliet, 2014, 9″ x 9″ x 1″. A carousel book made for a presentation of the construction method at the GBW Standards of Excellence in Las Vegas, NV. This carousel book uses a format that I devised to allow for scenes and separate text panels. The spine tabbing, also of my devising, functions both to hold the book together and to balance the thickness at the fore-edge. The images and text were made with a trace mono-printing technique on Mohawk Superfine 100 lb Text paper. The covers are printed on a Bugra paper. Edition of 5. Public collections: University of Denver, University of Iowa, Temple University. Private collections. $350.00 

Half a Sandwich & The Other Half, 2003, 5 ½” x 5 ½”. A set of short stories musing on the various sandwiches I have encountered in my life. Two laser printed books on golden colored text paper, using the triangle single sheet technique. Open edition. Public collections: University of Iowa, International Society of Copier Artists, internationally distributed. Private collections. $8.00

The Hands that Hold Me, 1994, 8″ x 4″ x 1″. An assortment of cutout hands backed with decorated English book papers and Japanese papers bound using a variation of the Coptic binding. One of a kind. Public collection: University of Iowa. $300.00

The House Detective, 1995, 7″ x 4 ¼” x 6″. The House Detective, Abridged, 1995, 7″ x 4 ¼” x 2″. A series of graduating house shapes with photocopies of intaglio prints on Japanese paper with cut up detective novels on foam core, accordion bound using Japanese screen hinges. Unabridged edition of 4, abridged edition of 10. Public collections: Unabridged- University of Iowa; Abridged- Rhode Island School of Design, University of California, Santa Barbara; University of Iowa. Private collections. $300.00, abridged: $100.00

House of Cards, 1992, 9″ x 4″ x 2″. 52 4 x 6-inch cards, 26 different images, plus a title card and one joker, photocopied on card stock and backed with Japanese papers. The box is Japanese papers layered over foam core. Edition of 4. Public collections: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, University of Iowa. Private collections. $300.00

How Can I Live in Iowa? 1999, 5″ x 6 ¾”. A carousel book with 6 scenes and text, archival ink jet printed on Mohawk superfine and transparency film. Case bound with Nideggen paper; laser printed title and a cord tie closure. Number four of the five books of the Iowa series. Edition of 25. Public collections: University of Iowa, Nexus, Cedar Rapids, IA Museum of Art; University of Washington, Scripps College, University of Georgia, Oberlin College, Cleveland Institute of Art,Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Witts Museum, University of Witwattersrand, South Africa. Private collections. $250.00-350.00

How Can I Love You? 2000, 4 ¼” x 5 ½”. A color photocopied slice book of images from the It Isn’t Always Funny series, with pages divided in thirds for multiple viewing possibilities. Card stock with a green plastic comb binding. Open edition. Public collections: University of Iowa, Yale University, University of Central Florida, Texas Tech University, Cleveland Institute of Art, Oberlin College, Saint Ambrose University, Mane College of Art, Lincoln Land Community College, Baylor University. Private collections. $30.00-40.00

I.C.U. 1995, 8″ x 4″ x 1″. An assortment of cutout hands backed with decorated English book papers and Japanese papers bound using a variation of the Coptic binding. One of a kind. Public collection: University of Iowa. $300.00

I Like It. Here. 1998, 3 ¾” x 2 ¼”. An ink jet print book, on card stock using the extended flexagon format. In a purchased envelope. Number one of the five books of the Iowa series. Open edition. Public collections: University of Iowa, Museum of Modern Art, International Society of Copier Artists, internationally distributed; University of Washington, Scripps College, University of California, Santa Cruz; University of Ohio, Cedar Rapids, IA Museum of Art; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Newberry Library, Kean University, Oberlin College,Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Witts Museum, University of Witwattersrand, South Africa. Private collections. $6.00-8.00

I Live in Iowa, 1999, 7″ x 8 ½” x 3″. A pop-up book using paste papers, flax paper, assorted rag papers and wire, with an ink jet printed text. Number three of the five books of the Iowa series. Edition of 10. Public collections: Metropolitan Museum of Art, University of Iowa, Cedar Rapids, IA Museum of Art; Scripps College, Victoria and Albert National Art Library, Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Witts Museum, University of Witwattersrand, South Africa. $500.00-800.00

In One Ear, 1996, 8 ½” x 5″. A pop-up accordion book of a story told in three versions. Inkjet print, commercial papers. Open edition. Public collections: Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate Britain, University of Iowa, University of Washington, Indiana University, Wexford Art Centre, Ireland; Kansas University, University of Central Florida, City of Cerritos, CA; University of Michigan, University of Vermont, University of Oregon, University of Alabama, Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Witts Museum, University of Witwattersrand, South Africa. Private collections. $30.00-50.00

It Isn’t Always Funny, 1993, 2 ½” x 2 ¼”. An accordion bound book of images from the It Isn’t Always Funny series. Photocopied on text wove rag paper. Open edition. Public collections: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Iowa, Museum of Modern Art, New York; University of Ohio, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Kean University. Private collections. $10.00

It Isn’t Always Funny, 1993, 8 ½” x 8 ½”. It Isn’t Always Funny, 1993, 8 ½” x 4 ¼”. A Japanese 4-hole bound book of images from the It Isn’t Always Funny series. Photocopied on Sakamoto Japanese paper. Open edition. Public collection: University of Iowa. Private collections. $30.00 and $20.00

King Leer: A Tragedy in Five Puppets, 2018,7″ x 13″ x 7″. A boxed set of five different kinds of puppets including a beanbag, a robot, a sock puppet, a jump up, and a flapping mouth. They present various aspects of the behaviors and language of our 45^th president. This project started with the spontaneous making of the beanbag puppet as a tension reliever in the winter of 2016. The remaining 4 puppets were developed slowly in 2017. Each puppet has been made with the materials appropriate to their nature, three of the puppets are Chancery paper, one is cloth and the other is a sock. The font used throughout is Arial Black with Apple Chancery for the opposite side of the jump up tab, all printed letterpress on a Vandercook SP15. Chancery paper, a hemp and cotton blend, is made by Tim Barrett and his team of student papermakers at the University of Iowa Center for the Book. Public collections: University of Iowa, University of Denver, Indiana University, Miami University of Ohio, Library of Congress, Yale University, Swarthmore College, Emory University, Baylor University, University of California, San Diego; University of California, Los Angeles; Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Scripps College, University of Georgia, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Washington, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of Missouri, University of Arkansas, University of Utah. Private collections. Price: $850.00

The Lasagna Book, 1976, 4″ x 4″. Softbound book of letterpress printed text and offset printed photographs. Edition of 150. Public collections: University of Iowa. Private collections. $30.00

Life in Iowa, 1999, 4″ x 7″ x ¾”. A tunnel book, with color photocopied images and ink jet printed text on card stock. Number two of the five books of the Iowa series. Edition of 50. Public collections: Wexford Art Centre, Ireland; University of Iowa, University of Washington, Visual Studies Workshop, Atlanta College of Art, Yale University, Tate Britain, London; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Scripps College, Cedar Rapids, IA Museum of Art; Indiana University, Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Witts Museum, University of Witwattersrand, South Africa. Private collections. $30.00-50.00

Look Closely, 1998, 4 ¼” x 2 ¾”. A photocopied book on card stock, using the flexagon format. Open edition. Public collections: University of Iowa, Museum of Modern Art, New York; University of California, Santa Cruz; University of Ohio, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Kean University. Private collections. $3.00

More Slices of Pie, 2008, 9” in diameter. A set of 8 archival inkjet print wedge books musing on various pie related subjects and recipes. Similar in format to Eight Slices of Pie but the stories and recipes are all new. Contained in a purchased aluminum pie pan with a clear plastic case and a printed cover. Edition of 25. Public collections: University of Iowa, University of Vermont, Cleveland Institute of Art, University of Pennsylvania, Clark University, University of New Mexico, University of Denver, University of Illinois, Center for Book Arts, New York, Maine College of Art, Virginia Commonwealth University, Washington & Lee University. Private collections. $50.00-75.00

Mutually Exclusive, 2002, 6 ¼” x 4 ¼”each. Letterpress printed set of 5 magic wallets, provoked by the events of 9/11/01, which address the cacophony of news reports, emotions, analysis and opinions (expert and otherwise) that follow in the wake of any major news event. The righteous indignation and reciprocal intolerance whitewashed by ideals from religion to political correctness raise the question of personal belief. Using the magic wallet format, the book panels flip back and forth from two opposing statements, which reflect the slipperiness of forging a personal philosophy. Each of the texts has three layers, the large basic statements, an underlying stream-of-consciousness narration and the 10 sets from the Pythagorean table of opposites. The wallets are contained in a Japanese box wrapper with bone clasps made by Rosa Guimaraes. Printed with the assistance of interns Paula Naughton and Nancy Campbell during the Sally R. Bishop artist’s residency at the Center for Book Arts, New York, NY. Edition of 50 sets. Public collections: Yale University, University of Iowa, University of Delaware, Indiana University, Kansas University, University of North Carolina, University of California, Irvine; Swarthmore College, California State, Hayward; University of California, San Diego; Virginia Commonwealth University, Union College, Rhode Island School of Design, University of Michigan, Brooklyn Museum of Art, University of California, Santa Barbara; Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, Library of Congress. Private collections.

My Twelve Steps, 1997, 6″ x 6″ x 1″. A pull-up book printed letterpress on cream-colored Rives heavy weight paper. Case bound with flax and Moriki paper over acid free binders board. Bamboo and cotton pull cord with bead stops for closing. Edition of 100. Awards: 47^th Publishing Media Show, Chicago Book Clinic, Chicago, IL, Award of Excellence, traveling exhibition, 1997-99; Book Exploration ’98, The New Art Forum, Kingston, MA, Excellence in Design Award. Public collections: University of Georgia, Wellesley College, Harvard University, University of Iowa, University of Ohio, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Washington, Mount Mercy College, Yale University, Sackner Archive, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; City of Cerritos, CA; Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library, Scripps College, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Kansas University, Tate Britain, Atlanta College of Art, University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, San Diego, Texas Tech University, University of Michigan, Longwood University, University of Pennsylvania, California State University, San Luis Obispo; Ringling School of Art & Design, University of New Mexico, St. Lawrence University, University of Oregon, New York Public Library, Library of Congress, Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Witts Museum, University of Witwattersrand, South Africa. Private collections. $75.00-150.00

Naked Sauna 1970, 2001, 4 ¼” x 2 ¾”. The story of the most notable aspect of my summer spent as an exchange student. A laser print book on yellow text paper, using the hidden room single sheet technique. Attached folded blue text paper cover. Public collections: University of Iowa, International Society of Copier Artists, internationally distributed, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Kean University. Private collections. $6.00

Not a Straight Line, 2011, 2″ x 2″ x 8″. A book comprised of 10 linked Coptic bound books with one line of the text in each of the books. This book was made for the Al-Mutanabbi Street Artists’ Book project. The project aims to “re-assemble” some of the “inventory” of the reading material that was lost in the car bombing of al-Mutanabbi Street. For more information on the project go to http://artistbooks.ning.com/events/an-inventory-of-almutanabbi One complete set of the books from this project will be donated to the Iraq National Library in Baghdad, the other two sets will be exhibited throughout the world. To read the book the viewer must find their way along the linked books that turn this way and that way much as a meandering street would. Letterpress printed on stained Rives BFK heavyweight paper. The covers are made with moriki and University of Iowa flax paper. The individual books are hinged together with walnut crackle paper from Cave paper and housed in a cloth covered hinged box. Edition of 20. Public collections: University of Iowa, University of Washington, Columbia University, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, IUPUI, University of California, Berkeley; Savannah Collee of Art and Design, Michigan State University, University of Vermont, Topeka County Public Library, Library of Congress, Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Witts Museum, University of Witwattersrand, South Africa. Private collections. $450.00-600.00

Pantone Postcard Project catalog, 2017, 11″ x 8 ½”. A 110-page catalog printed by Bookmobile. Includes an introductory essay by Mark Dimunation (#19-4305 Pirate Black) and a preface written by me (#19-3935 Deep Cobalt). Designed by Sara Sauers (#4685). The postcards are shown front and back with a thumbnail of the original postcard. Initial printing 150, available as on-demand. Public collections: University of Iowa, Library of Congress, Mills College, Dartmouth College, University of Washington, Yale University, Oberlin College, University of Pennsylvania. Originals and archive: Library of Congress. Private collections.  $40.00

Parallel Lives, 1995, 24″ x 36″. A six-panel accordion book with three hand painted parallel story lines. Japanese screen hinges. Private collection. $500.00

Paths of Fate, 1995, 4″ x 4″. A color photocopied version of a child’s “fortune teller” with a protective folder. Open edition. Public collections: University of Iowa, Museum of Modern Art, University of Washington, University of Ohio, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Kean University. Private collections. $8.00

PBI 1995, 1995, 9″ x 7″ x 3″. A Ziploc bag book of found objects and photographs commemorating the Paper & Book Intensive. 30 bags bound with dowel posts and wooden caps. Edition of two. Private collections. $150.00

The Peacock’s Complaint, 2000, 7 ½” x 4″. A fan book with images and text chronicling the give and take of a long-lasting friendship between two women. The title side of the fan has peacock feathers; the other side has the drawings and text. The fan is fully reversing and shows the two friends swapping roles with each other. Constructed of color photocopies on card stock fastened at the base with an aluminum post screw and at the top with cotton thread. Edition of 50. Public collections: University of Iowa, Yale University, Indiana University, Museum of Modern Art, Tate Britain, London; School of the Art Institute of Chicago, City of Cerritos, CA; Atlanta College of Art, Kansas University, Maryland Institute of Contemporary Art, Brown University, University of California, Los Angeles. Private collections. $30.00

The Perfect Martini, 1998, 7″ x 5″ x 5″. A Japanese book cloth covered box containing a martini glass. The recipe is contained inside the lid. Glass olive spike clasp. Edition of 6. Public collections: University of Georgia, University of Iowa. Private collections. $150.00

The Perfect Martini, 2000, 7 ½” x 5″. An inkjet print single sheet icon book with a martini glass shaped insert on text and cover stock. Open edition. Public collections: International Society of Copier Artists, internationally distributed; University of Iowa, University of Ohio, Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Witts Museum, University of Witwattersrand, South Africa. Private collections. $6.00

Queen for a Day, 2001, 6″ x 6″ x 6 ½”. This postcard box and found objects was begun while in residence as the Coal Royalty chair holder at the University of Alabama. The scroll text is a meditation on ego, also included are a pompom, a snow globe, jewels, and a crown. Public collection: University of Iowa. $400.00

Ready or Not-1, 1998, 4 ¼” x 3 1/2″. A red photocopied book on text paper, using the hidden room single sheet technique. Attached folded cover. The first of the Hide and Seek series of single sheet books. Open edition. Public collections: University of Iowa, Museum of Modern Art, New York; International Society of Copier Artists, internationally distributed; University of Ohio, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Kean University. Private collections. $6.00

Ready or Not-2, 1999, 5 ¼” x 6″. A photocopied book on three colors of text paper, using the hexa-flexagon format. The second of the Hide and Seek series of single sheet books. Open edition. Public collections: University of Iowa, Museum of Modern Art, New York; University of Washington, University of California, Santa Cruz; University of Ohio, Kean University. Private collections. $6.00

Romantic Advice from a Christmas Cookie, 2008 5″ x 4″ x ¼”. A short story with pop up cookies, considering what you can learn if you would only pay attention, recipe included. Inkjet printed on French’s Construction paper with pop up photographs. Edition of 10. Public collections: Southern Graphics Council Archive, University of Iowa, Columbia College. Private collections. $100.00

Rooms Within View, 1993, 11″ x 8 ½”. A Japanese 4-hole bound book of 14 photocopied pages of a building with inserts and cutouts to reveal various images as the pages are turned. Photocopies on assorted Japanese papers. Public collections: University of Iowa. Private collections. $30.00

Secondary Colors, 2012, 8″ x 4″. A collaborative ABC book from the Delaware Chapter of the Guild of Book workers. Twenty-one members of the DVC contributed an edition of sections with the theme of secondary colors and also using some dimensional quality within the page.  Pages were collated and distributed to the makers for binding. Each binding is unique. Public collection: University of Iowa. $350.00

Seven Deadly Sins, 1982, 6″ x 4 ¼”. A silk-screened and hand colored accordion book depicting the seven deadly sins. Edition of 10. Public collection: University of Iowa. Private collections. $100.00-150.00  

Social Insecurity, 1996, 8 ½” x 7″. A pop-up book of 5 double page spreads, with hand painted and mixed media pop ups on ink jet printed and painted pages. Wire, bamboo, Mylar, paste paint, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, rag and flax papers. Edition of 5. Awards: State of Hawaii, Canadian Guild. Public collections: State of Hawaii, Long Island University, University of Iowa, Massachusetts College of Art. Private collection. $500.00

So On and So On, 1995, 3″ x 3″ x 1″. A dos-a-dos Coptic bound book of 16 ink jet print images presenting a narrative in two opposing orders. Edition of 25. Public collections: Wellesley College, Rhode Island School of Design, University of Iowa, Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Witts Museum, University of Witwattersrand, South Africa. Private collections. $50.00

The Taken Path, 1992, 8 ½” x 5 ½”. Various hand drawn paths photocopied on assorted colors of card stock. Link stitch bound. Open edition. Public collections: University of Iowa, Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Witts Museum, University of Witwattersrand, South Africa. Private collections. $30.00

This Book, 1997, 4 ¼” x 3 ¾”. A photocopied book on text paper, 8-page single sheet format. Open edition. Public collections: University of Iowa, Museum of Modern Art, New York; University of California, Santa Cruz; University of Ohio, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Kean University. Private collections. $5.00

Tiny Accordion Houses, 1995, 3″ x 2″ x 8″. A long series of graduating house shapes, bound using Japanese screen hinges. English doll house papers. Edition of 10. Public collection: Walker Art Center. Private collections. $200.00

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, 2012, 9″ x 9″ x 1″. A carousel book made in response to the call for entries from the Bodleian Libraries and Designer Bookbinders for an international designer bookbinding competition in 2013. I have never made a designer bookbinding and I didn’t intend to start now but I entered this competition based on two things. First, I heard Richard Ovenden speak at the 2011 Codex meeting and he emphasized that they wanted artists’ books for this competition. And second there was a pop-up in the call publication. I selected the excerpts after reading the play a number of times, one line of dialogue to represent the story being told in each of the five acts. I had not remembered the chorus from previous readings of the play, and I have chosen to emphasize the timelessness of the play through repetition of the chorus and insertion of modern equivalents for Verona. I have also added a commentary of my own beneath the repeated chorus. This carousel book uses a format that I devised to allow for scenes and separate text panels. The spine tabbing, also of my devising, functions both to hold the book together and to balance the thickness at the fore-edge. The text lines were letterpress printed onto Mohawk Superfine 100 lb Text paper. The images were made with trace mono-types. The covers are printed on a handmade flax, abaca and linen paper from papermaker Mary Hark. The book is enclosed in a clamshell box covered with Japanese book cloth. Edition of 9 with one artist’s proof. Public collections: University of Iowa, University of Washington, University of Denver, Kansas University, Southwest School of Art, University of Michigan, Library of Congress, Folger Shakespeare Library. Private collections. People’s Choice award winner in the Rochester Public Library exhibit Art of the Book 2016. $1,800.00-2,500.00

Two Sides to Every Story, 1994, 9″ x 8″ x 4″. An accordion book with two sets of images, one color photocopies, the other black and white photocopies. The color sequence goes in one order connecting with the first panel of the black and white set. The black and white set goes in reverse order connecting with the first panel of the color set. Public collection: University of Iowa. $200.00

Up and Down You Swim, All Day Long, 1995, 8″ x 8″ x 8″. A set of double hinged cubes, which flip in different directions. Photocopies, Japanese papers and foam core. One of a kind. Public collection: University of Iowa. $300.00

The Vicious Circle Series, 1997, 11″ x 4″ x 4″. A set of five stacking and rotating rings with circular texts printed letterpress on cover weight flax paper. Edition of 25. Public collections: University of Iowa, Atlanta College of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; University of Washington, Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Witts Museum, University of Witwattersrand, South Africa. Private collections. $300.00-500.00

Watermelon Week, 1978, 8 ½” x 7 ¾”. A silk-screened book of drawings on two kinds of Japanese tissues. Stab bound with printed cover of pellon and mat board. Edition of 25. Public collection: University of Iowa. Private collections. $100.00

We Are Gone Already, 2001, 5 1/8″ x 3″. A hand drawn and colored accordion book with lift flaps. The archival ink jet printed text and images commemorate a visit to Vienna. Attached hard covers. Edition of 5. Public collection: University of Iowa. Private collections. $150.00

Whichever Way You Go, There You Are, 1996, 6″ x 6″ x 6″. A set of double hinged cubes, which flip in different directions. Photocopies, Japanese papers and foam core. One of a kind. Public collection: University of Iowa. $300.00

Who Gets to Say, 2015, 8″ x 5½”. A laser print, dos-a-dos accordion book with pop-up inclusions addressing the issue of same sex marriage. For this project, extensive research has been boiled down to a single question at the heart (literally) of the matter. The short text on one panel reads: Who gets to say that these two can marry and that those two cannot. How does someone’s marriage diminish someone else’s marriage? To commit to another through the act of marriage is a declaration of love unlike any other. Who gets to say that these two can marry and that those two cannot. The pairs of figures are filled in with repeating words, the male and female pair have “I do” over and over, the female pair have “You can’t” over and over. The background of both sides say Love is love over and over. Each pair holds a pop-up bouquet. The Chiyogami paper is a very flowery pattern that has been suppressed by using the back as the front. The pattern is still visible and is seen fully in the bouquet of the opposite-sex couple. The images are simple silhouettes of people, meant to be anyone. The use of the skirt shape is shorthand way for signifying gender. Edition of 6. Public collections: University of Iowa, Baylor University, Michigan State University. Private collections. $150.00

Wish You Were Here, 1996, 7″ x 9″ x 8″. A commemorative book of postcards, tickets and 21 envelopes collected and mailed home from a trip to the United Kingdom. Piano hinge binding using sharpened pencils, all materials collected on the trip. One of a kind. Public collection: University of Iowa. $300.00

Yes, I Like Living in Iowa, 2000, 2″ x 7″. A multi-colored letterpress printed Jacob’s ladder, on two kinds of the University of Iowa Center for the Book flax text weight paper. Number five of the five books of the Iowa series. Edition of 25. Public collections: Scripps College, Cedar Rapids, IA Museum of Art; University of Georgia, University of Iowa, University of Otago, New Zealand, Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Witts Museum, University of Witwattersrand, South Africa. Private collections. $250.00

You Love Me, 1978, 7 ½” x 5 ¾”. A cyanotype book using hand drawn negative, titles printed letterpress. Edition of 10. Public collection: University of Iowa. Private collections. $100.00