Title | Thousandth Time |
Artist / Creator | Myrna Keliher |
Press Name | Expedition Press |
Artist's Nationality | United States |
Place of Publication | Kingston, WA |
Publication Date | 2012-15 |
Process / Technique | Letterpress |
Structure / Binding | Japanese paper mounted on balsa wood with two-way hinge. |
Medium / Materials | Balsa wood, Canson Mi-Teintes, museum board |
Paper Stock | Antique Japanese paper |
Dimensions (WxHxD) | 6.5 x 13 x .5 inches |
Edition Size | Edition of 26 |
Box / Wrapper | Soft-sided slipcase |
Signed & Numbered | Signed and numbered edition |
"Thousandth Time" was originally commissioned by my mother in the wake of my older brother's death. It's taken me four years to complete the project. I printed it from handset Perpetua at Stern & Faye's print farm in the Skagit Valley in the winter of 2012, and I've slowly devised and refined the binding structure in my own studio over the course of the last three years. As always, the design was based first and foremost on the type. The binding was inspired by traditional shoji screens and art by Jules Faye, and the slipcase was designed in collaboration with Carolina Veenstra.
Artist Bio
Myrna Keliher is the proprietor of Expedition Press, located in Kingston, WA. She is a letterpress printer, bookbinder, and poetry publisher. She holds a B.A. in Literary Arts from the Evergreen State College, and completed a long-term apprenticeship with Stern & Faye, Printers. Myrna's prints and books have been exhibited in a number of states and found their way to private collections on five continents. Equally at home on press and in the mountains, Myrna dedicates her days to the production of beautiful and useful things.