The De(con)struction of the River
2012  Edition of 10
3 accordion fold books in box covered with Japanese rice paper and tied with ribbon. Archival ink, pencil and metalic paint.  Binding by Magnolia Editions 2.5" x 2.5" x .5"

The title refers to the destruction of rivers, and in particular, the Russian River in Sonoma County, California, due to industrial/agricultural pollutants and low flow decisions. In the 3 “chapter” accordion-fold book each represents successive destruction as the image loses its representational clarity.  On another level the title refers to deconstructing an image into a more and more abstracted vision.

Dragons to Slay
2010
Accordion fold book on tea stained paper with acrylic and ink

Musings on the way dragons can sometimes look like roots.

Beetlemania
2009
Edition of 10
Accordion fold book in slot box covered with tea stained Japanese rice paper.  Archival ink on BFK rag paper..  Binding by Magnolia Editions 2" x 2" x 2.5"

And other scientific investigations is part of a series inspired by my interest in nature and the immense variety of her creatures.

Mollusca Gastropoda
2009
Edition of 10
Accordion fold book in slot box covered with tea stained Japanese rice paper.  Archival ink on BFK rag paper..  Binding by Magnolia Editions 2" x 2" x 2.5"

Inspired by the many “night visitors” of this kind of my garden, I decided if you can’t beat ‘em, make art our of them!  The book is part of a series inspired by my interest in nature and the immense variety of her creatures.   Interestingly, snail migration has been linked to human migration.