| Title | HEARTLAND |
| Subtitle | a personal narrative on ancestry and human migration / its impact on our planet |
| Artist / Creator | Priscilla Spitler |
| Press Name | Hands On Bookbinding |
| Place of Publication | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico |
| Publication Date | 2015 |
| Process / Technique | Text digitally printed |
| Structure / Binding | Full goatskin, laminate case binding with stamped cut foil design and gold tooling |
| Medium / Materials | Text paper illustrated and decorated using pastels and paste paper techniques |
| Paper Stock | Arches Text Wove paper |
| Number of Pages | 50 pages |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 10 x 6.5 x .75 inches closed |
| Edition Size | Unique |
| Box / Wrapper | Presented in a clamshell box |
| Signed & Numbered | Signed by the artist |
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A prophetic 1983 dream and a 2006 road trip to Midwestern America to find a family burial ground amidst rows of cornfields inspired this personal narrative. Exploring her own family as Swiss German immigrant farmers of the 18th century, from a birds eye view the author takes a poetic look at overall human migration, particularly the Europeans to the New World; its impact and change to natural lands, on the environment and ultimately climate. A unique book, the text, illustration, and binding were all created by the artist.
Artist Bio
Priscilla Spitler studied printmaking at California College of Arts & Crafts (BFA 1975) and bookbinding at the London College of Printing (1980-81).She is winner of the 2009 & 2015 Helen Warren DeGolyer Triennial Award for American Bookbinding.