artist’s books & illustrations

books & pages

Page 1– Mixed Media – 8×13”(flat) – 1997

Magpie Book – Mixed Media – 20x20x20” – 1999

books with their pages

a book of collage, calligraphies and poetry on brown paper ~ all the pages, below

a book of textiles & transparencies ~ features some of my artist dolls ~ front & back (they work together) of all pages are shown below, plus the cover

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a book of poetic and visual quasi~endless combinations ~ sort of a mood calendar ~ pages can be re-arranged to form new juxtapositions ~ below is a small selection of pages

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a black & white book of text an texture; an offspring of “herstory” ~ all pages and the cover, below

a book in earthy tones ~ playful weaving of natural and artifact calligraphies ~ all the pages, below

a large, soft book on texture and identity ~ all pages, below

a variation, in color ~ all pages and cover, below

a small book of imagined architectures ~ all pages and covers, below

a small book of imagined architectures ~ all double pages and covers, below

a covid-19-born meditation in ink, collage and calligraphy ~ all pages and covers below

an intimate recombination of stars, planets, and myths ~ all pages below

a large, paper-dolls-inspired pillow book in charcoal and pastel – all pages below

a book of islands and voyage ~ all pages and the cover, below

this book expands on my installation of the same titles, and embeds my photos of its sculptural elements ~ you can see the installation scrolling down this page ~ all the pages. below

Scene of the Crime

This is my current manuscript, presently submitted for publication. Below are the visuals, titled like the accompanying poems . I am completing the fabrication of the book/object that includes all the originals

illustrations

for Poemas para leer en recreo, by Manuel Luna (Asterisco Editora)

for Alberto in Scatola, by Luciano Rossi (unpublished)

for Dalla Terra al Vaso, by Toti O’Brien (Thesaurum Editore)

for Giacomina nel Libro (unpublished)

for Giochi di Fuoco, by Maria Teresa Giuffré (Studium Editore)

for Ken Wirick’s pronunciation card set

for Fables, by Jean de la Fontaine ~ a small selection (unpublished)

for Lanterna Magica, by Toti O’Brien (Salpare Edizioni)

for Maruca la Tortuga, by Manuel Luna (Asterisco Editora)

for Gli Origami di Giulio, by Luciano Rossi (unpublished)

for a project by Marina Sanfilippo, in progress

for Pink Book – few rescued pages

i never assembled the book, as the majority of the illustration tables were lost/stolen while in a Gallery, and I couldn’t wrap my mind around it – perhaps, one day I will reconstruct it