Description
Randy Sovich, my architect father, and I, a book artist/poet, saw this call as a chance to explore the relationships between our crafts. Joinery defines three typologies of construction: tent, cave, and hut. These relate to cultures around the world; each have binding structures that relate back to the three—as well as the fable “The Three Little Pigs,” so we created miniature books for each structure. Tent adapts traditional Japanese 4-hole binding; the tackets and sewing recall the construction of a tent or yurt. Cave adapts an Ethiopian binding; the cover’s leather shaped over cord recalls the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia. Hut adapts a Western-style 2-hole link stitch; the stitching over parchment tapes and the basketweave cover recall post-and-beam and woven panel construction of huts. The spines are displayed in a box, whose burnt finish represents the outside world’s dangers. In the process, we discovered “a law of geometry and a law of poetry” connect our crafts.
Additional Information
| Title | Tent Cave Hut: This Will Connect That |
| Subtitle | This Will Connect That |
| Artist/Creator | Emma Sovich |
| Press Name/Publisher | Graveyard House Press |
| Place of Publication | Chestertown, MD |
| Additional Contributors | Randy Sovich, AIA |
| Printing/ Reproduction Process | Handwritten and hand drawn |
| Book Structure/ Binding Method | Three Miniature books in a box: Tent: Japanese 4-hole binding; Cave: Ethiopian 4-needle binding; Hut: 2-hole link stitch |
| Medium/ Materials | Tent: handmade kozo, 10 lb hemp thread Cave: quarter-sawn oak, goat leather, hemp cord, 10 lb hemp thread. Hut: goat parchment, basswood, 10 lb hemp thread. Box: Shou-Sugi-Ban finished mahogany, aluminum pins |
| Paper Stock | Handmade paper of raw cotton, flax, and and abaca |
| Number of Pages | 182 pages |
| Dimensions (WxH) or (WxHxD) | 5 x 5 x 2.25 inches closed. |
| Publication Date | 2017 |
| Edition Size | Edition of 3 |
| Box/ Wrapper | Open box/stand with 2 wood boards and pins |
| Signed and Numbered? | Signed and numbered edition |
