| Title | Drawing Grasses |
| Artist / Creator | Alicia Bailey |
| Press Name | Alicia Bailey + Ravenpress |
| Artist's Nationality | United States |
| Place of Publication | Denver CO |
| Publication Date | 2024 |
| Process / Technique | Graphite on paper |
| Number of Images | 9 |
| Structure / Binding | Accordion |
| Medium / Materials | Book: paper, dye, graphite, fusion foil, 22 kt. gold leaf, leather, museum board. box: book board, paper, leather wood, oil, wax, fusion foil. wrapper: paper, ribbon, acrylic with paste, fusion foil. |
| Paper Stock | Handmade paper imported from India |
| Number of Pages | 12 |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 3.75 x 6.75 x 1 inches. Opens to 28 inches. |
| Edition Size | Unique artist book |
| Box / Wrapper | Leather covered box with wood tray + paper wrapper |
| Signed & Numbered | Signed by the Artist (Unique) |
Drawing Grasses by Alicia Bailey
$900.00
While camping on Mount Princeton, I started a daily drawing practice, drawing grasses plein air, graphite on hand dyed paper. All of the grasses were growing in the little plot of land where I was camping. Even though it isn't a particularly grassy place, the variety of grasses is remarkable - and went mostly unnoticed by me until I started paying more attention to the ground around me. This daily ritual not only deepened my connection to the area, but solidified my impressions and memories of it.
The accordion book block features 9 drawings, each in an embossed rectangle. Bound in a case of craquele leather with back pared onlays held closed with a leather belly band. Housed in a leather covered box with a wooden sided tray.
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.