| Title | Animal Mineral Vegetable 11 |
| Artist / Creator | Alicia Bailey |
| Press Name | Ravenpress |
| Artist's Nationality | United States |
| Place of Publication | Denver, CO |
| Publication Date | 2021 |
| Structure / Binding | Wire edge |
| Medium / Materials | Mica, paper, thread, brass, plant, bird, insect, reptile specimens, leather, lake specimen, ink, acrylic |
| Paper Stock | Mica |
| Number of Pages | 5 rigid pages |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 9 x 3.25 x 2 inches |
| Edition Size | Unique Artist Book |
| Box / Wrapper | housed in a drop spine box with specimen mounted in tray base - the specimen is protected by a plexiglass top which then functions as the tray base for holding the book. |
| Signed & Numbered | Signed by the Artist |
Animal Mineral Vegetable 11 by Alicia Bailey - SOLD
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The five pages of this book are made with mica, Moriki paper, plant materials gathered from my yard & favorite forests, feathers & snake skin sheds from a nearby wetland & butterfly specimens from an inherited archive. Each page is edged with Moriki paper, as are the covers. The covers are made with collaged leather, using a technique called Lacunose, over book boards. The binding is a wire edge style using brass rods & linen thread. Book label is laser etched mica over seed fluff and paper.
Housed in a box of book board covered with custom painted book cloth.
A partial carp skeleton from Jackson Lake is attached to a Lacunose tray base. The tray platform is cast acrylic with Moriki paper edging. The box labels are laser etched mica over paper.
Housed in a box of book board covered with custom painted book cloth.
A partial carp skeleton from Jackson Lake is attached to a Lacunose tray base. The tray platform is cast acrylic with Moriki paper edging. The box labels are laser etched mica over paper.
Artist Bio
Studio artist/gallerist Alicia Bailey is affiliated with several professional organizations and is owner/director of Abecedarian Artists Books in Denver, Colorado. She is also a member of Denver's Spark Gallery. Alicia acts as an independent curator/juror, instructor/mentor and regional events coordinator in the book arts. In her studio work, she has focused on book and box arts since the mid-nineties, producing box works, artists' books, sculptural books, limited edition books. Her work has been featured in dozens of solo and group exhibits throughout the world and is held in numerous public, private and special collections. An archive of her work is under development at University of Denver Penrose Library Special Collections.