| Title | Dress Dream Trilogy |
| Artist / Creator | Lynn Agnew |
| Artist's Nationality | United States |
| Place of Publication | Kingston, WA |
| Publication Date | 2023 |
| Author of Text | Lynn Fry Agnew |
| Process / Technique | Printing processes include rubber stamps, stencils with pochoir on fabric with hand and machine sewing. There is an inkjet printed colophon affixed to the inside of the box. |
| Number of Images | 25 pages in the three booklets are illustrated |
| Structure / Binding | Stab binding, accordion fold, and pamphlet stitch booklets |
| Medium / Materials | Vintage cotton pillowcases and old jeans are hand and machine sewn with collaged elements of cloth and embellishments of decorative thread, fabric dye and stencils. |
| Number of Pages | 14 pages in 3 booklets |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 7 x 7 x .5 inches closed. Extends out to 40 inches. |
| Edition Size | Unique Artist Book |
| Box / Wrapper | Clamshell box of binder’s board and book cloth |
| Signed & Numbered | Signed by the Artist |
Dress Dream Trilogy is an exercise in letting go, releasing old dresses and vintage family linens as well as dreams both good and bad. Making this book was an opportunity to let go of old clothes that connected me to memories which appear too often in my dreams. Each small book represents a chapter of about two decades of the dream dresses in my life. Constructing each of the little books out of vintage pillowcases seemed an appropriate way to put both dreams and dresses to rest.
Artist Bio
Lynn Fry Agnew is a book artist, printmaker, and fiber artist living in the Pacific Northwest where the surrounding trees and forests have deeply influenced her work. Lynn creates books of both fabric and paper that reflect her concern for the impact of human beings on the environment and books that explore the wonder and mystery that is found in the passage of time. She was raised on the east coast and holds degrees from Middlebury College, Bank Street College of Education, and Parsons School of Design. She has taught classes for students from ages six to sixty. Her work can be found in university libraries and private collections in the US and Canada and online at lynnfryagnew.com.