{"id":2636,"date":"2018-07-08T15:56:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-08T22:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/?p=2636"},"modified":"2018-09-05T07:14:34","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T14:14:34","slug":"lxv-artist-book-of-stephen-cranes-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/callibeth.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/08\/lxv-artist-book-of-stephen-cranes-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"LXV – artist book of Stephen Crane’s poem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Long time no post! We’ve been traveling, and I’ve been Instagramming, and … well, honestly, inspiration has been sparse on the ground. Anyway, remember this artist book<\/a> I was working on? I mostly finished it shortly thereafter, but never posted any photos. I had a few binding chores left on the last couple in the edition, and I worked on that recently … which reminded me that I had never properly photographed it. Here are some images from the book.<\/p>\n

A variable edition of 12 manuscript books; 4 are still available. The books are small at 1-5\/8 in x 3 in x 1\/2 in, and lettered in gouache with a metal pen.<\/p>\n

The structure is a modified version of a flat-piano-hinge non-adhesive book described by Keith Smith in Non-Adhesive Bindings<\/em>.<\/div>\n
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The clean, strong imagery of this text appeals to me. Indeed, the visuals were so strong that I endeavored to make the letters themselves illustrate the poem, which describes so beautifully the preciousness of words as well as our tenuous hold on them.<\/div>\n
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The text:<\/div>\n
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Once, I knew a fine song,<\/div>\n
\u2014It is true, believe me,\u2014<\/div>\n
It was all of birds,<\/div>\n
And I held them in a basket;<\/div>\n
When I opened the wicket,<\/div>\n
Heavens! They all flew away.<\/div>\n
I cried, \u201cCome back, little thoughts!\u201d<\/div>\n
But they only laughed.<\/div>\n
They flew on<\/div>\n
Until they were as sand<\/div>\n
Thrown between me and the sky.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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LXV artist book in its wrapper\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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LXV artist book, opening 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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LXV artist book, opening 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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LXV artist book, opening 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Long time no post! We’ve been traveling, and I’ve been Instagramming, and … well, honestly, inspiration has been sparse on the ground. Anyway, remember this artist book I was working on? I mostly finished it shortly thereafter, but never posted any photos. I had a few binding chores left on the last couple in the … <\/p>\n

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