Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree
Spring 2018
Degree Name
MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Degree In
Book Arts
First Advisor
Julia Leonard
Second Advisor
Timothy Barrett
First Committee Member
Cheryl Jacobsen
Second Committee Member
Giselle Simon
Third Committee Member
Julie Smith
Abstract
Investigations in Botanical Contact Printing (Where the Light Meets the Trees; Thirteen Variations) explores the process of botanical contact printing on paper, culminating in a series of thirteen handmade artist books. Each of the thirteen books contains a poem from a collection of thirteen poems written by Alice Yousef. Every element of the book: materials, structure, calligraphed text, type of botanical contact print, sometimes the enclosure, responds to the poem, providing a visual interpretation of the written word. The completely different approaches to binding structure in this series intend to not only visually support the text, but also explore the possibilities of botanical contact print imagery in the book form.
Keywords
Artist books, Book Arts, Bookbinding, Botanical Contact Printing, Natural dyeing, Poetry
Pages
ix, 57 pages
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 57).
Copyright
Copyright © 2018 Christine Marie Manwiller