May 8, 2019

daily

Marcus and Mason Polk created daily as a book of mindfulness and self-care reminders for boys and young men. This artists’ book was letterpress printed using Garamond typeface on Rives paper, […]

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A single {frame}

A single {frame} by Liya Zhu combines handset letterpress, linocuts, watercolor, papercutting and an interactive element to express the significance of self. The edition size is 12 copies.       Collections Ella Strong […]

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Para sa akin, mula sa akin

Para sa akin, mula sa akin (to myself, from myself) by Nicah Vhin Driza is a pamphlet book containing different highlights of items and places from her Filipina-American experience. It features […]

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Niggas in Nature

A soft-cover, modified tunnel book, Niggas in Nature by Allean “Mykale” Bankhead presents the black body in nature with linocuts, handset letterpress poem, and paper cut-outs. The edition size is 10 […]

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Efflorescence

Efflorescence: Utilizing a letterpress poem, cut vinyl and papercut images with cut-outs and embroidery thread, Madeleine Peterson attempts to recreate of a hike interrupted by a storm. Efflorescence, a modified double […]

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Crush

Crush by Sandro Javier Ortega-Riek is a timeline of some of the artist’s crushes between 2009 and 2018. The timeline explores love and longing, growing up as a young gay man, […]

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Our Gods

Our Gods, a hardcover stab bound book, by Clara Chilton presents disabled deities from mythology with letterpress text, linocuts, and pull downs. The edition size is 12 copies.            Collections Ella […]

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Climbing Handbook

Climbing Handbook by Elyse Lindahl thrives to connect art and climbing by show the beauty in the hardware and gear. A hardcover double accordion book with carabiner in the spine, this […]

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Social Justice & Social Practice in Book Arts print portfolio

Sixteen undergraduate students created letterpress prints on social justice topics including sexual assault, cost of higher education, and the treatment of women in the sciences. Coupled with pressure prints or […]

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Dear Memory

In Dear Memory, twelve students, representing Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona, and Scripps Colleges, share their experiences and memories of varied outdoor rooms in southern California and across the world. […]

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March 1, 2019

Interpreting the System: Immigration and Incarceration in Book Arts

Tona Wilson will talk about her artist’s books dealing with immigration, the courts, and the incarceration of immigrants. She will discuss these books within the context of her other work, […]

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January 19, 2018

Monstrosity

  Monstrosity, created by Savannah Mellberg, is a commentary on how monsters are perceived in western culture. Containing letterpress text, cut vinyl and linocut images, this accordion-folded artist’s book includes […]

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Finding Hygge

Accompanied by a vial of fragrance, Finding Hygge by Ishbel McCann is a stab bound, hardcover book grapples with the Danish concept of Hygge. The artist sought to create a […]

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Pigments

Pigments by Milena Carothers is a hardcover stab bound book that features ten carved linoleum prints with corresponding letterpress text. The book explores some of the odd origins of dyes […]

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Loose Leaf

  Loose Leaf by Morgan Carothers is a flag book showcasing teas from across the globe. It features ten teas, both herbal and caffeinated, and each is accompanied by a […]

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Complete Set of Fall 2017 Artists’ Books

This semester Scripps, Harvey Mudd, and Pomona students created limited-edition letterpress artists’ books. These students represent the following majors: Art, Art Conservation/Art History, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, English., and Public […]

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December 5, 2017

Flows

Letterpress printed on BFK Rives cotton paper with a PVC pipe binding, Flows is an artist’s book by Duncan Crowley about the story of water in Southern California. It seeks […]

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Changing Face, Saving Face

A mix of letterpress and linocut masks with Rives BFK and laser cut Hahnemuehle Ingres paper, Changing Face, Saving Face is an accordion fold book designed, printed, and bound by […]

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