| Title | Silence |
| Artist / Creator | Linda Welch |
| Place of Publication | Ames, IA |
| Publication Date | 2015 |
| Process / Technique | Original printing from 1826, Sumptuous Ricardi Priestley Publisher |
| Structure / Binding | Case binding |
| Medium / Materials | Acrylic paint, screen printing |
| Paper Stock | Original book pages, one chapter from Platonis |
| Number of Pages | 44 pages |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 6 x 9.5 x .75 inches. |
| Edition Size | Variable edition of 2 (One tan cover, one white cover) |
| Signed & Numbered | Signed by the artist |
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After I received the original book in the mail, I have been curious about it's journey. Since it's publication in 1826, I can't help but wonder who touched the pages, read the chapters or passed the book along to the next reader. Where has the book been? This was the inspiration for the concept and title of Silence. From the printers who set the original type, to the publisher and book binder, all those hands and voices are unknown. The book's journey from that point is silent. I only know of the brief past that brought the book to me; an imprint from a bookstore in Rotterdam on the front end page, a purchase slip from Amsterdam in 2013, then mailed, by my brother, to me in Iowa.
Artist Bio
Linda Welch is a book artist, painter and sculptor. Her work appears in many private and public collections including San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and UCLA Fine Art Library. Welch was born and raised in Iowa. After high school graduation she relocated to Southern California to study art. There she earned a BFA in Ceramics from Long Beach State. Welch later went on to graduate from UC Davis with an MFA in Textile Design. After much time living on the West Coast, including Portland, Oregon, she currently resides back in Iowa.