Peaks & Valleys
Peaks & Valleys
This book was awarded Curator's Choice Award at the 2022 Puget Sound Book Artists' Member Exhibition.
This is an accordion-bound flag book. The text is letterpress-printed using Stymie metal type on French Speckletone paper. Stanzas of the poem are divided between two wavy shapes and accompanied by digital reproductions of the mini instant film self portraits. The cover is reinforced with black chipboard. On the outside is a hand-drawn image of three, overlapping waves. On the inside panels are the title page and colophon. The book is held together with a black, button-hole elastic band and a white button.
NOTE: This is a handmade book. Each copy is unique. No copy is perfect.
Book Dimensions: 6.5 x 3.5 x 0.5 inches when closed, 21 inches when displayed open
Book Length: 12 flags of text, 6 flags of illustration